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Occupational Therapist
1 month ago
Job summary
Exciting changes are happening in the Physical Children's Occupational Therapy team New pathways, new specialties and new opportunities lie ahead. Are you up for the challenge? Can you empower a child to achieve their dreams? Are you newly qualified or a more experienced therapist looking for a development role in paediatrics? If so, you are just what we are looking for.
We are looking for a qualified therapist with a passion to make a difference to children and young people. You will be fully supported to develop your skills in a range of pathways including complex long term conditions and our new Neuro Developmental Disabilities Pathway. This pathway focuses on functional outcomes for school aged children to develop independence in occupational performance skills in the areas of self-care, productivity and leisure.
Main duties of the job
You must be able to effectively manage your own time, demonstrate excellent communication skills and be able to use a car for work purposes. We offer a full induction and training and you will have a clinical supervisor who will support you to progress through a competency development plan.
We have one full time occupational therapy vacancy within the West Lancashire Team. The team is base at the Child Development Centre at Ormskirk hospital and comprises of occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists. The Service is led by a multidisciplinary management team, including a Professional Lead for Occupational Therapy. We work closely with colleagues in health, education and social care to provide a holistic child-centred service. We work in a variety of locations, including clinics, children's own homes, nurseries and schools.
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 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.
Job description
Job responsibilities
For further information about the role, please see the attached recruitment pack which includes a detailed job description and person specification, or visit our website via Lancashire and South Cumbria NHS FT.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
Professional Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy Current Professional Registration with HCPC Evidence of continued professional development
Knowledge
Essential
Understanding of clinical governance framework & implications for practice, including audit and research governance Knowledge of a range of therapy techniques and programmes Knowledge of research, evidence-based practice and current issues relating to client group
Experience
Essential
Multi-disciplinary/multi-agency collaborative working Safeguarding of children/adults and implementation of policy and procedures with evidence of training/updates Involvement in service improvement projects
Skills
Essential
Excellent interpersonal and communication skills both written and verbal, including managing challenging situations Able to work independently Problem solving/ Decision making in relation to clinical practice, HCPC standards and implications for practice-
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