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Job summary
The Children's Therapies Team is an integrated therapies team providing Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy, Specialist Nurse Advisors and Care Co-ordinators to children 0 - 19 years within KCHFT.
We have a Band 6 OT post on a full time permanent basis within both our Early Years and School Years teams.
The successful applicant will join our Children's Therapies East Kent Team based in Canterbury and Thanet and will be supported by Band 7 Clinical Leads within the East Kent team but also others in our North and West Kent localities.
We currently offer a hybrid work pattern for staff with face to face sessions offered from clinics, nurseries, schools and also sessions worked remotely from home.
We work closely with colleagues from other health, education and social care teams to provide an integrated team around the child approach.
Main duties of the job
To assess, plan, implement and evaluate a range of OT interventions that support children with a range of needs toparticipate in occupations of childhood.
To develop integrated care plans in partnership with the child, young person and / or family recommending andsupporting interventions that are appropriate at a universal, targeted and specialist level.
To actively work as a member of a multi disciplinary and multi-agency teams to provide high quality care to children and young people in line with our care pathways.
To manage a caseload of children on a daily basis that includes children and young people with complex needs.
To participate in clinical supervision and to work as part of an integrated team with Therapy Assistants, OTs, PTs, SLTs, Care Co-ordinators and Specialist Nurse Advisors offering support to colleagues as appropriate to knowledge and skills
To support and make recommendations to senior managers in order to prioritise and focus efforts to drive forward and achieve business objectives, service improvement strategies and statutory requirements.
About us
Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values C ompassionate A spirational R esponsive E xcellent.
We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences.
We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn't visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission
The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work.
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both.
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Job description
Job responsibilities
The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.
Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.
We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.
Although vaccination against COVID-19 is not mandatory, we are strongly encouraging colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.
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Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Registered Health care professional with Occupational Therapy degree
Experience
Essential
Minimum of 2 years' experience in area of practice
Experience
Essential
Practical experience in managing health related projects/complex caseloads
Desirable
Experience with the use of Microsoft Office and a variety of IT packages (E-Pay / E-roster/ AT-P/ Rio)
Special Knowledge & Expertise
Essential
Evidence of continued relevant professional development and implementation in practice within the last 12 months
Desirable
Understanding of National Service Frameworks and NICE guidance to relevant to care setting and its application across health care services
Skills & Abilities
Essential
Understanding of training needs in relation to post Ability to manage time effectively, priorities and work under pressure to meet deadlines Ability to work effectively with a variety of people at all organisational levels across different sectors including areas of social deprivation Ability to communicate complex, sensitive information to individuals and groups
Personal Attributes
Essential
Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice. Ability to manage and lead change Ability to work under pressure Flexible and adaptable