children and young people occupational therapist

6 months ago

Amersham, United Kingdom Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust Full time
Job overview

Maternity cover 

The post holder will be responsible for taking a leading role in carrying out Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP) assessments with tribunal cases. This is an excellent opportunity to help shape and develop our statutory service provision working alongside our School Aged Pathway lead and MDT colleagues. They will work closely with the physiotherapy and speech and language therapy team leads within the tribunal team.

Main duties of the job

Conduct occupational therapy assessments and write reports for tribunals needs assessments for children and young people aged 0-19 years.

Produce high quality professional advice and reports to inform EHCP decisions Build effective working relationships with children, families, schools and other agencies

·Monitor progress, and maintain timely and comprehensive clinical records.

·Contribute to multi-disciplinary team meetings and collaborate on joint goal-setting for Education Health and Care Plans. Co-produce EHCP assessment with various stakeholders (parents/ agencies/ schools)

·Manage tribunals and mediations by reviewing evidence, preparing reports, and attending hearings/meetings to represent and advise on occupational therapy recommendations under the guidance of the Operational Lead

·Maintain knowledge of best practices in paediatric OT through ongoing professional development.

·To liaise and use specialist clinical skills with a wide range of health, education professionals, Buckinghamshire County Integrated SEND team and specialist tertiary centres.

·Work autonomously to provide highly specialist occupational therapy assessments, and expertise for children and young people aged 0-19 years.

·Liaise closely with multidisciplinary colleagues, parents, and education providers for children on the tribunal caseload.

Working for our organisation

Working for our organisation

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you’ll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression. We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes. We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

We’re committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply. As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect. Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work. Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable

Person specification

Values

Essential criteria

Communicates openly, honestly and professionally, and actively promotes team working and building strong working relationships Patients are always first. Drives service improvements. Strong self-awareness with a desire to grow. Treats all with compassion and kindness. Ensures everyone feels valued. Consults others and listens to their views/opinions. Enables others to take the initiative

EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & TRAINING

Essential criteria

Registered member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) Recognised Occupational Therapy degree qualification or equivalent Health Professions Council Licence to Practice (HCPC) Registration Evidence of continuing professional development and personal development in the area of working with children Comprehensive post registration therapy experience working with CYP of school age with a complex range of needs

Experience

Essential criteria

Clinical experience working within children aged 0-19 years. Extensive experience of working which children and their families as part of MDT team. Experience of delivering intervention/advice on a remote platform and in-person. Evidence of supervision of others in person and via remote platforms Evidence of the ability to carry out highly skilled assessments and management of children and young people of school age. Extensive experience of working with children and their families, as part of a multi-disciplinary team. Experience of working with a variety of agencies and providers Experience of delivering effective training to other qualified professionals and the wider workforce Experience of working as an autonomous practitioner Experience of contributing to service development

Desirable criteria

Experience and some knowledge of statutory processes Experience in supporting resolution processes e.g. formal and informal complaints Leadership experience Experience in supporting resolution processes e.g. Tribunals, mediations formal and informal complaints.

SKILLS, ABILITIES & KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria

Demonstrates knowledge of specialist OT assessment tools relevant to the client group Evidence of specialist knowledge/skills resulting from clinical experience and CPD Able to manage emotional consequences and sensitivity in working with patients with a range of OT needs Highly developed communication skills, written and verbal, to ensure effective liaison with multi-disciplinary team, children, young people and their families Able to demonstrate empathy, motivate and persuade children with impaired cognitive or physical disabilities Ability to write concise reports / referrals to ensure interpretation by other members of the multi-disciplinary team or Local Authority so that the child or young person can access the appropriate care and support Able to listen to views and issues raised by families and work collaboratively to resolve these where possible

Desirable criteria

Specialist knowledge of management of occupational performance and participation challenges for children and young people Demonstrate understanding of statutory/legal requirements for working with children and families and application in practice The ability to prioritise & organise own work and monitor delegated work in a skill mix team Ability to respond flexibly and professionally to unforeseen clinical and non-clinical situations

SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

Essential criteria

Valid full driving licence and access to vehicle and ability to wear PPE

PPE requirements:  Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

I f you are successful  at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.

Application deadline: This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.

Application information: If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Shortlisting: The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses: It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.

Smoking: All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

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