This permanent, full-time post sits in Children and Young People's Occupational Therapy Services at Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust. The post holder manages a full caseload of children and young people with physical health needs, including those with learning disability and autism, delivering assessment and intervention in homes, communities and schools. The post also includes supervising OT support workers and liaising with education, social care and voluntary agencies. HCPC registration and the ability to travel within the county are essential.
What the job involves
- Independently manage a full specialist clinical caseload, with support and supervision from senior staff
- Assess and deliver treatment and intervention programmes for children aged 0-18 with diverse physical healthcare needs, and their families or carers
- Plan care using a range of treatments in home, community and school settings, with a personalised, coproduced approach
- Keep the voice and lived experience of the child at the heart of decisions and care planning
- Carry out comprehensive assessment and formulation, using a trauma-informed approach and including diagnosis where required
- Identify safeguarding needs and take further action where required
- Carry out clinical risk assessment and risk management planning
- Hold case responsibility and duty of care until onward referral or discharge
- Contribute to team-based referral screening on the Front Door pathway
- Supervise and support OT support workers
- Liaise with education settings, social care and voluntary agencies
- Provide clinical advice and consultation to families and professionals
What’s required
Registration & licences
- State registered occupational therapist with HCPC registration
Experience
- Significant post-graduate clinical experience
- Experience of complex physical health needs, including learning disability and autism, with specialist assessment and personalised care planning
- Experience of delivering evidence-based, best-practice clinical interventions in a children's community healthcare setting
Skills & knowledge
- Specialist clinical reasoning and skills across a range of CYPS therapeutic interventions, including current evidence-based practice
Other
- Ability to travel within Gloucestershire
Nice to have
- Completion of a clinical or practice educators course, or equivalent
- Evidence of formal post-graduate learning in a relevant CYPS field or skill
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
