Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Clinical Practice

• To be professionally and legally accountable as an autonomous professional for all aspects of own work and delegate to staff, students and others.
• To plan, co-ordinate, deliver and evaluate the paediatric occupational therapy service provided to children and young people in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire in a variety of locations
• To lead on designated aspects of service in the locality  in conjunction with Locality lead
• To plan , coordinate and deliver programmes of training for parents/formal and informal carers ,education and social care staff
• To work closely with the other members of the integrated team within health and other agencies to ensure management and treatment meets the holistic needs of the child
• To support and train junior staff in writing EHCP reports including proof reading
• To manage a caseload using advanced therapeutic assessment for children who may have complex and diverse presentations .
• To formulate individual treatment plans utilising information from a range of sources based on sound knowledge of evidence based practice, advanced clinical reasoning skills and experience in applying relevant treatment approaches
• To provide specialist clinical expertise, advice and support to

occupational therapy colleagues regarding children with complex disorders in order to promote a high standard of occupational therapy management

• To supervise teach and develop Occupational therapy and physiotherapy colleagues within area of expertise using evidence based practice / best practice 
• To provide effective clinical supervision and assist with caseload monitoring of less experienced staff
• To be responsible for ensuring a good working environment in which children receive a high standard of care. 
• To participate in the Trust clinical supervision and appraisal processes  , carrying out supervision and appraisal reviews with staff as delegated reporting any issues of concern to the Team lead
• To maintain own CPD , keeping up to date with clinical developments & current research and evidence based practice to ensure own and others practice is safe and effective 
• To lead the organisation and delivery of in-service training programmes, clinical pathway development and initiate and provide informal training sessions to ensure high standards of clinical care.
• To promote quality and service improvement, leading specific clinical audit within the service
• To provide day to day co-ordination and support for clinical education of occupational therapy students in liaison  with universities to ensure expected quality standards are met
• To complete clinical records to Trust and HCPC standards
• To be personally accountable for maintaining skill, knowledge and competence in the use of SystmOne.
• To be aware of the Data Protection Act to ensure appropriate action is taken to ensure confidentiality and the protection of patient information, both written and electronic.

Health and Safety

• To work within the Trusts health and Safety framework
• To carry out clinical risk assessment in own area of work and ensure there is effective risk management within the clinical areas.

Policies and Procedures

• To work within the Trust’s Policies and Procedures, clinical and HCPC guidelines and to have a good working knowledge of national and local standards to monitor own and others quality of practice as appropriate.
• To contribute to the development of local procedures