Specialist SEND Paediatric Occupational Therapist in Colchester

The successful applicant will be part of the SEND Paediatric Occupational Therapy team. We deliver occupational therapy provision as specified within Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) with schools, colleges and homes. We support children and young people to access education and learning within these settings, working in partnership with the child or young person’s wider support network including teaching staff and family/carers.

We are a well established, friendly and dynamic team, committed to offering the best services possible to our clients. The service offers excellent experience with training opportunities, regular supervision and appraisals.

• To gain consent and undertake occupational therapy assessment, formulate and implement treatment plans using specialist knowledge and experience.
• This will include the treatment of complex patients in a manner that respects people’s choice, privacy, dignity and individuality.
• To obtain information relevant to patient care, recognising when goals are met or achievable and ensuring appropriate discharge/ongoing care.
• To provide hands on treatment and demonstrate highly developed observational skills for the assessment and therapeutic handling of patients to facilitate the development of skills and function.
• To be able to present treatment programmes and developmentally appropriate play and approaches according to age of the child.
• To utilise a wide range of treatment skills and options to formulate and carry out a programme of care adapted to non-clinical settings.
• To provide written reports to contribute to Education, Health and Care Plans.

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are 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 we make 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.

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. We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

• With knowledge of a wide range of paediatric conditions and treatment modalities to interpret and analyse clinical facts using advanced clinical reasoning and problem solving skills to work with a wide range of conditions and recommend the best course of intervention.
• To interpret non-clinical facts based on a risk assessment incorporating the constant changes encountered in each individual’s circumstances.
• Making use of outcome measures where available, to evaluate the effectiveness of treatment and modify accordingly.
• To work in any homes, schools or other appropriate setting in line with service requirements.
• To have good knowledge and understanding of children’s services and processes as provided by Health, Education, Social Care and the Voluntary Sector.
• To assess and provide therapy programmes for children with a range of different needs including sensory processing difficulties to access education and learning.
• To undertake risk assessments for children with regard to manual handling and share with parents/carers and school.

• Ability to work well with others
• IT skills
• Car driver with a clean driving licence

• Relevant experience in a related field of practice
• Experience of working in a variety of paediatric settings and with children of differing age groups

• BSc(Hons) occupational therapy or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• Registered as an Occupational Therapist with the Health Professions Council

• At least 5 years experience as a Paediatric Occupational Therapist

All correspondence for this post will be by email or text messaging. Please register for text messages on your TRAC account. Applicants are advised to check their email accounts regularly to ensure that email filters are set to allow our mails.

Provide reserves the right to close this vacancy at any time or bring forward the closing date should it have an overwhelming response. We therefore encourage an early application to ensure consideration for this post.

If we require you to hold UK professional clinical registration to undertake a role we appoint you to, Provide will pay for your registration during the first year of your employment.

Provide CIC continues to encourage all colleagues to ensure they have been double vaccinated and received a booster vaccination. We recognise taking the vaccine provides the best defence against COVID 19 for our patients, service users, customers, fellow colleagues, and their families.