Highly Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist (SEND) in Colchester

As part of the multi-disciplinary team, provide a comprehensive paediatric occupational therapy service for children in education who present with developmental concerns. Work with children and their families in their educational setting and any other appropriate setting as well as within the children's centre.

Contribute to and participate in the organisation, planning and development of the occupational therapy service to this care group. Participate in setting the standards of care and monitoring the quality of service and referral/waiting times.

Gain consent and undertake occupational therapy assessment, formulate and implement treatment plans using specialist knowledge and experience. With knowledge of a wide range of paediatric conditions and treatment modalities, interpret and analyse clinical facts using advanced clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills in a wide range of conditions and recommend the best course of intervention.

Practitioners and staff at Band 7 have a critical awareness of knowledge issues in the field and at the interface between different fields. They are innovative and have a responsibility for developing and changing practice/services in a complex and unpredictable environment. They are experienced professionals who have developed their skills and theoretical knowledge to a very high standard. They perform a highly complex role and have management responsibilities for a work area.

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise) that delivers a broad range of health and social care services in the community, committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits made are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people's homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England. A highly respected, award-winning health and social care provider.

We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times: Vision: Transforming Lives Values: Care, Innovation and Compassion Mission: An ambitious, employee-owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people. Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+ and Ethnic Minority Networks.