Specialist Occupational Therapist Band 6

Location: Tadworth and Epsom Downs

The role of Specialist Occupational Therapist will provide a high quality, evidence based occupational therapy service, which promotes participation and functional activity of children and young people accessing our neurorehabilitation services. Our service delivery aims to promote outcome focussed interventions, safe care, function and participation of children and young people accessing home, school, and community life. You will deliver child and family focused, goal led interventions at a specialist level within a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency setting.

Staff benefits include London weighting, shuttle bus, and more… Read more below. Role Requirements Clinical Skills and Responsibilities Provide high quality, evidence based occupational therapy provision for children and young people, in partnership with other members of the multi-disciplinary team and education services. Undertake specialist occupational therapy assessments of children with a range of needs including highly complex needs. Develop therapy goals, in collaboration and with the child and family/carers, as well as the MDT, to maximise recovery and facilitate the participation of the child in their daily life.

Devise and carry out therapeutic interventions that are developmentally appropriate, goal directed, and occupation centred both in terms of means and outcome. Use observational and standardised outcome measures to monitor and evaluate each child's progress and adjust intervention/programmes, as necessary. Contribute to the assessment of the child/young person's upper limb and support provision of interventions to maintain or improve upper limb range and function where possible.

Assess and advise on specialist equipment and liaise with social services and relevant others on its provision. This may be loaned equipment for use at The Children's Trust or recommendations of equipment for long-term use on return to home. Assess, evaluate, and recommend discharge/transition plans for children/young people within the multidisciplinary team framework. Contribute to child related reports, including looked after children and annual review reports as required, and assist with the collation of these as required, in a timely manner and in line with organisational targets.

Contribute to child related meetings, meetings with parents, MDT meetings, and liaison with external agencies where appropriate. Keep appropriate and accurate intervention records, fulfilling legal, professional and all other requirements of The Children's Trust. Work flexibly in terms of hours, including the ability to work an early evening (weekly) and one weekend day, per calendar month. To undertake other or additional duties that are within your skills and abilities, as the organisation may reasonably require from time to time.

With experience of working in a complex environment, across a large and diverse workforce, you will be exceptionally organised with a high-level of attention to detail. You will naturally possess excellent inter-personal skills, and an ability to consult and positively engage with key stakeholders across the organisation. For more detail, please see the Duties and Responsibilities in the candidate briefing pack.

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About Us The Children's Trust is the UK's leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service. Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of:
Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom. Staff Benefits The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and…