Location and Travel
Base: Minerva Health Centre. The successful applicant must be able to travel in the Central & West Lancashire locality.
Job Overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist with experience of working with children with additional and complex needs. The Children’s Therapy Team provides an excellent opportunity to work alongside dedicated professionals providing excellent high quality care to reduce the impact of disability to children and their families.
We work with children and young people aged 0-19 with well‑developed and evidence‑based pathways covering the needs of children with a wide range of physical difficulties.
Team and Service
The team comprises occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists. We work closely with colleagues in health, education and social care to provide a genuinely child‑centred service. We work in a variety of locations, including clinics, children’s own homes, nurseries and schools.
Leadership and Development
This post provides applicants with an opportunity for leadership in developing the local service and working with service users to strengthen and develop the local service.
Support and Development
We can offer clinical and management supervision, specialist support by experienced senior staff, continuing professional development and specialist OT forums. The successful candidate must be able to effectively manage their own time and demonstrate excellent communication skills.
The Children’s Therapy Team has a strong network of Clinical Leads and a Professional Lead for Children’s OT.
Benefits
We encourage flexible working: term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi‑time and career breaks. Flexible working is considered a positive work/life balance that benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact: Louise Tillett, Team Coordinator, Telephone number: 01772 777318. For an informal discussion contact Louise Tillett, Team Coordinator, or Vicky Smith, Consultant OT on Tel: 01772 777318.
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