Job summary

Job Title: Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Grade: Band 7

Trust: Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Location: HCT sites

Ward/Dept: Childrens Specialist Services- Sensory Service

Hours: Full time 37.5 hours per week

Shift Pattern: Mon - Fri, 9-5pm

Pay Rates Day:

The Role

Band 7 Occupational Therapist is required to help deliver and plan the new Childrens and Young Peoples Sensory Service. A band 7 OT with experience and qualifications in sensory is required. The post includes delivering a virtual universal and targeted training to parents/carers and schools as well as developing the specialist provision. This is a in-person post with a hybrid working model, virtual working will be considered on a case-by-case basis.

Main duties of the job

The Responsibilities

If you are successful in your application to this post, you will be expected to manage and deliver on the responsibilities outlined below as well as those not included here, call today to discuss further:

To provide a highly specialist Occupational Therapy assessment, intervention and advice service for children & young people whose sensory processing is impacting on their participation in activities of everyday living and access the service via a 3-tiered offer (universal, targeted and specialist). This will include working with parents/carers, educational settings, the voluntary sector and other health professionals. You may need to work within the childrens centres, educational settings and homes.

To provide workshop/training packages to parents and children and the young peoples workforce to build their confidence to assist the service user in self management strategies.

To supervise, train and performance manage junior, and student occupational therapists as delegated by the Operational Manager and Clinical Quality Leads.

To participate and contribute to the development, maintenance, and evaluation of the CYP Sensory Service.

To lead on designated aspects of service in conjunction with Clinical Quality Lead and Highly Specialist Therapists.

To ensure a high standard of child and family centred service delivery is achieved and work autonomously demonstrating effective management and leadership skills.

About us

In addition to experience, all Qualified roles will be required to provide evidence of

• Relevant Qualifications
• Registration with the relevant Registration Body if applicable.

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