About this role
Job summary
Our Paediatric Occupational Therapy Team have a part time position to offer an excellent opportunity for an assistant role to work alongside experienced Occupational Therapists to support delivery of therapeutic interventions for children living in North Tyneside. We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated person who has experience and a passion to work with children to join our well established Paediatric Occupational Therapy team.
The North Tyneside team is based at The Riverside Children's Centre in North Shields. We see children 0 -18 years with a range of physical difficulties including cerebral palsy and developmental coordination disorder who are experiencing difficulties to participate in activities of daily living.
We welcome new and enthusiastic minds to bring new ideas and innovation to help shape our services. The team's well-being at the heart of everything we do.
Please note we reserve the right to close this advert early should a sufficient number of applications be received.
Main duties of the job
The successful post holder will work alongside qualified Occupational Therapists to support and work closely with our Allied Health Professional colleagues to deliver joint targeted treatment intervention goals individual for every child, across a number of environments. The interventions will include supporting the children to use their specialist equipment provided by the therapists to facilitate the children's play experiences and participation in activities of daily living, implement fine motor and activities of daily living interventions.
We are very supportive teams who work closely with all our other therapy colleagues and professional involved in the child's care to deliver a high-quality service to our families.
About us
We manage three major locality hospitals at North Tyneside, Wansbeck and Hexham, plus a number of smaller community hospitals and clinics from Tynemouth to Berwick on Tweed, covering one of the largest geographical areas of any NHS trust in the country. Leading in innovation and quality - opening a state of the art Northumbria Specialist Emergency Care Hospital, the first of its kind in England. Do you want to work in one of the best performing NHS organisations in England? Work in an organisation that supports its staff and focuses on staff experience as much as it does the experience of its patients? You can live and breathe in an area that has the cleanest air, cost effective living, great nightlife, some of the best schools with a wealth of history available on your doorstep. Sound too good to be true? Well it isn't, this is what you get when you work for Northumbria Healthcare, this is the Northumbria Way! Please read 'applicant guidance notes' before submitting your application.
Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to attached Job Description and Person Specification
The successful post holder will work alongside qualified Occupational Therapists to support and work closely with our Allied Health Professional colleagues to deliver joint targeted treatment intervention goals individual for every child, across a number of environments. The interventions will include supporting the children to use their specialist equipment provided by the therapists to facilitate the children's play experiences and participation in activities of daily living, implement fine motor and activities of daily living interventions.
We are very supportive teams who work closely with all our other therapy colleagues and professional involved in the child's care to deliver a high-quality service to our families.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Education to GCSE or equivalent NVQ level 3 in Health and Social Care or above/equivalent or the willingness to complete within 12 months of employment or equivalent experience/and or qualifications
Desirable
Food handling Group skills
Other requirements Essential
It is an essential requirement of the role that the post holder has a valid driving licence and is either a car owner and able to use the car for work purposes, or has a Trust personal lease vehicle which may be used for the role. However, the Trust would consider making reasonable adjustments to the role, if necessary, to enable a disabled person to undertake the role
Experience Essential
Health/social care experience A basic understanding of the philosophy of OT and its various core skills
Desirable
Previous experience of working in an OT setting Experience to undertake non-complex OT assessments and interventions
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).
Employer details Employer name Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Address Riverside Family Hub
Minton Lane
North Shields
NE29 6DQ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.northumbria.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)