Job overview
Barnet Children’s Integrated Therapies have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, innovative and self-motivated Occupational Therapist, who is experienced in interdisciplinary working with children and young people in the community. OTs in Barnet work as part of a dynamic Integrated Therapy Team which includes Speech and Language Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy Assistants as well as OTs.
The post involves working with children and young people age 0 -19 years in a range of settings including special and mainstream schools and clinics with needs from mild to complex. Your role will be to provide assessment, advice, and treatment to children either in 1:1, groups or integrated MDT groups.
This role involves building relationships with schools and nurseries as we value working closely with those around the child. You will have the opportunity to develop and run new training offers to support parents and schools through the Universal and targeted offer of support.
We have 1 permanent post available for the successful candidates to join our Children's Integrated Therapies (CIT) Team, providing an innovative service to children and families in Barnet.
You will have opportunities for Agile working arrangements including the provision of mobile technology and flexible working hours and arrangements.
Main duties of the job
Please note a strong Band 5 who is working towards a Band 6 role will be considered as a development opportunity. Alternative working hours and patterns will be considered for this post.
Main duties:
. Collaborate effectively with key stakeholders including families, education staff, and community partners to support the occupational therapy needs of children within community settings. This includes upskilling others through advice, education, and practical support to promote inclusive and functional participation across environments.
. To provide an effective and efficient high quality Occupational Therapy universal service for schools and parents to access. This will involve working closely with stakeholders to identify gaps and needs in the service and developing a standard school offer which every school receives.
Instrumental in the development of training packages for school staff to upskills and educate; supporting understanding of needs and enabling modifications to the environment and activities for optimum participation.
Plan and deliver parent/carer training through structured group sessions, informal drop-ins, and individual coaching, enabling families to understand and implement therapy strategies at home to support their child’s development and independence.
Working for our organisation
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Lead by Clinical Leads recognised for creating a positive work environment, we look forward to receiving your application as the first step towards welcoming you to the Barnet children’s Integrated Therapy Team.
Please see detailed job description and specification attached. Full job description and main responsibilities attached.
Person specification
Education / Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
2. Degree in Occupational Therapy
3. Evidence of Continued Professional Development
4. HCPC registration
Desirable criteria
5. Clinical Educator training
6. Masters level modules or equivalent courses in speciality
Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
7. Advanced knowledge of the evidence base of rehabilitation relating to specialist area.
8. Excellent specific therapy assessment and treatment skills in field of specialism utilising a range of approaches.
9. Able to independently manage own and others clinical caseload and prioritise as required
10. Demonstrates effective communication skills with all disciplines and agencies
11. Clear, concise verbal and written reporting skills
12. Excellent presentation skills of complex information
13. IT skills including word processing and excel
Knowledge & Experience
Essential criteria
14. Previous experience working in schools
15. Appropriate assessment tools for this client group
16. Current issues in the delivery of community based services
17. Sound understanding of confidentiality
Desirable criteria
18. Previous NHS experience
19. Day to day clinical supervision of the caseloads allocated to junior team members.
20. Experience of organising and implementing training programmes for staff
21. Involvement in audit and research
22. Previous experience working with children and young people
PERSONAL QUALITIES
Essential criteria
23. Able to respond to pressure appropriately
24. Flexible approach to work
25. Uses initiative
26. Commitment to Continuing Professional Development
27. Commitment to equal opportunities
28. Professional manner
Other
Essential criteria
29. Demonstrating Trust Values
30. To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area
SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS
To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:
31. Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
32. Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
33. Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
34. Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
35. Participate in required training and supervision.
36. Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct
Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.