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Community Occupational Therapist for Children and Young People - Godmanchester, Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom - Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
3 weeks ago
Description
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist with experience in major adaptations and equipment to use their skills and knowledge to make a real difference in children and young people's lives.
The post-holder will maintain strong links with OT colleagues working within the community who will be providing other aspects of OT intervention for these children.
Typical caseloads have a mixture of children with physical and neurodiverse needs, with conditions such as cerebral palsy and autism.
To provide an integrated Occupational Therapy service to children and young people and their families, with a focus on major housing adaptation.
This will involve expertise in the assessment of housing needs and provision including adaptations and equipment needs for children and young people and their families with close, effective working relationships with the community occupational therapists and with colleagues in social care.
You will be responsible for your own caseload and in a supervisory capacity for that of junior staff working within your team.
Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff - who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider.
To provide specialised childrens occupational therapy assessment and treatment for children in the domain of housing adaptations, safety within the home and equipment needs related to a major housing adaptation.
To assess and prescribe specialist equipment for home to support function and participation (e.g. positioning, beds, toilet and bathing, hoists and slings, safety) and link with the community Occupational Therapists within the service to ensure a fully integrated service.To appropriately delegate work/tasks to therapy assistants, maintaining oversight of their input with children and young people.
To participate in training/lecturing programmes, with support from senior colleagues, for Occupational Therapists staff, Occupational Therapy students and external agencies, as required.
To complete assessments with support from senior occupational therapist to inform the SEN tribunal process (as appropriate).
The nature of childrens practice will require the post holder to bend, stretch, lift childrens limbs, crawl, kneel, work in confined spaces and at times work from the floor employing light physical effort on a day to day basis.
~ To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of the children and young peoples Occupational Therapy service.
~ To comply with departmental and organisational policies and procedures.
Specific projects
~ To participate in defined, delegated projects.
~ To liaise with Team Leaders to ensure that all children referred into the occupational therapy Housing Team receive an equitable service.
To provide excellent communication with Children and Young People, Parents, carers, schools, local education authority, social services, acute hospitals, paediatricians, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists, pre-school teachers, psychologists (clinical and educational) and child and family nurses.
~ To investigate and manage concerns, incidents and complaints recognising limitations and referring to more senior colleagues, where appropriate.
~ To provide clear, concise written reports for other agencies for statutory processes to meet legal requirements, e.g. Education, Health and Care Plan, Tribunal cases.
~ To be involved in the supervision of Therapy Assistants.
~ To be involved in the supervision of occupational therapy students in their clinical practice.
~ Maintain their own professional development and ensure complies with mandatory requirement to take part in appraisal process
~ To provide support, guidance and training to therapy assistants assessing and evaluating competence and delegating work appropriately.
~ To participate in the staff appraisal scheme as an appraiser for therapy assistants, where appropriate.
~ To support in the recruitment of therapy assistants and administrative staff, where appropriate.
To maintain own professional development and requirement to take part in appraisal and KSF process
~ To participate in evidence based audit and research projects to further own and teams clinical practice. To have support from senior colleagues to make recommendations to the clinical lead of the service for changes to practise by the team. This may lead the implementation of specific changes to practise or contribute to service protocols.
~ To participate in undertaking the measurement and evaluation of her work and current practices through the use of evidence based practice projects, audit and outcome measures, with support from senior colleagues.
~ To maintain and develop current knowledge of evidenced-based practice in childrens occupational therapy developing specialist knowledge of particular conditions and patient types.
~ To be an active member of the in-service training programme by attendance at, and participation in, in-service training programmes, tutorials, individual training sessions, external courses and peer review, ensuring delivery of feedback following attendance at external courses.
~ Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act.
~ Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed or transferred electronically must be undertaken with regard to the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies.
~ The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes
~ The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures
~ Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust.
~ Safeguarding children and adults at risk of abuse or neglect is a collective responsibility.
There is an expectation that all staff develop and maintain their role relevant safeguarding people competencies and comply with local safeguarding partnerships practice.
Safeguarding means protecting a citizens health, wellbeing, and human rights enabling them to live free from harm, abuse, and neglect.
It is an integral part of providing high-quality health care.Children and young people
Adults at risk, such as those receiving care in their own home, people with physical, sensory, and mental impairments, and those with learning disabilities.
The post holder must at all times carry out his/her duties with regard to Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust Equal Opportunities Policy.
All post holders must adhere to the code of conduct on confidentiality and be aware of and adhere to all Trust policies and procedures.
The post holder will need to be flexible and adaptable in order to respond to other duties that may be required from time to time and the changes and developments within the Trust.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exemptions) Order 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure of Barring Service to be made to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Qualifications & Training
Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
Relevant post graduate training
Post graduate attendance on child specific study days
Experience working with families who are adjusting to disability issues
Experience of working in the community
Experience working with children and young people
Experience supervising junior staff/students
Ability to work with a child centred approach
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