Occupational Therapist

Job description

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will work as a Band 7 Occupational Therapist within Paediatrics across West London Children's Healthcare (WLCH). The role involves providing highly specialist occupational therapy assessment, treatment and management for infants, children and young people whilst in hospital.

The post holder will also provide leadership and supervision to junior staff, assistants and students, contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives, and support education, audit and research activities within the specialty.

This is an excellent opportunity to join a progressive and research-active paediatric service within a unique integrated children's healthcare organisation committed to improving outcomes for children and young people across North West London.

Please see attached JD for full details.

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria

• Degree in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration
• Evidence of CPD in relevant clinical area

Desirable criteria

• RCOT member
• Member of relevant CIG
• Relevant post graduate clinical qualification
• Clinical educators course or equivalent

Experience

Essential criteria

• Significant recent clinical experience in relevant area
• Evidence of broad experience at Band 6 (or equivalent)
• Evidence of MDT working
• Evidence of goal planning and using outcome measures

Desirable criteria

• Previous Band 7 experience
• Recent relevant work in NHS
• Expereince of planning and managing service improvement activities

Skills/Knowledge/Abilities

Essential criteria

• Significant paediatric experience including neurological presentations
• Use of paediatric assessments and outcome measures
• Ongoing CPD
• QI/service development/audits
• Acute paediatric experience
• Up to date with professional practice and research

Desirable criteria

• Experience of setting up a new service
• Negotiation and conflict resolution skills

Important

• There may be some occasions when we have to close a vacancy earlier than the advertised closing date, this will be due to a high volume of applications. You are therefore advised to submit your application as early as possible to avoid disappointment.
• Please check your emails regularly (and your junk folder) as this is how we will communicate with you throughout the recruitment process.
• In submitting an application, you authorise the Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process, should you be appointed to the post.
• During the recruitment process your identity documentation (ie passport, driving licence, visa etc) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, infrared and machine-readable zone security features of the documents provided.
• Employment at the Trust is offered subject to successful completion of a six month probationary period.
• Some roles may require weekend shift working across multiple sites
• We operate a joint recruitment hub across the North West London Acute Provider Collaborative Group. As part of this, your application and personal data may be shared with partner trusts within the group for recruitment and workforce purposes, in line with General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)

Right to work

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