Principle Practitioner in Occupational therapy

3 weeks ago

Blackburn Lancashire, United Kingdom Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Band 8a: Principle Practitioner in Occupational therapy for Children and Young People with Postural Challenges and/or Neurological conditions

Full-time post - 37.5 Hours

Base: Pennine Locality - Shadsworth Children's Centre

We have an exciting opportunity for experienced occupational therapists to join our children's therapy service in the Pennine Locality at LSCFT as we embark on the development of our clinical leadership positions.

We are specifically looking for Occupational Therapists with passion and drive to deliver effective services to children and young people who also wish to work as a part of a developing leadership team with existing clinical leads to shape the future of service provision.

We are investing in a range of positions to ensure it achieves the best clinical outcomes for the population of children and young people in need of guidance, support and therapeutic intervention. We are looking for suitably trained and motivated therapists who can deliver on the occupational therapy pathways and contribute to its ongoing development. We are keen to invest in development at all levels of service provision including: self-management/universal support targeted advice and strategies specialist assessment, advice and therapeutic intervention and highly specialist assessment and support.

Main duties of the job

We recognise that alongside clinical positions there is a significant need for strong clinical operational management for the teams and the Clinical Team Coordinator role is pivotal in managing the developments of the services in co-production with clinical leads and principle practitioners.

You will join our team of highly experienced and skilled therapist to offer a service across the Pennine locality. You will be based in one of our three teams across the patch but you will contribute to clinical care for children and young people residing across the locality. The clinical offer will be delivered by a combination of Telepractice and face to face appointments, some of which may be in the form of groups.

We are looking for individuals who are keen to invest in their own development and in return we will support you through professional and clinical supervision, shadowing and co-working opportunities, in-service training, professional forums, trust wide AHP research group, and funding opportunities for relevant external training courses.

We would welcome motivated applicants with direct experience of working with children, young people and their families.

Responsible to: Consultant OT & Locality Service Manager.

About us

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust provides a range of services including secondary mental health care across this area. Specialist provision comprises inpatient child and adolescent mental health services, perinatal mental health and forensic services including low and medium secure care.

The Trust also provides a range of physical health and well-being services in the community alongside a range of partners in the Lancashire, Cumbria and Sefton area.

Lancashire & South Cumbria Foundation Trust encourages flexible working, we believe that a positive work/life balance benefits NHS employees through improved health and wellbeing. We would consider working patterns such as term time, part time, compressed hours, flexi-time and career breaks. We encourage applicants to state clearly on their application forms this request and discuss these options at interview.

For more information please visit our website via Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS FT

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see attached the job description and person specification for more information about this role

Person Specification

Education

Essential


  • HCPC
  • First degree/equivalent professional pre-registration qualification in Physiotherapy/Speech & Language Therapy/Occupational Therapy
  • Significant post qualification experience in the relevant field.

Knowledge

Essential


  • Extensive specialist knowledge of the care and management of patients in area of specialty
  • Expert clinician with advanced clinical reasoning and therapy skills
  • Evidence of clinical leadership skills including influencing and achieving change and professional development of others

Experience

Essential


  • Significant post registration experience in the speciality area including having worked as a clinical specialist (Band 7) in area of speciality
  • Experience of collaborative working with a range of multi-agency and inter professional resources
  • Ability to influence and enhance patient care in highly complex circumstances and where information on life changing or limiting conditions/impacts are involved

Employer details

Employer name

Lancashire & South Cumbria NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Childrens OT Blackburn & Darwen

Blackburn

BB1 2HR

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