Do you know that you want to work in Paediatrics?
Are you looking to work within a dynamic progressive Paediatric therapy team?
If so, we would love to hear from you
A full time Band 5 vacancy has arisen in the Community Paediatric Therapy Team in Salford. The hours can be worked flexibly across Monday to Friday, this is to meet both candidate and service needs.
The team works across a variety of locations and paediatric specialities, including neurological, developmental and neurodiverse caseloads.
The Band 5 post will join another Band 5 OT in the team to work through the different specialties to develop a sound knowledge of all aspects of Community Paediatric OT, including, postural management, equipment assessments and provision, functional treatment blocks, Co-ordination and perceptual assessments and sensory processing.
What We Will Offer
Band 7 leadership across all teams, for formal and informal support
Opportunities For Learning And Development
Robust induction
Competency framework
In Service training
Peer support groups
Support Career Aspirations
Regular 1:1 supervision
Preceptorship
Joint working with senior therapists to develop skills
Appraisal
Comprehensive Wellbeing offer
Supportive and friendly team
If you are wanting to work in a team that receives feedback from families that we have "changed their lives" then this is the team for you.
Our teams purpose is to empower children and young people to optimise their function and participation through collaborative, child centred therapy.
How You Will Do This
Work closely with OTs, physios and assistants in your specific team
Provide training, support and resources to empower families and professionals to enable the functional development
Assessment of functional Abilities
Provision of advice and signposting
Involve the child or young person in setting their own goals
Assessment and provision of equipment to maximise independence, participation & support their care
Working closely with Physios, where appropriate, to jointly manage children on your shared caseload, including postural management
Provide a range of treatment dependent on need
See children at home, school, nursery and clinic
Participate in individual and joint clinics
provide blocks of treatment
Develop links with other health, education and social care professionals, along with building rapport with the children and families
Work closely with Community OT to support home adaptations
Engage in EHCP process
Support development of assistants and students
Participate in audit, service development & clinical governance
Due to the nature of the work, you will need to be able to independently travel across the city to undertake visits with equipment and resources.
The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.
As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and were always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire to join our team.
In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.
Learn more about us in our Candidate Information Pack.
To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website:
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