About this role
Job summary
We are seeking an energetic and motivated Band 6 Occupational Therapist (OT) to join our paediatric OT service at Evelina London Children's Hospital. The post holder will work as part of our acute inpatient team covering Orthopaedic services. This is a fixed term 9 month post covering an internal secondment within out team.
Main duties of the job
Our service aims to provide timely, evidence-based interventions which support children and their families in order to promote recovery, well-being and participation in day to day activities within the acute setting, whilst also ensuring safe transitions to home and the community when leaving our care.
A core part of your role will involve working with children and young people who require surgical intervention as part of their orthopaedic management. You will be required to provide pre and post operative assessment, advice and intervention including provision and/or adjustment of specialist equipment and complex moving and handling risk assessment and care plans. With a focus on safe discharge planning, you will work proactively with the MDT, parents and carers and our community partners to ensure equipment needs are met and home environments are optimised to facilitate a safe transition to home.
Your role will also involve working closely with the rest of the inpatient Occupational Therapy team and the wider multi-disciplinary team. You will support with providing cover across other hospital wards including general paediatrics and PICU.
The successful applicant will also be required to possess excellent time management and verbal and written communication skills, as caseload management and liaison within the multi-disciplinary team and our community colleagues in health, wheelchair services and social care is an essential part of this role.
About us
This Band 6 Occupational Therapist (OT) post is within the paediatric OT service at the Evelina London Children's Hospital, at the St Thomas' Hospital site. The paediatric OT team consists of 20 paediatric occupational therapists, and two occupational therapy assistants. We are a dynamic and welcoming team with a clear focus on continued professional development and progression across all pillars of practice is encouraged.
You will be responsible for supporting the development of knowledge and skills for junior members of staff working in this area and will contribute to service development. There is also the opportunity to further develop specialist knowledge and skills in assessment and intervention for children within your caseload as you will work in consultation with the clinical specialist OT's working across our inpatient services.
You will be supervised by clinical specialist staff within the paediatric occupational therapy team, and supported by the clinical lead for paediatric Occupational Therapy and professionally managed by the Trust Head Occupational Therapist.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to the Job Description for detailed overview of this post and its main responsibilities.
Person Specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registration
- Evidence of continuing professional development
Desirable
- Member of professional body (RCOT/BAOT)
- Evidence of post graduate training/qualifications relating to role
Experience
Essential
- Minimum of 2 years post-graduate clinical experience
- Postgraduate experience with adults and/or children with physical disability in an acute setting
- Experience of multidisciplinary team working and multi- agency working.
- Experience of undertaking moving and handling assessment including hoisting and provision of manual handling advice and equipment
- Experience of discharge planning including risk assessment and equipment provision
Desirable
- Experience of working with children with complex neurodisability
- Experience working in a PICU or Critical Care setting
- Experience working with specialist paediatric equipment - seating and ADLs
- Ability to supervise junior staff and students.
Skills Knowledge and Abilities
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously with individuals and groups
- Demonstrates an understanding of Safeguarding principles
- Understand and apply principles of risk management to clinical practice
- Ability to manage and recognise differences of opinion in both patient related and inter-professional settings coping positively with interpersonal tensions/barriers.
Desirable
- Knowledge of orthopeadic conditions secondary to neurodisability
- Knowledge of neurological conditions
- Able to competently use Power Point and Excel for database and/or presentation
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
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)