A Band 7 specialist occupational therapy post in the Acute Paediatric Occupational Therapy team at St George's Hospital, covering the paediatric wards and the Paediatric Intensive Care Unit. The work centres on specialist assessment and treatment of acutely unwell children and young people, with input to complex discharges, rehabilitation and families coping with illness or injury, plus supervision of junior staff. The caseload spans neurology, neurosurgery, orthopaedics, long-term ventilation and major trauma, with occasional outpatient clinics. Candidates need HCPC registration to apply.
What the job involves
- Provide highly specialist acute occupational therapy assessment and intervention to children and young people on acute paediatric wards
- Work across the PICU, paediatric step-down unit, three general medical wards and occasional outpatient clinics
- Make therapeutic diagnoses and manage an own complex caseload, maintaining associated records
- Formulate individualised specialist care plans and therapy programmes using advanced clinical reasoning
- Provide second opinions and specialist advice to the wider therapy service and other professions
- Supervise more junior staff and support workers
- Contribute to complex discharge pathways, rehabilitation and functional assessments
- Provide input to long-stay patients and those with complex neurological conditions
- Explain complex clinical findings to patients and carers to obtain valid informed consent, working within the legal framework where patients lack capacity
- Be professionally and legally accountable for own practice as an autonomous practitioner
- Manage own and team caseload priorities, demonstrating leadership
- Contribute to the growth and development of the service alongside the Clinical Team Lead
What's required
Qualifications
- Degree in Occupational Therapy
- Evidence of CPD relevant to acute paediatrics
Registration & licences
- HCPC registration
Experience
- Significant recent clinical experience in the relevant clinical area
- Evidence of a broad base of clinical experience at Band 6 level or equivalent
- Significant experience of working as an integral member of a multidisciplinary team and inter-agency working
- Experience of service development or change management
Skills & knowledge
- Advanced knowledge of assessment and treatment approaches for the effective management of relevant conditions
Nice to have
- Membership of a professional organisation
- Membership of a special interest group (SIG)
- Clinical Educators Course
- Previous Band 7 or equivalent experience in a relevant post
- Recent, relevant work in an NHS environment
- Knowledge of recent NHS developments and their impact on service provision
What's offered
- Flexible working arrangements, to be discussed during recruitment
- High cost area supplement (HCAS) included in pay
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
