Job overview
We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to work in the Community Children’s Occupational Therapy team, based at Green Wrythe Lane Clinic.
The successful candidate will work closely with established multi-professional teams within Sutton Health and Care and with outside services to deliver Occupational Therapy assessment, advice and treatment to meet the functional needs of children.
You will be flexible, organised and creative with good IT skills, and enjoy working collaboratively with other team members to support children and young people. You should also have excellent written and verbal communication skills.
We are committed to professional development, and offer regular in-service training, peer group and one to one supervision. You will be supported by a senior OT and there will be opportunities to develop the skills required for this post.
Main duties of the job
·To provide a paediatric OT service and be responsible for a clinical caseload of children with a Sutton GP
·To use standardised and non standardised assessment, interview and observation skills to determine needs of children and effectively set goals and plan intervention
·To manage a defined caseload ensuring time management to enable effective service provision.
·To carry out assessments and interpret a range of factors relating to the child’s condition, including implications for access to education, functional skills at home and the wider community
·To contribute to the development of material that enables clients to understand and self manage their condition whenever possible, and supports continuation of programmes in the child’s environments
·To recommend, provide or advise on provision of basic equipment and take responsibility for demonstrating and training clients / carers in its usage.
·To have a full understanding of the workings of any equipment and ensure regular checks are completed to maintain safety
·To communicate assessment findings and treatment plans with service users
·To provide written, typed and / or verbal reports to referrers and other agencies involved in clients’ care and keep accurate up-to-date records.
·To monitor the effectiveness of intervention through goal setting, outcome measurement and evaluation of practice and communicate this information to relevant parties.
Working for our organisation
St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).
After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.
The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
1. Degree in OT and registered with HCPC
Desirable criteria
2. Previous experience of assessment and treatment of children with functional needs
Experience
Essential criteria
3. Knowledge/experience in paediatric OT or appropriate experience in other OT settings which brings relevant transferable skills.
4. Able to demonstrate a sound understanding of the OT process in a variety of settings
Desirable criteria
5. Knowledge / experience in the use of relevant assessment and treatment approaches and practices, including the use of standardised assessments.
6. Experience of working with children with ASD, neurological conditions, coordination disorders and functional needs
Knowledge
Essential criteria
7. Excellent written and oral communication skills
8. Good organisation and time management
Your application: Please ensure that you have read the job description and person specification and that your supporting statement reflects these, as your application will be assessed and scored against these criteria.
References: You will be required to provide 3 years of employment/educational history. We do not accept references from personal email addresses such as Hotmail, Gmail etc. therefore please ensure you are providing professional working email addresses within your application form. If you are unable to provide professional email addresses and are invited to an interview, please ensure you advise the interviewers of this - otherwise, this may delay your pre-employment checks.
Closing date: In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted via e-mail/SMS by the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted for this post. Please ensure that you check your Trac registered e-mail regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. As such, if this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, you will be required to undertake an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check. However, all employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
______________________________________________________ Disability Advice Line: SWL Recruitment Hub is committed to promoting equity and equal opportunities for individuals with disabilities. We believe that greater diversity and inclusion will lead to an even more positive impact on the people we serve. For support with job opportunities and reasonable adjustments contact our Confidential Disability Advice Line at: Telephone: 02082963786 Text: 07501066267 Email: @. Our confidential answering service is available after 5pm. ______________________________________________________
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
NameNicola WestbrookJob titleTeam Leader Children's Occupational TherapyEmail addressTelephone number020 8296 4140