This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Occupational Therapist who wishes to develop specialist skills in Paediatrics within a supportive service. We are a dynamic, innovative and friendly team who report high levels of job satisfaction.
We offer a professionally led service with direct support from an OT Clinical Lead Specialist, monthly in-service team training, effective supervision and External Training opportunities through the Trust. We are located within easy commuter links from central London/Hertfordshire.
This is a full time, mixed role post. Spending three days in the NHS Community Children’s team and 2 days in Durants School OT Team.
Durant’s is a secondary school for Autism. The role will include staff/parent training and class-based provision as well as individual work.
For the community, you will sit within a dynamic multi professional team working in an integrated approach with multi-agency partners. The postholder will hold a mixed caseload of 0-18 year olds working in clinic, homes and mainstream schools/nurseries.
We are an innovative team, committed to evidence-based practice; you will have the opportunity to gain skills in CO-OP, M-CIMT and Occupational Coaching.
The successful candidate will be committed to occupationally focused, family centred and evidence-based care.
For an informal chat or to arrange a visit please contact: Fiona Kingsley on 02045537704
To provide a high standard Occupational Therapy service to children aged 0-18years referred to Enfield Children’s Occupational Therapy Department.
To contribute to and lead on aspects of planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the Children’s Occupational Therapy Service.
To be responsible for a defined caseload of children in the community, clinics and Durants school.
To work within the Durants OT schools’ team to develop and provide Occupational Therapy services for students who attend Durants School (a maintained special school for students with ASD, 11-19 years) both at home and school.
To provide high quality child centred, occupationally focused assessment and intervention for children on the caseload.
To work with the OT team and school Leadership to plan and develop the OT service into Durants school working at a Universal, Targeted and Specialist level.
To work as an autonomous practitioner with access to supervision.
To supervise, appraise and train students and junior staff as required.
To work effectively and flexibly within an interdisciplinary framework in a multidisciplinary and multi-agency environment.
To be flexible to the demands of the service in regard to location of work and area of clinical specialism.
Allied Health Professions (AHPs) are the third largest workforce in the Trust and include dietitians, physiotherapists, podiatrists, occupational therapists, operating department practitioners, orthoptists, diagnostic and therapeutic radiographers, and speech and language therapists.
AHPs can work autonomously, lead teams and have a critical contribution to make to children and adults and all patient journeys including end-of-life care. AHPs provide direct patient care, offer numerous rehabilitation approaches, operate sophisticated diagnostic, screening and treatment equipment and contribute to broader population health outcomes.
Many patients have complex needs and AHPs, whether working autonomously or in collaboration with other health and social care staff, have a positive impact on health outcomes and are essential to high quality, timely and accessible healthcare.
The seven strategic ambitions set out our unique contribution as dietitians, physiotherapists, podiatrists, occupational therapists, operating department practitioners, orthoptists, diagnostic and therapeutic radiographers, and speech and language therapists to delivering the Trust’s strategy. They recognise the innovations and improvements that have already been achieved.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Fiona Kingsley Job title: Clinical Lead Email address: fiona.kingsley1@nhs.net Telephone number: 0204 5537704
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