NHS
Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist: Paediatric Neurosciences
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Job Description
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- Work closely with the MDT whilst delivering a high standard of Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention with an Inpatient and Outpatient caseload.
- Have experience or transferable skills of working with children and young people with Neurological conditions including oncology.
- Manage a complex clinical caseload.
- Work closely with community colleagues across the region to support with the discharge and ongoing rehabilitation for children and young people neurological conditions.
- Help develop and lead service improvements within the Neurosciences service, and the wider Children's Occupational Therapy service.
- In addition to the below summary, you need to familiarise yourself with the full Job Description and Person Specification documents attached to this advert.
- Demonstrate commitment to the learning of others and provide training and mentorship to a number of staff through appraisal, clinical supervision and teaching.
- Have excellent communication skills.
- You will be an active member of the weekend working rota
- BSc Hons (or equivalent) Occupational Therapy
- Full Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC) registration
- Recognised post -graduate training relevant to specialty preferably including MSc or completed modules
- Wide ranging and extensive experience of working within specialist area or clear ability to demonstrate value of transferrable knowledge and skills to specialist area.
- Knowledge of management processes to be able to provide 1st line management
- Able to evaluate current research and make recommendations for change in practice and implement these changes
- Have previously worked in the NHS
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to discuss treatment options and recommend best course of intervention to patients and carers using negotiating, persuasive, motivational and reassurance skills
- Communicate complex patient related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with MDT colleagues across health & social care sectors
- Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance and the performance of other staff
- Risk assessment skills for the safe management and discharge of very complex patients
- Analyse information from clinical assessments and make judgements about appropriate interventions for highly complex patients
- Able to plan the delivery of a service for a specialist area where there is variable capacity and fluctuating demand
- Able to lead in the development, review and implementation of relevant polices and service development, recognising and responding to wider strategic concerns
- Able to handle and move complex patients safely and in a way which promotes rehabilitation if applicable.
- Able to use and/or manoeuvre a range of medical devices including, for example, handling/assistive and anthropometric equipment if applicable.
- Able to travel to required areas within and beyond the Trust
- Undertake out of hours duties (weekends, on calls and Bank Holidays) as required in Paediatrics
- BSc Hons (or equivalent) Occupational Therapy
- Full Health and Care Professional Council (HCPC) registration
- Recognised post -graduate training relevant to specialty preferably including MSc or completed modules
- Wide ranging and extensive experience of working within specialist area or clear ability to demonstrate value of transferrable knowledge and skills to specialist area.
- Knowledge of management processes to be able to provide 1st line management
- Able to evaluate current research and make recommendations for change in practice and implement these changes
- Have previously worked in the NHS
- Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
- Able to discuss treatment options and recommend best course of intervention to patients and carers using negotiating, persuasive, motivational and reassurance skills
- Communicate complex patient related information effectively to ensure collaborative working with MDT colleagues across health & social care sectors
- Able to reflect and critically appraise own performance and the performance of other staff
- Risk assessment skills for the safe management and discharge of very complex patients
- Analyse information from clinical assessments and make judgements about appropriate interventions for highly complex patients
- Able to plan the delivery of a service for a specialist area where there is variable capacity and fluctuating demand
- Able to lead in the development, review and implementation of relevant polices and service development, recognising and responding to wider strategic concerns
- Able to handle and move complex patients safely and in a way which promotes rehabilitation if applicable.
- Able to use and/or manoeuvre a range of medical devices including, for example, handling/assistive and anthropometric equipment if applicable.
- Able to travel to required areas within and beyond the Trust
- Undertake out of hours duties (weekends, on calls and Bank Holidays) as required in Paediatrics
Job summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and experienced Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist who is passionate about working with children and young people.
This role is a permanent contract (0.6WTE) 22.5 hours/week working Wednesday - Friday
You will be part of the wider Neurosciences & Oncology in and out-patient team,with a particular focus on children in our Brain Injury Living Life Team (BRILL team). This is a specialist service working with children and young people from across the East Midlands admitted to Nottingham Children's Hospital following diagnosis of an acquired brain injury. You will also support cross cover throughout our Childrens OT team where needed.
You will join an enthusiastic research led specialist service, working flexibly in conjunction with Band 7 peers and the wider therapy neurosciences team, to provide teaching and training as well as managing your own complex caseload. You will be expected to work collaboratively with the senior leadership team to ensure adherence to national guidelines, best therapy practice, and employ an evidence-based approach to implement service development.
As part of the wider Childrens Occupational Therapy team you will be asked to support a rostered weekend working service to support our more straight forward MSK in-patient discharges. This is approximately 1 on-call morning every 2 months. We will support you to ensure you have the basic competencies to do this confidently.
Main duties of the job
You will:
About us
The Nottingham Children's Hospital (NCH) is based at the Queens Medical Centre campus and Neonatal care is supported on both the QMC and City campus'.We provide In-patient and out-patient care for children up to the age of 19 years old.
With 97 beds, we care for around 40,000 children each year from Nottinghamshire and beyond, treating a full range of conditions, including planned and emergency treatment and surgery, Burns and Plastics, Neurological conditions, Oncology, Paediatric critical care, Renal conditions and transplantation, and Spinal and Orthopaedic care.
The Children's Therapy team at NCH is a friendly and supportive department who work closely alongside the wider MDT, providing excellent evidence based care and innovative ways of working.
Throughout NUH we have a diverse range of AHP and support staff who work together to deliver the high quality care we aspire to.
Date posted
16 April 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£46,148 to £52,809 a year per annum pro rata
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Part-time
Reference number
164-7114821
Job locations
QMC and the community
Nottingham
NG7 2UH
Job descriptionJob description
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the Job Description and Person Specification for further details around the post
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Job responsibilities
Please see attached the Job Description and Person Specification for further details around the post
With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.
Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!
We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.
Person SpecificationPerson Specification
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Communication and relationship
Essential
Analytical and Judgement
Essential
Planning & Organisation
Essential
Physical skills
Essential
Other requirements
Essential
Qualifications
Essential
Experience
Essential
Desirable
Communication and relationship
Essential
Analytical and Judgement
Essential
Planning & Organisation
Essential
Physical skills
Essential
Other requirements
Essential
Additional informationDisclosure 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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Address
QMC and the community
Nottingham
NG7 2UH
Employer's website
Employer details
Employer name
Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trusts
Address
QMC and the community
Nottingham
NG7 2UH
Employer's website
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.