Highly specialist paediatric occupational therapy post in the Integrated Team for Children with Disabilities at Achieving for Children, serving Kingston. The post holder leads and plans service delivery in one specialist area, supervising therapists and assistants with line management and carrying a complex caseload across a wide range of disabilities. Work may sit in mainstream or special schools depending on experience, alongside a mixed neurological and developmental caseload. HCPC registration and extensive paediatric experience, particularly with PMLD, are needed.
What the job involves
- Manage and lead service delivery in a specific area of the service
- Provide clinical support, supervision and line management to therapists and occupational therapy assistants
- Plan the service within the specific area and give strategic direction
- Carry a complex caseload of children and young people with a wide range of disabilities
- Deliver work in mainstream school or special school settings, depending on experience
- Ensure continuous improvement of the speciality, with team knowledge current and evidence based
- Report progress regularly for clinical governance and audit
- Contribute to business development plans as appropriate
Qualifications
- Diploma, BSc, Graduate Diploma or MSc in Occupational Therapy
- Additional short specialist courses relevant to paediatrics
Registration & licences
- Active HCPC registration
- Documented CPD with a maintained portfolio
Experience
- Extensive post-qualifying clinical experience in paediatrics, particularly with PMLD and complex disability
- Solid knowledge of current best practice in paediatric OT and evidence of applying it in assessment, planning, treatment and evaluation
- Significant experience of complex assessment and treatment with children who have significant and complex needs
- Experience of providing clinical supervision
- Experience of training school staff and acting as a role model for junior staff
- Working knowledge of clinical governance and audit, including implementation
Skills & knowledge
- Working knowledge of legislation and its implications for clinical practice and professional management with children and young people
- Experience of addressing equality or diversity issues with colleagues and service users and taking action to resolve them
- Highly effective communication with children, families and health professionals, explaining complex issues in plain language
- Negotiation and influencing skills with those who challenge professional opinions or obstruct intervention
What’s offered
- Health market supplement in addition to salary
- Employment benefits of local government within a social enterprise
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
