Temporary Jobs in Amersham, buckinghamshire, england

Job overview

Maternity cover

The post holder will be responsible for taking a leading role in carrying out Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP) assessments with tribunal cases. This is an excellent opportunity to help shape and develop our statutory service provision working alongside our School Aged Pathway lead and MDT colleagues. They will work closely with the physiotherapy and speech and language therapy team leads within the tribunal team.

Main duties of the job

Conduct occupational therapy assessments and write reports for tribunals needs assessments for children and young people aged 0-19 years.

• Produce high quality professional advice and reports to inform EHCP decisions
• Build effective working relationships with children, families, schools and other agencies
• Monitor progress, and maintain timely and comprehensive clinical records.
• Contribute to multi-disciplinary team meetings and collaborate on joint goal-setting for Education Health and Care Plans. Co-produce EHCP assessment with various stakeholders (parents / agencies / schools)
• Manage tribunals and mediations by reviewing evidence, preparing reports, and attending hearings / meetings to represent and advise on occupational therapy recommendations under the guidance of the Operational Lead
• Maintain knowledge of best practices in paediatric OT through ongoing professional development.
• To liaise and use specialist clinical skills with a wide range of health, education professionals, Buckinghamshire County Integrated SEND team and specialist tertiary centres.
• Work autonomously to provide highly specialist occupational therapy assessments, and expertise for children and young people aged 0-19 years.
• Liaise closely with multidisciplinary colleagues, parents, and education providers for children on the tribunal caseload.

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PPE requirements :   Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust requires all colleagues to wear appropriate personal protective equipment (PPE) in accordance with our infection prevention and control procedures.

COVID-19 and Flu vaccinations remain the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course our patients from the viruses when working in our healthcare settings. We encourage our staff to be vaccinated when recommended.

I f you are successful  at interview, we will require you to complete a Covid-19 risk assessment document.

Application deadline : This post will close on the closing date stated at midnight. If we receive a large number of applications or there is a change in circumstance, we may be required to close a job before to the closing date.

Application information : If you are offered a job, information will be transferred into the national NHS Electronic Staff Records system.

Shortlisting : The monitoring and safeguarding sections are not made visible to the shortlisting panel. The safeguarding section may be made visible to the interview panel, dependent on the role being recruited into.

Travel expenses : It is Trust policy that travel expenses for interview will not be reimbursed.

Smoking : All Trust sites are NO SMOKING. Smoking in all areas of the buildings and premises is prohibited.

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