Paediatric Occupational Therapist

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Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Kent Community Health NHS Foundation TrustPolegate

30+ days ago

Salary

£25.60 hourly

Job description

Job summary

The NHS is changing. More emphasis on community-based care means there's never been a better time to join us.

We believe in treating the whole person, not just the condition, so we provide flexible and holistic care in a range of community settings including patient homes, community hospitals and local clinics. We are looking for enthusiastic and adaptable qualified Paediatric Therapists to join the staff bank and work with our caring and progressive team in East Sussex.

We're a close team but we're never exclusive, if you can bring a professional approach and fresh ideas we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Our therapy teams provide support to children and young people who need extra help to develop the skills needed to succeed ad achieve in the community.

Our therapists use their professional expertise and clinical judgement to provide a safe environment to support patients to reach their goals.

As aPaediatric Therapist,you will work as part of a team to keep patients safe and well. You will use your clinical judgement to support evidence-based care planning and make sure that people who use our services have a good experience.

About us

Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we've got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn't visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won't involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We'll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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Job description

Job responsibilities

The job description and person specification gives you all the information you need about this role. Please look carefully at the criteria in the person specification and tell us what you have done that shows you meet this in your application. If you need an application form in an alternative format please let our recruitment team know. All information you supply on your application should, to the best of your knowledge, be true and accurate.

Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

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Good luck! We cant wait to meet you and welcome you to #teamKCHFT, #cometocommunity.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Recognised Therapy Degree Qualification or equivalent. Health and Care Professions Council - Licence to Practice. Registered Member of professional body.

Desirable

Evidence of additional post registration qualification. Evidence of successful completion of specialist short courses up to Master's degree equivalent relevant to specialist clinical area.

Experience

Essential

Minimum of 5 years paediatric experience. In depth and recent (in the last 2 years) experience in a specialist clinical area. Evidence of continued professional development in area of clinical specialism. Experience of providing line supervision and / or clinical supervision in area of clinical specialism. Evidence of innovative working and supporting change. Evidence of creating profession specific documentation ( care pathways / leaflets). Experience of partnership working with internal and external stakeholders. Experience in patient engagement and audit. Experience of delivering training within clinical specialism to a range of audiences.

Desirable

Experience of implementing service re-design within clinical area. Experience of running local Specific Interest Groups / journal groups). Experience of organising and running accredited or registered courses. Experience of attending policy events (professional, local or national). Experience of contributing to position papers at a national level. Experience of giving presentations and promoting the work of the service / organisation to relevant stakeholders.

Knowledge

Essential

Knowledge of evidence based practice and ability to implement in clinical practice. Knowledge of current local and national policies relevant to health, social care and education. Knowledge & understanding of organisational governance issues & policies. Current knowledge of child / adult safeguarding policies and procedures.