About this role
Job summary
Are you a highly motivated individual who has experience of working with children and families and would like to be part of Evelina London Children's Hospital Team?
Due to secondment and service-wide changes, we currently have an opportunity for experienced and enthusiastic paediatric occupational therapists to join the Evelina London Children's Hospital inpatient Occupational Therapy team in the following roles:
Band 7 Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist: LTV and Critical Care Lead (Full time, 12 month fixed term) Band 7 Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist: Cardiac and NeuroDevelopmental Care Lead (Full time, permanent) Occupational therapy can help babies, children and young people learn and play, so that they can develop, and reach their full potential and adapt to life with complex medical conditions. Occupational therapy enables them and their families to participate in daily life to improve their health and wellbeing.
Main duties of the job
Your role will involve working on the cardiac ward, critical care and Paediatric Intensive Care units, assessing infant and child development and occupational performance, working in collaboration with families to set goals and provide individualised advice and early intervention as required. You will provide neuro-developmental surveillance to these high risk infants and refer to community services to ensure children meet their developmental potential.
Your role will involve working closely with the occupational therapy and wider multidisciplinary inpatient teams and you will support with providing cover across other hospital wards.
The successful applicant will possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, as liaison with the multi-disciplinary team and with our community colleagues in health, education and social services, is essential.
About us
We are a friendly and supportive team with a commitment to clinical development and ensuring well being at work. You will receive regular 1:1 clinical supervision from within the paediatric occupational therapy team, further supported by the clinical lead paediatric OT and professionally managed by the Trust Head OT. In addition to formal supervision, we promote a culture of knowledge sharing and reflective practice within our inpatient team within day to day practice, weekly team meetings and a monthly professional development programme for all staff. You will have the opportunity to participate in departmental audits, service improvement, research projects or clinical networks and will be supported to do so.
For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Sarah Gardner (Clinical Lead Inpatient OT Service) on [email protected] or 0207 188 9427.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see the attached job description for further details of the main responsibilities of this post.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
oDiploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy oHCPC Registration oMasters level or equivalent training in specialist area or evidence of significant practical experience, research or publication in specialist area.
Experience Essential
oPostgraduate clinical experience working with adults or children with complex health needs o Experience working in a PICU/Critical Care setting oClinical experience of working with infants and under 2s in an acute setting oExperience of multidisciplinary team working and multi- agency working. oProven experience in the training, teaching and supervision of others.
Desirable
oMinimum 5 years clinical experience oExperience of working with long term ventilation and respiratory difficulties
Knowledge and Skills Essential
oSpecialist knowledge of complex cardiac conditions and impact on function and child development oKnowledge of child development and ability to apply within an acute clinical setting. oKnowledge of early intervention approaches, including developmental care principles oAbility to apply Clinical Governance principles to practice. oAbility to manage and recognise differences of opinion in both patient related and inter-professional settings, coping positively with inter-professional tensions/ barriers.
Desirable
oKnowledge of splinting techniques oKnowledge of respiratory conditions oKnowledge of respiratory conditions
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
Address Evelina London Children's Hospital
Westminster Bridge Road
London
SE1 7EH
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk/careers/careers.aspx (Opens in a new tab)