The ISCAN team at Tameside and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust has a permanent Band 6 occupational therapy post, at 22.5 or 37.5 hours. The role provides community therapy to children with additional and complex health needs, working alongside physiotherapists, speech and language therapists and nurses. Ages 0 to 19 are covered, with pathways spanning physical needs and conditions such as DCD, ASD and ADHD. Fit turns on a BSc in occupational therapy and HCPC registration.
What the job involves
- Provide community occupational therapy to children with additional and complex health needs
- Work closely with other professionals involved in each child's care within a multi-agency team
- Deliver a holistic therapeutic and multi-agency approach to children and their families
- Implement episodes of care across pathways, from moderate to complex physical needs to developmental and neurodevelopmental conditions
- Contribute to universal and targeted levels of intervention
- Develop advice and training for educational settings
- Travel to community sites across Tameside and Glossop
What’s required
Qualifications
- BSc (Hons) or equivalent in occupational therapy
- Post-registration qualification in a related area, such as developmental coordination disorder
Registration & licences
- Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registration
Experience
- Significant experience working with children with additional or complex needs
- Experience working collaboratively with agencies such as education, social care and the voluntary sector
- Current, ongoing continuing professional development
- Managing or supervising therapy assistants and technical instructors
- Previous experience in an appropriate setting
Skills & knowledge
- Communicating with children of all ages and abilities
- Working independently, self-motivated and self-evaluating, identifying own learning needs
- Working flexibly and collaboratively across agencies and within a multidisciplinary team
- Empowering children and adolescents of all abilities, with teaching, assessment and mentorship skills
- Developing networks with the wider community
- Working under a degree of pressure
Other
- Knowledge of child development, common complex conditions, therapy processes and theoretical models
- Knowledge of child protection processes, the Early Help Assessment Framework and evidence-based practice
Nice to have
- Research, audit and data analysis
- Ability to travel independently and efficiently across multiple community sites
- Knowledge of the EMIS clinical IT system
What’s offered
- Flexible working
- 27 to 33 days annual leave plus bank holidays
- Sick pay
- NHS Pension Scheme
- Free eye tests and health checks
- Gym discount and free bicycle loan scheme
- Salary sacrifice car scheme
- Support with stress, bereavement, relationships and finance
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Contact Details:
The Methodist Church in Britain Recruitment Team
