Paediatric Occupational Therapist - Band 6NHS
Job summary
Band 6 Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist-or Band 5 to Band 6Development Post
Paediatric Community Services- Newham, East London Foundation Trust
Do you want to develop your specialist paediatric knowledge and progress your career by working in a highly diverse award winning community team ?
Do you want to want to be part of a multidisciplinary team and support our Band 7s in the development and running of our integrated pathways?
We have an exciting opportunity for an innovative and dedicated Occupational Therapist with specialist skills, excellent foundational knowledge and varied experience in the field paediatrics, to be part of our team supporting children and young people from 0-19 years.
Joining our highly skilled team of OTs and assistants will ensure a broad range of clinical experiences that will develop the specialist skills you require to progress your OT career.Your varied caseload will offer opportunities to work with different presentations of physical conditions and neuro-diversity, as well as protected time to contribute to our numerous evidence based pathways.
These include, but are not limited to: Upper Limb Splinting, Complex Seating, Early Intervention for Young Infants, Specialist DCD Assessment Clinic in partnership with our Paediatricans, Parent Coaching. Our community work spans a variety of settings including our own well-equipped clinic rooms, in our clients' home and at school.
Main duties of the job
This post is available as a 'run through' development post for band 5 staff with 12 months postgraduate experience, where additional support will be provided in order to meet a certain level of competency measured between 6-12 months in the post.
As a Band 6 in our team, you will manage your own caseload, support junior staff and students with their competency development through regular formal and informal supervision. You will have your own monthly supervision with opportunities to be involved in Quality Improvement and Clinical Audit. Our team is proud to have presented at national conferences, showcasing our pioneering work in Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and Parent Coaching Pathways, setting the standard for best practice and sharing knowledge with the wider occupational therapy community.
Within the Specialist Children and Young Peoples' Service (SCYPS), the OTs form an integral part of a multidisciplinary therapies team who work closely with Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Dietitians, Paediatricians and Specialist Nurses. Together our mission is to make positive differences to peoples' lives by delivering high quality services for the children and families of Newham.
Job description
We are a warm, welcoming and supportive team of OTs and OTAs bringing life experiences from across the world. Our monthly team meetings and away days ensure we have time to work creatively on projects and developments in line with best practice. We are a team who achieve exceptional standards and are proud to pioneer new ways of working routed in research and innovation.
We Care. We Respect. We are Inclusive. And we are looking for talented OTs who embody these qualities when supporting our service users and their families, as well as in their relationships with colleagues and partner organisations.
About us
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
In return, we can offer you:
An amazing working environment, with a warm, welcoming and supportive team of OTs and OTAs who bring experiences from all over the world.
1:1 monthly supervision, appraisal and CPD
Team learning programme
Protected service development time and regular team away days