Job summary
Highly Specialist Children's Occupational Therapist Band 7 - £55,524 - £62,652 Inclusive of HCAS Full time & Part Time hours considered Between 22.5 - 37.5 hours per week Bromley Children's Occupational Therapy Service are excited to be expanding and transforming improving our offer to children and young people across the Borough! We are looking for Highly Specialist Occupational Therapists to join our growing team to provide clinical expertise and leadership across a number of clinical pathways. Bromley Healthcare promotes flexible working, so we have opportunities to work full, part time or as part of a job share arrangement. You will be provided the support and supervision from experienced clinicians, work as part of our wider multi-disciplinary team, and developed with internal and external training programmes to develop your clinical and leadership skills. We look forward to hearing from enthusiastic, skilled and energetic Occupational Therapists, please get in touch to find out more!
Main duties of the job
The Children`s Occupational Therapy Service provides high-quality occupational therapy to children and young people 0-18 years old, with difficulties in play, self-care and/or school occupations due to a variety of conditions. Occupational Therapists within the service work autonomously, seeing children in a variety of community healthcare and educational settings including clients' homes, clinics, schools, nurseries and specialist educational settings. Children and young people referred to the service may have multiple and complex conditions.
As an experienced practitioner, the Highly Specialist Children`s Occupational Therapistwill manage a team of occupational therapists while also holding a complex clinical caseload of specialist cases.
The Highly Specialist Children`s Occupational Therapist will provide leadership and line management within the service, including recruitment and retention, appraisal and performance/ absence management.
About us
Bromley Healthcare, as a community interest company, offers an extensive array of services ranging from community nursing, including district nursing and health visiting, to specialised nursing care, along with therapy services catering to individuals across various age groups.
Compensation is contingent upon NHS experience and current banding/pay point.
We provide an outstanding benefits package, which includes pension schemes, discounted gym memberships, a cycle-to-work scheme, access to home furnishings and electronics, access to Employee Assistance Program (EAP), discounts at various high street retailers, eligibility for the Blue Light Card, the opportunity to apply for low-interest personal loans, and an excellent lease car scheme. Additionally, we are continuously striving to enhance our employee benefits offerings.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details relating to this job role.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to diploma or degree level in Occupational Therapy or equivalent training/study
Professional Registration
Essential
- HCPC registration
Training
Essential
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development, including post registration training/qualifications in relevant specialist areas e.g. sensory integration levels 1 and 2, CO-OP approach, neurodevelopment and complex needs
- Post registration training/qualification in leadership and management, or equivalent experience.
- Comprehensive training in assessment and treatment of children with complex functional needs
- Field Work Educator Course, or equivalent training/experience.
Desirable
- Training specific to EHC process, including report writing and giving evidence at tribunals/hearings
Specific Skills
Essential
- Ability to autonomously manage a complex caseload within a community paediatric setting.
- Significant, current and relevant clinical skills - either developed in children's OT or transferable - demonstrating evidence informed practice with an occupation-based focus.
- Excellent working knowledge of child development and varying conditions and the implication for Occupational Therapy.
- Ability to assess the need for, prescribe/recommend and advise on the use of specialist equipment.
- Ability to assess and analyse a child's functional abilities using standardised and non-standardised methods, in line with best practice.
- Proven leadership and management skills, with the ability to empower others in practice and a sound understanding of accountability, delegation and escalation in a clinical setting.
- Excellent written communication skills, including: odetailed reports and contemporaneous note taking othe ability to record and convey actions, decisions, recommendations, etc, accurately, succinctly and within timelines
Experience
Essential
- Significant post registration experience within paediatrics
- Experience of working in a community setting.
- Experience of complex caseload management.
- interventions - including moving and handling and specialist equipment use - for children with a range of difficulties e.g. physical disabilities, multiple and complex conditions, displaying, challenging behaviour, coordination or sensory processing difficulties
- Significant experience in the assessment and provision of EHC reports.
- Excellent understanding of the SEND Code of Practice, EHC plans and related legislation.
- Established knowledge of national policies, procedures and legislation relevant to Children's OT, including safeguarding.
- Experience of leadership and management, including appraisal and performance/absence management.
Desirable
- Experience of attending EHC panels.
- Experience in providing specialist OT school provision
- Experience of leading policy and/or service development
Information Technology and Information Governance
Essential
- Solid IT skills, including use of mobile phone, laptop etc and programmes for service delivery and line management e.g. Microsoft office, internet, email
- Knowledge and experience of using electronic patient/clinical systems, including ordering clinical equipment.
- Experience of electronic diaries and/or rosters
Desirable
- Experience of using EMIS
- Experience of using eRoster
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
Bromley Healthcare CIC
Address
Phoenix Children's Centre
Masons Hill
Bromley
BR2 9JG
United Kingdom
Employer's website
Highly Specialist Children's Occupational Therapist in Bromley employer: Bromley Healthcare CIC
Bromley Healthcare CIC is an exceptional employer, offering a supportive work culture that prioritises employee well-being and professional development. With a focus on community impact, our team enjoys flexible working hours, competitive NHS pay, and the opportunity to collaborate with a dedicated multidisciplinary team in the vibrant areas of Bexley, Greenwich, and Bromley, making a real difference in the lives of vulnerable patients.
