JustOT are seeking a skilled and experienced Occupational Therapist to join our Social Care team in Surrey.
Hourly rate :£44.75 per hour
Location: Surrey
Hours & Days to be Worked: Full Time
Essential Requirements : HCPC registered, A minimum of 2 years' post-qualification experience (paediatrics essential)
Job Description:
As a Band 6 paediatric Occupational Therapist you will work in a range of settings as an autonomous practitioner, providing high quality paediatric occupational therapy to support children and young people with disabilities to achieve their potential. You will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to support children and young people's occupational therapy needs and provide specialist advice to other disciplines. You will carry a specialist caseload of children and young people with a variety of complex physical, learning and social needs and be responsible for writing reports for EHCP and MDT assessments/reviews. As part of the role you will contribute to the supervision of students on clinical placement and support workers who are working with children and young people on your caseload.
Skills and experience
Experience of clinical assessment and intervention as an Occupational Therapist.
Passionate about and/or have experience in working as an OT in paediatrics.
Working knowledge of child development, neuro-development and childhood occupations.
Able to plan and prioritise workload, demonstrate initiative through being consistently solution focused.
Skilled in assessment planning, implementing and evaluating treatment, complying with professional and service standards and working as an autonomous practitioner.
Able to prepare clearly written reports for use by multiple agencies.
Knowledge, training and experience of a using range of therapeutic techniques and approaches, including non-standardised and standardised assessments.
Knowledge/experience of physical and developmental disabilities and their impact on occupational performance.
Experience and participate in clinical audits/research.
Able to communicate sensitive, condition related information to clients using empathy and reassurance and able to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
Able to provide and implement OT programmes within a specialist field and work collaboratively to upskill school staff and caregivers through training, sharing advice and strategies to support the child/young person.
Supervision of students and / or support/junior staff.
When you work with JustOT, you will have access to a range of benefits that will support you in your role. Our dedicated one-to-one service ensures that you have the support you need to thrive in your role. Our fast-track registration process allows you to start your new role as soon as possible. The excellent rates of pay, and assistance with travel and accommodation are designed to make your transition as smooth as possible. We also offer weekly pay that is always on time, and access to exclusive NHS and private sector jobs. There is no registration fee, and you will have access to free online training and nationwide occupational therapy job opportunities.
If you are not available for this position, we encourage you to refer a friend and take advantage of our £250 referral bonus. T&C's apply.
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