Specialist Occupational Therapist
3 weeks ago
Job summary
Are you passionate about working with children? Do you want to work in a friendly team in beautiful parts of South West Hampshire? This is a part time B7 role for hours as a Physical Disability Pathway Lead.
A rare opportunity for a fun, innovative and pro-active Highly Specialist Childrens Occupational Therapist has arisen. You will be working in an integrated childrens therapy service which consists of Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, therapy assistants and administration staff. As part of a multi-disciplinary and multiagency team, you will provide services for complex children with neurological and neuromuscular pathologies in a range of different clinic and school settings.
We are an innovative service and run discipline specific training days across Solent to share best practice and clinical expertise. You will be expected to provide clinical supervision and training.
You will need to have excellent organisational and communication skills, problem solving skills and be able to quickly gain a good rapport with all. Collaborative working with a range of professionals is an important part of this post.
If our OT role appeals, you have the qualities we are looking for, share our values and feel excited by the prospect of what we can do for your career then we would love to hear from you. This role is in the South West Hampshire area.
Main duties of the job
To work autonomously, being accountable for direct delivery of the OT service within the specialty, including implementation of local and national policies and procedures and the evaluation of service delivery.
Critically analyse complex situations and clinical data to inform decision making, to offer best physical and emotional support to the child/young person and their families/carers.
Working in partnership with young people, and their support; provide specialist, evidence based OT interventions to a caseload to ensure good clinical outcomes. The post holder will be required to work with the client to assess their needs using specialist tools and identify goals for the OT intervention, to evaluate the outcome and maintain clinical records. This will require the use of advanced clinical reasoning skills, investigative and analytical skills as an autonomous practitioner.
To facilitate the delivery of therapeutic interventions with children and young people that have unpredictable physical limitations and difficulties with understanding, due to physical, psychological, cognitive, or social situations
Identify the potential for service development in collaboration with Team leads, assessing risks and service gaps to inform quality improvement and maintain safe service delivery.
Identify workforce and skill mix needs and participate in the recruitment and development of staff.
Provide professional expertise and clinical leadership, acting as a resource to other professionals.
About us
We have been working with other local NHS Trusts to create a new organisation, bringing together all community, mental health and learning disability services from across Hampshire and Isle of Wight. Subject to approvals, the aim is for the new Trust to be formed by July 2024.Project Fusion is the name for the programme to create the new combined NHS Foundation Trust. Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust will be bringing the services into a single organisation will result in more consistent care, more equitable access to services irrespective of postcode, and a more sustainable workforce and services. The new organisation will operate locally to ensure services can best meet the needs of different new Trust will be comprised of all the services currently provided by Solent NHS Trust and Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, the community, mental health and learning disability services provided by Isle of Wight NHS Trust and child and adolescent mental health services delivered in parts of Hampshire by Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.Colleagues will transfer to the new organisation under Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) -- known as TUPE on 1st July 2024. TUPE is a legal process to ensure you transfer out of one organisation and into another, maintaining the terms and conditions of your employment.
Job description
Job responsibilities
*Please Note : For a detailed job description for this vacancy, please see attached Job Description*
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy Current Health Care Professional Council registration as an Occupational Therapist Evidence of study at Masters' level or working towards this qualification relevant to area of practice
Desirable
Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapy Member of an appropriate Special Interest Group
Experience
Essential
Post-registration experience in relevant setting Able to demonstrate ability to make decisions in complex & unpredictable situations & deal with verbal or physical aggression on occasions Proven Clinical Leadership & presentation skills Able to take personal responsibility, work autonomously & manage time effectively
Desirable
Experience of practice placement education & providing teaching/training for a range of student/staff needs
Additional Criteria
Essential
As a Specialist be able to demonstrate knowledge of specialist care in relation to their health & well-being Knowledge of OT Professional Standards & Codes of Conduct Principles of supervision & reflective practice Knowledge of National agendas , Gold Standard Framework, Advance Care Planning as appropriate for role The Clinical Governance Framework & implementation for service deliveryDischarge/transfer of care processes Advanced person-centred assessment knowledge that encompasses the planning, delivering & evaluating care for the health & well-being of patients with complex needs from an OT perspective Literate in English, numerate & have computer skills Work autonomously & be able to organise a large & varied work programme Being flexible & adaptable at work to meet competing priorities & an ability to work as part of a team Able to lead or participate in teaching to a variety of audiences Advanced Communication skills: able to deal with complex communications where there may be barriers to understanding Clinical Leadership Skills that demonstrate Project or Change management & Conflict Situations Clinical & leadership skills appropriate to the management of individual caseload & that of the Team Be able to demonstrate an understanding of the principles of equality, diversity, & inclusion & how they apply to staff & patients in a healthcare setting. Able to demonstrate personal commitment to challenging discrimination & promoting equalities, at an appropriate level for the post Is able to work legally in the UK Is able to work with children & vulnerable adults Ability to travel for visits & meetings across a range of sites in Southampton/Portsmouth/Hampshire as required for role For posts which require a professional registration, post holders must hold a valid up to date registration with their professional body For posts where post holders are required to drive as part of their role, they hold a valid full driving licence which enables them to drive in the UK
Desirable
Knowledge of local health needs strategies Knowledge of the integration of local & inter-agency strategies Identifying & managing risk to the Organisation, Service & individual, staff & patient Able to participate in the development of care standards & service development-
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