Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist

2 weeks ago


Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Job summary

This post is eligible for a Golden Hello payment of £2,750 for new starters who are external to the Trust. This is payable in 3 instalments over a 2 year period. This payment is only eligible to new starters who do not already hold a contract of employment with the Trust. This post also includes paid enhancements for unsocial hours working during night, weekends and bank holidays.

The post holder will work within the Community Children and Young People's Service in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire as part of the wider multi- disciplinary team and will provide a high quality, effective, accessible, patient centred service from a skilled workforce for all children referred.

This will include children with a variety of conditions including neurological, orthopaedic, rheumatological, functional co-ordination disorder and those requiring long term rehabilitation.

The Community Children and Young People's Service works from clinic bases at Kings Mill Hospital, Nottingham City Hospital and Newark Health Centre. The service provides Occupational Therapy support into mainstream schools and a number of special schools in Nottinghamshire and Nottingham City as well as supporting children, young people and their families in the home environment.

Main duties of the job

To use specialist clinical reasoning, critical thinking, reflection and analysis to support assessments, treatment and management of children and young people aged 0-19 years with complex presentations. To work closely with the MDT, communicate effectively with children and their families and supervise, teach and develop other staff as required

About us

#TeamNottsHC comprises over 11,000 dedicated colleagues who #MakeADifference every day. We deliver intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic, and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, and South Yorkshire. Our care is provided from over 200 sites, spanning community locations, acute settings, and secure environments, including prisons.

We are one of the largest mental health and community Trusts in the East Midlands and one of Nottinghamshire's biggest employers. We also host national and regional services, such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.

We offer a variety of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) groups, the Green Champions network, the Freedom to Speak Up network, the Health and Wellbeing Champions network, and the Menopause Champions network. These networks play a vital role in supporting our diverse workforce and promoting a culture of inclusivity.

The health and wellbeing of our colleagues is a top priority. We invest significantly in this through our in-house occupational health and staff counselling services, supported by a dedicated Health and Wellbeing team.

The Trust is committed to reducing its carbon emissions, with a specialised Energy and Environmental team working to ensure compliance with environmental legislation, enhance our environmental performance, and achieve our net-zero commitment

Job description

Job 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 support the advanced practitioners with planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the paediatric occupational therapy service provided to children and young people in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire in a variety of locations including special schoolsTo work closely with the other members of the multi- disciplinary team within health and outside agencies to ensure management and treatment meets the holistic needs of the childTo formulate individualised, innovative management and treatment plans using clinical reasoning, critical thinking, reflection, analysis and evidence based supervise, teach and develop Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy colleagues within area of expertise using evidence based practice where manage a caseload using specialist Occupational Therapy assessment for children who may have complex and diverse presentations , and plan appropriate management and treatment using specialist clinical reasoning skills and a wide range of therapeutic skillsTo be responsible for ensuring a good working environment in which children receive a high standard of support quality and service improvement, by involvement in clinical providing effective clinical supervision and assist with caseload monitoring of less experienced staffTo provide clinical education of Occupational Therapy students in liaison with universities to ensure expected quality standards are metTo maintain own CPD, keeping up to date with clinical developments and current research and evidence based practiceTo participate in the Trust clinical supervision and PAD appraisal systems carrying out supervision and PAD reviews as delegated , reporting any issues of concern to the Team leaderTo support the organisation and delivery of in-service training and initiate informal training sessions when required to ensure high standards of clinical complete clinical records to Trust and HCPC standards

Person Specification

Qualifications - Academic / Craft / Professional

Essential

BSc/Diploma in Occupational Therapy HCPC Registration MSc in paediatric related subject

Desirable

Apple accreditation

Training

Essential

Practice placement Educator. Postgraduate specialist paediatric training

Desirable

Previous experience at highly specialist level

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with children with complex conditions Supervisory experience Experience of Audit Experience of working in a multidisciplinary team

Desirable

Previous experience at highly specialist level. Leadership experience NHS experience

Knowledge

Essential

Highly specialist knowledge of paediatric conditions underpinned by theory and postgraduate courses Knowledge of evidence based practice knowledge of occupational theories, assessment and treatment approaches knowledge of specialist equipment for use within paediatrics

Skills

Essential

Ability to plan, organize, delegate and priortise own work Ability to time manage and respond to change Leadership skills Self motivated and able to work as an effective team member Excellent communication skills Flexible and forward thinking Ability to teach and pass on knowledge Able to work as an effective team member

Desirable

Presentation skills

Contractual

Essential

A full UK driving licence and vehicle for business use is required for this post; however reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled individuals in line with the Equality Act 2010.

Values and Behaviours

Essential

All colleagues are expected to demonstrate that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) and how it applies to their role. The Trust's expectations are highlighted within our EDI Policy, and associated EDI and Human Rights legislation

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