NHS

Children’s Occupational Therapist


Pay37,338.00 - 44,962.00 / year
LocationShrewsbury/England
Employment typeFull-Time

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  • Job Description

      Req#: C9825-24-0410?language=en&page=277&sort=publicationDateDesc

      Job summary

      Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust's children's occupational therapy team provides a range of community-based health services for children in Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin, for children aged 0 -18.

      We are looking for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our team.

      Are you looking for experience of working within children's community occupational therapy services assessing and treating with children with developmental coordination disorders and physical disabilities. .

      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. The team is highly supportive with a commitment to improving to quality and productivity and there are ongoing opportunities to contribute to service development.

      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.

      Main duties of the job

      You will need to have a sound knowledge of assessments and interventions used with these client groups or be able to demonstrate that you have transferable skills from working with adults . 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. You should be able to evidence that you have the developed skills that may be required to liaise with multidisciplinary teams of health, education, and social care professionals.

      About us

      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.

      Date posted

      19 December 2024

      Pay scheme

      Agenda for change

      Band

      Band 6

      Salary

      £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum / pro rata

      Contract

      Permanent

      Working pattern

      Full-time, Part-time, Job share, Flexible working

      Reference number

      825-6840862-OPS

      Job locations

      Coral House

      11 Longbow Close

      Shrewsbury

      SY1 3GZ


      Job description

      Job responsibilities

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

      Job description

      Job responsibilities

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

      Person Specification

      Training and Qualifications

      Essential

      • Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
      • Current registration with the Health Professions Council
      • Evidence of ongoing professional development

      Experience

      Essential

      • Experience of planning and providing clinical care to adults or children and young people with occupational therapy needs.
      • Experience of working in a variety of settings.
      • Neurology and rehabilitation experience.
      • Some post-qualifying experience.

      Knowledge and Skills

      Essential

      • Experience of undertaking clinical audit
      • Effective written and verbal communication skills
      • Ongoing awareness of recent developments in practice and research including NSFs/NICE guidelines Previous experience of delivering programmes of care Knowledge of safeguarding children and young people Engaging and empowering approach that seeks to work with othUnderstanding of clinicnal governance and risk management and their implications for the service
      • Engaging and empowering approach that seeks to work with others and deliver outcomes in a successful and well informed manner.
      • Good knowledge of occupational therapy core skills and processes.
      • Demonstration of knowledge of child development.

      Other

      Essential

      • Able to meet the travel requirements of the job.
      Person Specification

      Training and Qualifications

      Essential

      • Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
      • Current registration with the Health Professions Council
      • Evidence of ongoing professional development

      Experience

      Essential

      • Experience of planning and providing clinical care to adults or children and young people with occupational therapy needs.
      • Experience of working in a variety of settings.
      • Neurology and rehabilitation experience.
      • Some post-qualifying experience.

      Knowledge and Skills

      Essential

      • Experience of undertaking clinical audit
      • Effective written and verbal communication skills
      • Ongoing awareness of recent developments in practice and research including NSFs/NICE guidelines Previous experience of delivering programmes of care Knowledge of safeguarding children and young people Engaging and empowering approach that seeks to work with othUnderstanding of clinicnal governance and risk management and their implications for the service
      • Engaging and empowering approach that seeks to work with others and deliver outcomes in a successful and well informed manner.
      • Good knowledge of occupational therapy core skills and processes.
      • Demonstration of knowledge of child development.

      Other

      Essential

      • Able to meet the travel requirements of the job.

      Disclosure and Barring Service Check

      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.

      UK Registration

      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

      Additional information

      Disclosure and Barring Service Check

      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.

      UK Registration

      Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

      Address

      Coral House

      11 Longbow Close

      Shrewsbury

      SY1 3GZ


      Employer's website

      https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

      Employer details

      Employer name

      Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

      Address

      Coral House

      11 Longbow Close

      Shrewsbury

      SY1 3GZ


      Employer's website

      https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  • About the company

      National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.