Community Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust's Children's Occupational Therapy Team provides a range of community-based services for children in Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin, aged 0
-18.

We are looking for Band 5 registered Occupational Therapists who possess a Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy and are registered with the Health Professions Council to join our team working with children and young people. In this role you will be supported by experienced Occupational Therapists to assess, plan and provide intervention for children and young people with physical disabilities and developmental conditions to support occupations and to promote functional skills.

We offer good training opportunities with a strong emphasis on continuing professional development through appraisal and supervision. The successful applicant will be part of an enthusiastic and friendly team of children's therapists and assistants.

Your application should include your reasons for applying for this post with our service and should describe how you feel your previous experience relates to the role and needs of our service. Interviews will be held in person and will include a short presentation task.

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Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.

• To provide, with appropriate support, as an autonomous practitioner in occupational therapy , assessment, diagnosis and evidence-based treatment for service users and to liaise with and refer on to other health, education and social care providers as appropriate.
• You will need to be familiar with report writing and be able to evidence that you have used goal setting and outcome measures within your practice.
• To develop the post holders' own professional practice by keeping abreast of clinical developments and responding to available evidence.
• To provide face to face / remote coaching, training, information and advice to parents and other practitioners.
• To work in a variety of settings.
• To develop skills and knowledge in specialist areas with support from clinical leads and training offered by Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.

Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.

Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.

Thesis post in Children's Occupational Therapy will provide opportunity to work directly with children, families and education setting partners in the community, mainstream schools, early years, and in special schools, delivering both assessments and a range of interventions.

Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.

• Candidates must possess an Occupational Therapy degree or diploma.
• Current registration with the Health Professions Council.
• Candidates must have documented evidence of continuing professional development.
• Ability to demonstrate a level of English language and grammar commensurate with writing in service user case notes.

• Experience of working in a multi disciplinary/multi agency health/social care/ educational environment.
• Experience and knowledge of basic administration systems including Microsoft office.
• Experience of successful partnership working arrangements with other services.
• Experience of working in the NHS, which may include experience gained on practice placements.

• Good knowledge of profession specific core skills and processes.
• Demonstrate tact and diplomacy.
• Influencing, engaging and collaboration skills.
• Well refined communication (verbal and written), interpersonal skills - ability to gain rapport at all levels.
• Engaging and empowering approach that seeks to work with others and…