Job overview

Are you looking for an opportunity to kick-start your occupational therapy career in Paediatrics? We are a highly successful integrated therapy service with a pooled budget across health and social care.

Although based in East Sussex, we are employed by KCHFT which is an outstanding trust. We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working together and in partnership with other teams to provide seamless care.

We are currently seeking a B5 Occupational Therapist with experience in home adaptations, either prior to training or post-qualification and with an interest in working with children and young people with complex needs. The post is newly created and will primarily be focused on DFG work with the aim to develop wider competencies after 6 months within a special school. 

The service has a strong commitment to training and development with robust supervision and shadowing opportunities across the service.

For more information contact Fiona Middlemass, Professional Lead OT: [email protected]

Main duties of the job

As a member of the Children’s Integrated Therapy and Equipment Service the post-holder will be part of a countywide team providing specialist assessments to inform housing adaptations to children and young people up to the age of 18. 

The adaptations team also review specialist home equipment prescribed as part of a Disabled Facilities Grant and as part of the wider integrated care team as required.

You will need to be initiative-taking, resilient and solution-focused to embrace new ways of working; with an interest in developing equipment knowledge including manual-handling and postural management. Car-driver is essential. The post-holder will work closely within the complex needs integrated team including Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy, School Nursing and Integrated Therapy Assistants as well as key partner agencies.

There will be a requirement to work in a special school within 6 months of commencing position with a view to developing competencies in postural management and statutory provision.

Working for our organisation

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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