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We are proud to share that children's services in Kingston have achieved an OUTSTANDING rating from Ofsted in December 2024, receiving the highest judgement rating in all five assessment areas. This marks Kingston's second consecutive OUTSTANDING rating, a true reflection of the commitment to ensuring children and young people across the borough have a fairer start in life, and providing the support and services they and their families need to live happy, healthy and successful lives. To find out more click here.
If you would like to be part of our success story, take a look at the below opportunity to see if it's the right fit for you.
We are seeking enthusiastic and highly motivated paediatric occupational therapists (NHS Band 6 Equivalent) to contribute to our growing occupational therapy service. This role will attract a health market supplement in addition to the existing salary
This position is a fantastic opportunity to work and develop as an individual and as part of a team gaining clinical and operational experience in a supportive environment across a range of clinical areas. As a Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist for Achieving for Children you will provide occupational therapy assessment, intervention and advice to children, young people and their families to support their development and participation in activities of daily living and access to learning.
The Achieving for Children Paediatric Occupational Therapy Service is part of the Integrated Team for Children with Disabilities Service based at the Moor Lane Centre in Chessington, funded jointly by the Royal Borough of Kingston and NHS Kingston. The team provides a service to children and young people, aged 0 - 19, experiencing functional difficulties as a result of neurological or developmental difficulties.
As a Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist within Achieving for Children, you will carry a specialist caseload of children and young people with a variety of complex physical, learning and developmental needs. You will work closely with members of the MDT and parents and carers to achieve the best outcomes for the young people. As a member of an established community and school based occupational therapy team, you will use the tiered model and evidenced based practice within special schools and specialist resource provisions.
Our current vacancy is due to expanding our team in:
* Our local Special Schools who provide an outstanding education service supporting children and young people aged 4-19 years with severe and complex learning disabilities.
* Our local Specialist Resource Provisions based across both Kingston and Richmond boroughs supporting children and young people aged 4-11 years with social communication difficulties, Autism Spectrum Disorders and other neurodevelopmental conditions.
If you would like to find out more about this exciting opportunity, please contact Katherine Buche on Katherine.Buche@achievingforchildren.org.uk to request an informal discussion.
The Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist will be passionate about making a positive difference to the lives of children and young people as well as demonstrating the following points:
* Active HCPC registration and documented evidence of CPD (maintained portfolio)
* You will be responsible for writing reports for Education Health and Care Plans and multidisciplinary assessments/reviews
* Significant experience of clinical assessment and intervention as an autonomous occupational therapist using standardised and non-standardised assessment tools
* Knowledge of current best practice in paediatric OT and evidence of its application in assessment planning, implementing and evaluating treatment
* A passion for Achieving for Children’s vision, mission and values (trust, value, respect) to support children and young people to live safe, happy, healthy and successful lives
* Personal determination, drive, energy and ambition to overcome and achieve challenging objectives, celebrate success and deliver excellent outcomes for children
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