Band 5 Paediatric Occupational Therapist Guildford

As a Band 5 Paediatric Occupational Therapist, you will join our Therapies Team in South West Surrey. You will support our Children's Therapy Service, playing a pivotal role in aiding children to achieve their full potential. You will engage closely with children, families, and other professionals to ensure high-quality care and promote independence. Your tasks will encompass assessments, interventions, and collaboration with various stakeholders. This opportunity allows you to foster your skills, achieve impactful outcomes, and significantly influence children's lives daily. Located in Surrey, the job accommodates flexible/hybrid work arrangements.

Founded in 2006, HCRG Care Group is a prominent independent provider of community health and care services. We collaborate with health and care commissioners in the UK to innovate and enhance services focusing on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. Our services span adult and children community health, primary care including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology, and MSK services, besides adult social care and well-being. Across England, we impact millions, with a direct influence on over 500,000 yearly, guided by our values: care, think, and do. We value diversity and inclusivity, supporting equal opportunities.

Main Responsibilities:

• Carry out assessments, differential diagnoses and personalised treatment plans, providing a range of therapeutic interventions and evaluating outcomes.
• Offer clear, sensitive advice to children, families and carers to support understanding, progress and self-management.
• Recommend, source and train families and school staff in the safe use of specialist equipment.
• Work collaboratively with parents, teachers, health and social care colleagues - attending joint sessions, case conferences and community visits where required.
• Support children with a wide range of needs, including complex presentations, and plan appropriate therapy blocks, consolidation periods and safe discharge pathways.
• Adapt your approach to meet each child's individual, cultural and communication needs.
• Independently manage and prioritise your own caseload across the team's geographical area, working flexibly to ensure equitable access to the service.
• Ensure compliance with all safety, quality and safeguarding procedures, including completing incident reports when required.
• Participate in team meetings, supervision and mandatory training.
• Contribute to service performance targets and support the wider team where needed.
• Provide clear, professional written reports, including supporting Education, Health & Care Plans (EHCPs) and annual reviews.

Ideal Candidate:

• Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy and HCPC registration.
• Postgraduate training or experience related to child development, neurodevelopmental conditions, ASD or ADHD.
• Evidence of ongoing CPD and experience working with children in paediatrics.
• Ability to use a range of assessments, analyse results and create SMART, individualised therapy plans.
• Good knowledge of child development, paediatric OT interventions, specialist equipment and postural management.
• Strong MDT working skills and understanding of safeguarding, EHCP processes, and moving & handling guidelines.
• Clear written and verbal communication, including providing sensitive and complex information to children, families and professionals.
• Confident record-keeping, IT competence and accurate report writing.