Band 6 Children's Occupational Therapist

Band 6 Children's Occupational Therapist

We are looking for a permanent Band 6 Specialist Children's Occupational Therapist to join our Community Childrens Therapy Team in West Essex, covering Uttlesford, Harlow and Epping Forest.

You willjoin our award winning Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service, where we are trail blazing a new integrated partnership model with Barnardos;a model that drives efficiencies so we can put more people in our services, spending time with children and families to improve health outcomes in the local community.

As a Specialist Occupational Therapist, you will be responsible for a caseload of children in the Harlow area, working at universal, targeted and specialist levels.

Youll work closely with our team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy Assistants, within a diverse multidisciplinary team with other dedicated staff as part of our innovative Child and Family Wellbeing Service.

You will benefit from the support of friendly and inclusive colleagues and access regular supervision with a Band 7 Occupational Therapist.

Main Responsibilities

• Manage and prioritise your own caseload independently.
• Assess children with performance difficulties and provide tailored self-management advice.
• Recommend and arrange specialist equipment for home and school use.
• Support the Team Lead and Therapies Manager in achieving service targets.
• Ensure compliance with safety, quality, and governance procedures.
• Take part in supervision, training, and team meetings.
• Assess, diagnose, and develop treatment plans in collaboration with patients and carers.
• Write assessment reports and select appropriate therapeutic interventions.
• Deliver and evaluate treatment to ensure effective outcomes.

Please see the attached job description for a full list of job responsibilities.

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.

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Job Introduction

We are looking for a permanent Band 6 Specialist Children's Occupational Therapist to join our Community Childrens Therapy Team in West Essex, covering Uttlesford, Harlow and Epping Forest.

You willjoin our award winning Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service, where we are trail blazing a new integrated partnership model with Barnardos;a model that drives efficiencies so we can put more people in our services, spending time with children and families to improve health outcomes in the local community.

As a Specialist Occupational Therapist, you will be responsible for a caseload of children in the Harlow area, working at universal, targeted and specialist levels.

Youll work closely with our team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy Assistants, within a diverse multidisciplinary team with other dedicated staff as part of our innovative Child and Family Wellbeing Service.

You will benefit from the support of friendly and inclusive colleagues and access regular supervision with a Band 7 Occupational Therapist.

The Ideal Candidate

The Ideal Candidate Will Have:

A Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy with HCPC registration and a minimum oftwo yearspost graduate practice in paediatrics, with experience of working with children and young people in the community

Postgraduate training or relevant experience in areas such as child development, autism, ADHD, and other neurodevelopmental conditions.

Evidence of ongoing professional development.

Experience working with children in a paediatric setting.

Proficiency in a range of assessments and treatment approaches.

Strong knowledge of typical and atypical child development.

Experience delivering Childrens Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions, grounded in relevant theory.

Ability to analyse assessments and create SMART goal-based treatment plans.

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