Band 7 CYP's Occupational Therapist Camden OT service

Band 7 CYP's Occupational Therapist Camden OT service

We seek a dynamic and enthusiastic Children and Young People's Occupational Therapist to join a well-established and continuously growing, professional, warm, and welcoming team in Camden. The CYP's Occupational Therapy service offers a high-quality service to all children aged from 0-19 in Camden.

The Royal Free London has an extensive offer for upskilling staff in clinical areas, Leadership, and Quality Improvement providing excellent opportunities for learning, development, and networking opportunities, appropriate for all Band levels. Our highly skilled team will support you in developing their clinical skills further via supervision and support, as well as external training to areas of interest for you and the service. We will also support you in leading a clinical pathway such as Upper Limp, Assistive Technology, Social Care OT, Sensory Processing and Early Years support.

Main duties of the job

The CYP's OT service offers a high quality service to all eligible children, aged from birth to school leaving age, who live or attend school in Camden or who are registered with a Camden GP. The service covers more than 50 primary and secondary schools, special schools and units, nurseries and children's centres.

The caseload is varied and there is much opportunity to further develop specialist skills in the areas of neurodisability, DCD and ASD and leadership skills in clinical pathways such as Upper Limp, Assistive Technology, Social Care OT, Sensory Processing and Early Years support.

The post holder will be part of the multi-disciplinary team and will be responsible for delivering an OT service for children with a wide variety of diagnoses including assisting the team with diagnosis through assessment, planning, and provision of treatment. The post holder will also be responsible for leading a clinical pathway based on their experience, needs of the service, and clinical interest.

In addition to a clinical workload, the post holder will be responsible for the development and leadership of the service. With support from other senior staff, they will review and develop process maps in line with best practice evidence, identify areas for service development, and support implementation of Quality Improvement projects. They will directly supervise members of the team, run team meetings, identify gaps in knowledge, and support with CPD.

About us

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

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Job responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person Specification Values

• Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & professional Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational therapy
• Member of RCOT
• HPC Registration
• Evidence of CPD including attendance at appropriate postgraduate, specialist short courses relevant to CYP OT -o Autism -Neurodisability
• Post-graduate training in relevant courses such as: -o CO-OP -o Coaching for Occupational Performance -o Assessment & treatment of CYP with complex needs -Bimanual Therapy - Assessment tools such as AHA or Bayley

Experience

• Experience in paediatric OT in a variety of settings including schools, special schools, community and/or hospital
• Previous experience of OT service development
• Experience of audit/research
• Experience in developing and providing training to others, both within OT and multidisciplinary
• Experience of supervision and willingness to further develop supervisory skills
• Experience of supervision of students
• Extended knowledge of Autistic Spectrum Disorders and related paediatric conditions and associated Occupational Therapy approaches
• Knowledge of physical disabilities related to paediatric conditions and
• Experience of a wide range of assessment and treatment tools used in OT for children
• Knowledge of wider development issues including OT modernisation and NHS reforms
• Knowledge of clinical governance and its implications for service, including experience of quality issues and audit
• Knowledge of child protection procedures
• Knowledge of statutory responsibilities including process of statementing for special educational needs

Skills and aptitudes

• Knowledge of core OT skills
• Knowledge of Paediatric OT skills
• Demonstrate extended understanding of the role of OT within different client groups
• Excellent written and verbal communication, and organisational skills
• Ability to work in a team
• Ability to prioritise workload using time management skills
• Ability to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
• Motivated to work collaboratively with MDT and Multi-agency

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Kentish Town Health Centre and Swiss Cottage school

£54,320 to £60,981 a yearper annum pro rota inclusive of HCAS

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number Job locations

Kentish Town Health Centre and Swiss Cottage school