Bank level 7 Highly Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Job summary
The successful candidates will be offering, evaluating and developing, assessment and support of children with social communication differences in a multi-disciplinary team.

You will offer support to more junior team members and students. You will be utilise your existing experience in a wide range of standardised assessments as a member of the multi-disciplinary team.

You will have strong clinical and caseload management skills and a passion for working with children with SEND, with a specific interest in the assessment and diagnosis of Autism.

You will have proven experience of successfully working with a range of clients, their families and others in order for the child to achieve meaningful outcomes.

You will have excellent communication and team working skills. You will be willing to work in a full range of locations across the city of Birmingham, including child development centres, education settings and family homes, as well as undertaking some assessments virtually.

Main duties of the job

• Provide highly specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions for children and young people with complex neurodevelopmental needs.
• Manage a complex caseload and contribute to holistic assessment, diagnosis and intervention planning.
• Work collaboratively with families, schools, health professionals, local authority services and wider partner agencies.
• Deliver individual and group interventions in line with agreed pathways and packages of care.
• Assess, recommend and monitor therapeutic equipment and provide advice on its safe use.
• Contribute to differential diagnosis and multidisciplinary decision-making for complex cases.
• Provide support, supervision, mentoring and training to colleagues and other professionals.
• Lead and participate in clinical audits, outcome measurement, service evaluation and quality improvement initiatives.
• Support service transformation, innovation and the implementation of evidence-based practice across the service.

About us
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (BCHC) has more than 5000 staff working across Birmingham and the West Midlands in a wide range of community nursing and specialist healthcare roles. BCHC delivers over 100 clinical services, in people's homes, health centres, clinics and inpatient facilities.

Important

• Please ensure you check your Trac account regularly as this is how we will communicate with you during the shortlisting and selection process.
• Please ensure all sections of the application form are completed fully, particularly full details of all referees including business email address, telephone contact details and postal address.

Essential qualifications and training

• First degree level qualification, relevant to service area
• HCPC license to practice
• Registered with Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists.
• Full Membership of Professional body, relevant to service area
• Evidence of recent relevant CPD activities in specialist area
• Relevant training in specialist area e.g. SensoryIntegration, neurological rehabilitation, neurodiversity
• Relevant training in clinical leadership

Desirable

• Masters post graduate qualification, relevant to service area

Essential experience

• Extensive experience of diagnostic assessment and intervention in specialist area of service
• Extensive experience of working as a specialist therapist with children and families in a range of multidisciplinary and / or multiagency teams in Local Authority and Health settings
• Extensive experience of managing a mixed and complex caseload of children and young people with a range of developmental disorders and delays
• Significant experience of managing safeguarding concerns and an understanding of local processes
• Relevant experience of using leadership skills for service development
• Significant experience in providing support and supervision to colleagues and other professionals
• Extensive experience of providing complex written and verbal information to others to a high standard
• Significant experience of delivering successful/effective training to a range of qualified professionals in the area of specialism

Essential skills and knowledge

• Competent in using evidence base to inform clinical decisions and best practice in specialist clinical area
• Competent in critically appraising new developments in specialist area and apply to own practice and to service
• Knowledge of the national and political agenda influencing health services and specific service area
• Knowledge of the needs of a diverse social and ethnic population and the impact on all aspects of service provision
• Competent in collecting and analysing data, critiquing research to contribute to service development, planning and management
• Competent in using electronic systems relevant to practice in the Trust and in the clinical area

Essential other job requirements

• Is able and willing to move around the city.
• Must have a full driving license and access to a vehicle
• Is able to carry a variety of equipment between locations safely.

Employer contact details
Recruitment Lead for Temporary Staffing: Oliver Dhillon, oliver.dhillon@nhs.net

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check. Applicants must have current UK professional registration.