Job summary
We are looking for aBand 6 Childrens Occupational Therapisttojoin ourCommunity Childrens Therapy Team in Essex, to help us continue to change things for the better.
Are you acaring and innovative Occupational Therapist with skills, working with children and adolescents with a variety of conditions, looking to join a supportive and progressive team?Are you interested in working in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards with most of our services being rated overall good or outstanding by the Care Quality Commission?
We are looking for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist tojoin our friendly and supportive Essex Integrated Therapies Team.
Full-time and part-time hours considered.
Main duties of the job
Planning and organisational tasks / duties:
To manage and prioritise own caseload and workload independently.
Assess children with a range of performance difficulties and provide appropriate, high quality advice on self-management
Assess for and recommend specialist equipment for home and school use
Support the Team Lead and Therapies manager in meeting service performance targets. Ensure compliance with all departmental and organisational safety and quality procedures
Participate in team supervision, training and meetings. Patient Care Responsibilities :
Assess, differentially diagnose, formulate treatment plans (in collaboration with patients and carers), write assessment reports, identify and choose appropriate therapeutic or clinical management techniques from a range of options, provide appropriate therapeutic intervention and evaluate treatment outcomes
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services.Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
Were committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. Were a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will feel valued as aPaediatric Occupational TherapistwithinHCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- Band 6 salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions.
- Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
- Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover lifes emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
- Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling
- Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise .
The Ideal Candidate
Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
Registered and compliant with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Evidence of Post graduate training/or equivalent experience relevant to speciality such as:
o Child Development
o Specialist courses/ study on conditions that affect child development, autistic spectrum disorder, ADHD, neurodevelopmental conditions
Evidence of continuing professional development
Demonstrable post registration experience of working with children in a similar area of paediatric practice.
Experience of using a range of assessments and treatment methods Good general knowledge of normal child development and conditions that affect this.
Knowledge, experience of Childrens Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions related to working with children and an understanding of the theoretical framework underpinning these.
The ability to analyse assessment results to formulate treatment plans, including the use of SMART targets, taking into consideration client, social and environmental factors.
Design and implementation of Occupational Therapy programmes tailored to the individual.
A good understanding of specialist equipment and postural management Good multi-disciplinary/agency working skills
Sound understanding of child protection processes
Sound understanding of the process of Educational Health and Care Planning for special educational needs
Person Specification
General Requirements
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Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer details
Employer name
HCRG Care Group
Address
HCRG Care Group
Colchester
Essex
CO7 7FD