Children'S Occupational Therapist

An opportunity has arisen for an Occupational Therapist to work in our forward thinking and innovative team delivering client centred and occupation- centred care. Based in our friendly team, you will be part of the team working alongside Speech and Language Therapists, Paediatricians and Physiotherapists based at Mile End Hospital. We follow an integrated model of delivering therapy services to children and young people.

You will see children with a wide range of developmental difficulties (Physical, Learning and Autism) at homes and in mainstream and special schools. You will also be required to take part in delivering Parent Workshops and trainings.

Clinical supervision, in-service training, quality improvement projects and CPD opportunities will be offered to progress your skill development as a therapist.

Applications for flexible working will be considered

Feel free to contact Clinical Lead Katherine Gough or Frances Badenhorst  

• To provide client centered specialist Occupational Therapy advice and input to children and young people with developmental disabilities or other medical conditions affecting their occupational performance using the best available evidence base.
• To provide advice and support for other professionals, educational staff, parents and carers involved in addressing the occupational performance issues of children with a range of needs in the community.

Barts Health is one of the largest NHS trusts in the country, and one of Britain's leading healthcare providers. Our vision is to be a high-performing group of NHS hospitals, renowned for excellence and innovation, and providing safe and compassionate care to our patients in east London and beyond. That means being a provider of excellent patient safety, known for delivering consistently high standards of harm-free care and always caring for patients in the right place at the right time.

It also means being an outstanding place to work, in which our WeCare values and behaviours are visible to all and guide us in how we work together. We strive to live by our WeCare values and are committed to promoting inclusion, where every staff member has a sense of belonging. We value our differences and fully advocate, cultivate and support an inclusive working environment.

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. For both documents, please view the attachment/s below.

• Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registered
• Evidence of continuing professional development
• Evidence of relevant postgraduate education and CPD

• COOP training
• Coaching training
• OCP
• Splinting training

• General post graduate occupational therapy experience of delivering therapy within an occupational performance framework
• Experience of multi-disciplinary working

• Experience of working with children with developmental or other medical conditions
• Experience of service development
• Experience of working in schools/hospitals/community

• To demonstrate an awareness of professional practice issues in the field of children's occupational therapy and/or new research/evidence.
• Understand the legal responsibilities of the profession
• Awareness of current professional areas.

• Member of relevant specialist section(s)
• Knowledge and experience of working with children and young people.
• Knowledge of the current national policy and legal context for children with disabilities
• Knowledge of essentials of client centred practice
• Knowledge of essentials in delivering a quality service

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.

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