Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapist
- Grade
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 824-ONW-7268019
- Employer
- Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Chalckhill Primary Care Centre
- Town
- Wembley
- Salary
- £51,883 - £58,544 per annum inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 03/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Highly Specialist Children's Occupational Therapist
Band 7
Central London Community Healthcare (CLCH) is one of the largest community healthcare organisations in London and Hertfordshire, providing our services to diverse communities/boroughs in 11 London Boroughs - Barnet, Brent, Ealing, Hammersmith & Fulham, Harrow, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Merton, Richmond, Wandsworth, Westminster - and Hertfordshire.
We are rated Good by the Care Quality Commission and are ranked among top NHS employers. Community healthcare is our focus and our passion. We champion the role of community health professionals to make sure our patients get great care closer to home.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for you to join the Brent Children’s and Young People’s Occupational Therapy Team. We are looking for a highly experienced Band 7 Occupational Therapist to work full time, part time/job share may be considered.
We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic individual who has extensive clinical experience working with children.
Your role will be to provide assessment, advice, and treatment to children with a range of needs including coordination, developmental, functional, sensory and sensory motor needs either in 1:1 input, groups or integrated MDT groups. The role will include work within local clinic settings, schools and supporting families across Brent.
Main duties of the job
You will work closely with an established multi-professional teams within Brent Community Services and with outside services to deliver occupational therapy advice and treatment meeting the needs of children and young people across Brent including delivering EHCP treatment in line with The Children’s Act 2014. You will have had experience of working with children in the community and/or educational settings or similar.
You should be able to evidence excellent team working and communication skills and have a passion for management and leadership. You will take a key role in ensuring best practice and develop clinical pathways to reflect.
You will receive support from a line manager and receive in house training as part of the role. There is a strong ethos of clinical support and supervision within the team.
Working for our organisation
Just as we care about our patients’ well-being, we care about yours!
We can offer you:
- A comprehensive induction into the community service followed by a local induction to introduce you to the role
- Car lease scheme(only available for Band 5 and up)
- Flexible working options
- Annual travel card loan
- Training, support and development in your career
To have a full look at our benefits and what it’s like working for us please go here: https://www.clch.nhs.uk/job/pay-and-benefits
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to Job description and Person Specification for outline of skills, knowledge and experience required.
Person specification
Education/Qualification
Essential criteria
- Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Registration with the Health Professional Council
- Evidence of CPD in portfolio including attendance of specialist short courses relevant to children with special needs/ disability
- Training in Moving and Handling people with disabilities
- Masters level study or equivalent
Desirable criteria
- Advanced training up to Masters level equivalent in area of Paediatric Occupational Therapy e.g. sensory integration
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience to of working with children:
- With complex needs
- Physical and learning disabilities
- Perceptual-motor disorders
- Neuro-developmental disorders
- An understanding of the national SEND agenda and implications for AHPs working with CYP with SEND
- Experience of working with CYP with SEND and following statutory guidelines such as completing EHCP requests
- Extensive skills and experience of Assessment, treatment and management of children with complex needs
- Extensive skills and experience of Managing own caseload
- Extensive skills and experience of Working with parents
- Extensive skills and experience of Writing clinical notes and reports
- Knowledge of a range of specialist equipment, seating systems including wheelchairs and assistive technology
- Experience in working collaboratively across agencies in planning care
- Experience in planning complex discharges, co-ordinating services and resources
- Experience of supervising/managing junior and assistant staff
Desirable criteria
- Rotational experience at Band 5 or Band 6 level in acute trusts and community services
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Skills & Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Able to lead a team
- Able to appraise staff
- Knowledge of philosophy and key issues within the profession
- Actively promotes OT services
- Skills in managing complex cases and advising other staff on management
- Knowledge of moving and handling legislation and procedures
- Skill in providing risk assessments and care plans in moving and handling
- Knowledge or range of assistive technology and its application
- Ability to establish good working relationships with clients and carers
- Ability to problem solve in a creative manner and to make clear and realistic decisions with clients and their carers
- Able to consider recommendations that deliver value for money
- Working knowledge of the roles of Other professionals in Health, Education and Social Care involved with CYP
- Working knowledge of the roles of Occupational Therapist in the Education system.
- Working knowledge of the roles of Understanding and application of standards of record keeping and reporting
- Working knowledge of the roles of National policies and procedures in particular safeguarding children, SEN and disability act, SEN reforms, Childrens and families act, National Service framework for children, the children’s bill and foundation stage and National curriculum’s.
- Working knowledge of the roles of Clinical governance/audit
Desirable criteria
- Participation in recent NHS Leadership training programme or similar
Key Attributes
Essential criteria
- Excellent presentation skills, both written and verbal
- Ability to undertake safe manual handling
- Understanding the importance of Equal Opportunities policies of both the Trust and promote non-discriminatory and cultural sensitivity practices
- Ability to undertake safe manual handling
- Understanding the importance of Equal Opportunities policies of both the Trust and promote non-discriminatory and cultural sensitivity practices
Desirable criteria
- Hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Samantha-Jayne Westrop
- Job title
- Brent Children's Occupational Therapy Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07391065149
- Additional information
Christina Ioannou
Clinical Services Manager - Brent Children Specialist Services
Tel: 07554111782
Email: [email protected]
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