Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist

Are you passionate about supporting, promoting and sharing good practice with families, children/young people and health, social care and educational colleagues strengthening their skills in supporting children with additional needs? Then we would love to hear from you! We are delighted to be able to offer a committed, experienced and dynamic Occupational Therapist (OT) the opportunity to join our friendly and forward-thinking community children's occupational therapy service.

We have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic and committed Occupational Therapist to be a Clinical Specialist within the field of early years and physical disabilities. The post holder will provide a quality, highly specialised community based Occupational Therapy service to children and young people who present with a wide variety of physical disabilities and have complex health needs. Assessment for therapy and supportive equipment will be completed in clinics, homes and school environments to provide a more enabling environment for the child.

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The successful candidate should have significant knowledge and skills in the assessment and management of children/young people with complex physical disabilities including those with Cerebral Palsy, neurological disorders and genetic disorders. They will be able to demonstrate their leadership, knowledge and experience as required by this senior clinical role. We are looking for a candidate with relevant knowledge and experience in collaborative working with families, educational settings and the wider multi-agency team. In addition you will have:

• Well developed clinical and negotiation skills
• Experience providing training to parents, practitioners and education settings
• Experience contributing to the monitoring, review and evaluation of service provision through audit and quality improvement projects
  
  

We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality – opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff

experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn’t, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read ‘applicant guidance notes’ before submitting your application.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Susan Wright Job title: Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist Email address: susan.wright3@nhct.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01670 564 050