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    Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist - London, United Kingdom - Whittington Health NHS Trust

    Whittington Health NHS Trust
    Whittington Health NHS Trust London, United Kingdom

    3 weeks ago

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    Job overview

    Barnet Childrens Integrated Therapies have an exciting opportunity to be involved in a project working with our education partners the Barnet Education's Specialist Inclusion Teams. This project role is available for one full time position from May 2024 working in mainstream primary and secondary schools across Barnet. The role is suitable for an experienced Band 6 or Band 7 therapist who can work independently in this context role. The successful candidate will support young people with an EHCP in mainstream schools as well as being involved in the design
    and delivery of a Targeted training programme for staff and parents across Barnet. This is an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, innovative and self-motivated Occupational Therapist who is experienced in interdisciplinary working with young people in the community. OTs in Barnet work as part of a dynamic and innovative Integrated Therapy Team which includes Speech and Language Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy Assistants as well as OTs.

    Main duties of the job

    1. Working closely with Barnet Education's Specialist Inclusion Service to train and support the
    implementation of Occupational Therapy advice and strategies into the mainstream schools core offer.
    2. To be responsible for the assessment of young people in Key Stage 3 and Key Stage 4 with a range of
    functional needs and the provision of advice for them, their families and the staff working them.
    3. To provide targeted training and support for staff working in mainstream primary and secondary
    schools
    4. To be innovative and develop new training offers to schools to meet the sensory and motor based needs
    of their pupils while upskilling staff on OT based strategies and recommendations.

    Working for our organisation

    Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. Nowhere is this more obvious than in the way we look after our staff. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences. We think that by doing so, we are better able to treat our patients as well as being a better place to work.Working for Whittington Health in Barnet will offer:
     Outer London Pay weighting, worth up to £4,967
     Excellent CPD opportunities;
     Informal networking across the 4 Boroughs where Whittington Health provides services for Children and
    Young People: Islington, Haringey, Camden and Barnet;
     Commitment to excellence in practice;
     Strong and supportive supervision and direct line management;
     Agile working in the community using mobile technology;
     Flexible working hours and arrangements;
     Shadowing opportunities;
     Service and Trust Induction Packages;
     Specialist advice and second opinions
     Team Meetings
     Appraisals
     Support to develop your own clinical interests
     Team projects co-working with other colleagues

    Detailed job description and main responsibilities

    Please see detailed job description and specification attached. Full job description and main responsibilities attached.

    Person specification

    Education / Qualifications

    Essential criteria

  • NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy
  • Masters level modules or equivalent courses in speciality

    • Desirable criteria

  • HCPC registration

    • Skills & Abilities

    Essential criteria

  • •Advanced knowledge of the evidence base of rehabilitation relating to specialist area.
  • Excellent specific therapy assessment and treatment skills in field of specialism utilising a range of approaches.
  • Able to independently manage own and others clinical caseload and prioritise as required
  • Demonstrates effective communication skills with all disciplines and agencies
  • Clear, concise verbal and written reporting skills
  • Excellent presentation skills of complex information
  • •IT skills including word processing and excel

    • Knowledge & Experience

    Essential criteria

  • An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities
  • Appropriate assessment tools for this client group
  • Current issues in the delivery of community based services
  • Sound understanding of confidentiality

    • Desirable criteria

  • Previous NHS experience

    • PERSONAL QUALITIES

    Essential criteria

  • Able to respond to pressure appropriately
  • Flexible approach to work
  • Uses initiative
  • Commitment to Continuing Professional Development
  • Commitment to equal opportunities
  • Professional manner

    • Other

    Essential criteria

  • Demonstrating Trust Values
  • To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area

    • SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS

    To comply with the Trust's Safeguarding Children and Adults policies , procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:

  • Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
  • Ensure you are familiar and comply with the London Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
  • Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
  • Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
  • Participate in required training and supervision.
  • Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct

    • Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

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