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Are you our next Paediatric Occupational Therapist looking to make a real difference? Join our friendly Community Children's OT Team in Luton & Bedfordshire and help children and young people (0-19) reach their full potential!What you'll do:
Assess and provide therapy for children with developmental, physical, sensory and neurodiverse needs, including SEND.
Manage your own caseload and deliver evidence-based, family-centred interventions.
Support EHCPs, report writing, statutory processes and goal-setting.
Work in mainstream and special schools, clinics and early years settings
Collaborate with families, schools, MDTs and partner agenciesResponsibilities:
Contribute to service development, audit and quality improvement.Mentor and supervise colleagues.Work within CCS clinical governance, safeguarding and professional standard.
About you:HCPC-registered Occupational Therapist with paediatric experience.Strong clinical reasoning, communication and organisational skills.Community or SEND experience desirable.
We offer the opportunity to work for a Trust rated Outstanding by the CQC in a supportive, flexible working environment, with progression opportunities, and the chance to improve outcomes for children and families across Luton & Bedfordshire"If you want to know more about CCS come to a webinar held 1st Friday of every month, 12:30 - 13:30hrs. To book on email ccs.trainingandeducation@nhs.net"
Main Duties and Responsibilities
Patient contact:
The post holder will participate in regular supervision from a Paediatric Occupational Therapist of a higher grade but will be expected to work autonomously to:
Provide specialist, evidence-based assessment, treatment and/or advice to children (aged 0 - school leaving age), referred to the Paediatric Occupational Therapy team in liaison with families and other professionals within a multi-agency framework. Children may present with life limiting, physical, multi-sensory disabilities and present with long term postural, functional and independence needs.
Appropriate involvement in Education Health Care Plans and the Education Tribunal process.
Be responsible for the prioritisation and management of a specialist clinical caseload (children with highly complex needs) using specialist paediatric knowledge and evidence based practice.
To work with and provide specialist information to members of the multi-disciplinary team regarding the childs functional ability in order to:-
- reach a working diagnosis
- enable subsequent management of relevant functional difficulties
- deliver a comprehensive and co-ordinated treatment programme to each child. This is based on their clinical need and may include, where appropriate participation in case conferences, school reviews and discharge planning.
Use clinical judgement/reasoning for the assessment and recommendation, of specialist equipment e.g. postural seating and toileting equipment, from budgets such as education. To review and monitor the specialist equipment to ensure it meets the childs changing needs. To report any issues affecting health and safety to the provider. This includes the training of children and staff in the safe use of the equipment.
Work with children and families to identify Occupational Therapy child centred SMART goals and to formulate and recommend the best course of intervention. These should address Occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling children to develop/improve in the areas of self-care, access to the National Curriculum, life skills, play and leisure activities.
To facilitate a childs return to school following discharge from Hospitals (local and Regional) following acute admissions and surgery in liaison with relevant services including Hospital staff, Special Needs Community Nurse, Physiotherapist, Education Staff and Speech and Language Therapists.
To follow Trust procedures for incident reporting, and safeguarding asking for support from appropriate other personnel, in order to report the incident
To provide advanced specialist assessment, treatment, and/or advice to children referred to the Paediatric Occupational Therapy team in liaison with families and other professionals within a multi-agency framework. Children may present with physical, learning, social/emotional and behavioural difficulties e.g. neuromuscular conditions, musculoskeletal conditions, developmental conditions, perceptual difficulties and genetic abnormalities, Muscular Dystrophy, Cerebral Palsy, Developmental Co-ordination Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder or Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
To take an active role in and help organise/present as appropriate:
o staff meetings
o peer review
o external courses
Will be expected to manage and prioritise own workload balancing other clinical, non-clinical and professional demands. Often working under pressure and to tight deadlines. Will use supervision with a more senior Paediatric Occupational Therapist as needed.
To triage referrals as delegated. Not for mat leave cover
Work alone in different environments including patients own homes, nurseries, and schools; following CCS Paediatric Occupational Therapy Lone Working Policy.
Refer on to other professionals / agencies as required.
Seek assistance from colleagues where further advice or support is sought with regard to patient care.
Decide on appropriate clinical and non-clinical tasks to be delegated e.g. to assistants, carers, admin staff, school staff.
Professionally and legally be responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work.
To demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate and benchmark current clinical practice against national guidelines, standards and Evidence Based Practice and Best Practice.
Interpret conflicting information (within specialist area) and recommend the best course of Occupational Therapy intervention to multi agency staff e.g., health, education and social care.
Project work
To contribute to/lead on projects as required
To participate in the Paediatric Occupational Therapy teams clinical governance arrangements and quality agenda
To adhere to and apply the Professional Standards for Occupational Therapy Practice, Conduct and Ethics (RCOT Version 2/2021).
To participate in the implementation of changes to the service which may have an impact on other services e.g. OT referral criteria, as appropriate.
To have an understanding of national guidelines and legislation relating to health and social care and their impact on local service provision.
Communication
Communicate effectively and appropriately with patients, families, carers, the public and all members of the extended health services, social services and education teams. This involves using a range of verbal, non-verbal, written and presentation skills as required.
Use appropriate communication skills to overcome language and cultural diversity issues/barriers to effective communication which will regularly be evident, including: English as a second language, cognitive impairment, expressive and receptive communication difficulties, embarrassment, anxiety, pain, fear and visual/hearing impairment. To implement strategies to overcome these barriers.
Communicate condition related information to patients / relatives which can be of a highly sensitive or complex nature e.g., prognosis and rehabilitation prospects in chronic or life limiting conditions.
Represent and promote the Paediatric Occupational Therapy Service.
Participate in working with various stakeholders, the co-production and service redesign teams to coordinate, develop, audit and review aspects of the service.
To contribute a written report to the Educational Health and Care Plan for all children on caseload requiring one.
To provide any additional written advice required for the Education Tribunal process.
To be able to answer questions within an Education Tribunal, to provide clarification and enable further discussion regarding Occupational Therapy recommendations as required.
Important Relationships:
Countywide Paediatric Occupational Therapy Team
Children and their families/carers
Parent Carer Forums
Co-production Team
Multi-agency teams
Education staff within special and mainstream school and pre-school settings
Social Services staff
Wheelchair Services
Acute hospital
Voluntary organisations e.g. REMAP
Specialized Units/Hospitals e.g.
Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children
Augmentative Communication Services
Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital
Second Skin
NB) This is an illustration of the important relationships and is not an exhaustive list.
To maintain up-to-date and accurate, comprehensive case notes (including treatment records) in line with professional standards, local trust policies and medico-legal criteria including what equipment has been issued.
To provide written and verbal reports on all children on caseload, at appropriate intervals, including following assessment and at end of intervention.
Rated 'Outstanding' by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
There's one reason why our services are outstanding - and that's our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.