Job summary

We are looking for anenthusiastic band 7 Occupational Therapist with paediatric experience to comeand join our team of paediatric Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapistshere in Rotherham. This role is a part-time role ( per week). You will bejoining a community based team working with Children aged 0-19 years with arange of neurological, genetic and developmental conditions. We work inpartnership with families, and carers in a variety of settings, includingpreschool and schools both special and mainstream, Patients homes, clinics, andthe child development centre. You will work closely with the widermultidisciplinary team. We are a friendly, supportive team committed toproviding high quality care. Your professional development will be supported bythe Band 8a Clinical Lead for the Service and other Band 7's who you will workclosely with. You will be part of an in-service training programme and you willhave opportunity to access external training.

Main duties of the job

Your main duties will be to workwithin our Special Schools team, assessing and treating children aged 5-19. You will hold your own caseload of children and beexpected to manage this autonomously. You will be expected to delegate effectively toall junior staff and coordinate the day-today running of the service includingreallocating staff when needed. You will assess for and issue postural equipmentas clinically indicated this may include postural seating, toileting / bathingsupport and manual handling equipment slings, transfer aids etc... You will be involved in the use of nationaloutcome measures CPUPS and expected to take the lead in this outcomemeasure when it is a patient on your caseload being assessed. You will be leading on quality improvement andservice development projects including supporting the Clinical Lead insubmitting business cases if required. You will be expected to support withon-going audits that the service requires to submit for KPI data.

About us

The RotherhamNHS Foundation Trust (TRFT) is a combined acute and community Trust serving ourlocal population of around 270,000 people. Our vision is to always act theright way and be proud to provide exceptional healthcare to the communities ofRotherham.

As a Trust weare on a journey to excellence and our people and culture are at the heart ofeverything we do for patients. In the latest NHS Staff Survey, we are thesecond most improved Trust in England for would you recommend the Trust as aplace to work?, and were one of the most improved for staff engagementoverall.

But dont justtake our word for it each year hundreds of colleagues receive nominations forour Excellence and Proud awards, showcasing our brilliant people andrecognising their achievements. Our people make a difference to the lives ofpatients every day and we are proud of the improvements we are making.

All of our5,100 colleagues are key to our improvement journey, and we are continuing to improveour services by upholding the Trusts values of Ambitious, Caring and Together.If you are passionate about making a difference, then please apply to join uson our journey to excellence.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description andPerson Specification for full details of the role and responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree / diploma in Occupational Therapy by recognised awarding body Royal Society of Occupational Therapy
• Due to the nature of the role it is essential that applicants are able to travel independently across the county and have access to a suitable vehicle for business purposes. If necessary, adjustments can be considered in accordance with the Equality Act 2010

Desirable

Experience

Essential

Desirable

Registration

Essential

knowledge

Essential

Experience

Essential

Desirable