About this role
Job summary
Health and Care Jersey is seeking a keen and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join the Childrens Occupational Therapy team at the Child Development & Therapy Centre. This is an exciting opportunity to work within a supportive and dynamic multi-disciplinary environment, delivering high quality, child centred care to children and families.
The successful candidate will provide specialist assessment, intervention and support to children with developmental, physical, motor, sensory and functional difficulties. Working closely with children, their families, healthcare professionals and education staff, they will play a key role in promoting independence and participation in activities of daily living. The role will involve training, managing a caseload of children, undertaking timely and comprehensive assessments, developing and implementing individualised therapeutic programs and producing clear, detailed reports.
We are looking for a team player with strong communication skills, a flexible approach and a passion for working with children. There will be opportunities for ongoing professional development and contributing to service improvements.
Main duties of the job
Provides a professional Occupational Therapy service to assist children to achieve their maximum potential through helping them to optimise their bst level of independence or quality of life. Post holders are required to work with children and their families with a range of physical, learning, developmental and sensory conditions and devise specialist treatment programmes to children. Working as an autonomous practitioner implementing specialized assessment, evaluation, treatament and managment of children with complex needs.
Manage a clinic caseload of complex clients, developing a client caseload plan to ensure that cases are effectively managed within time and manpower constraints. Contribute to the provision of special professional resource for other disciplines and external agencies., so that the contribution of Occupational Therapy can be integrated within the total service provision.
Manage and supervise a Therapy Support Worker and contribute to service development initiatives.
About us
Across the Jersey Public Service, the scope of our work means our people enjoy a wide range of opportunitiesworking with recognised experts across teams, learning new skills, and developing their careers. We actively seek to recruit people from different backgrounds with diverse perspectives, creating a richer, more varied environment where youre exposed to new ideas, new ways of thinking, and new opportunities to build an exciting and rewarding career.
To maintain the highest standards of public service, we have a rigorous screening process, to ensure candidates align with our values, skills, and professional requirements. This helps us create a trusted, capable workforce that can deliver excellence and safeguard our community.
Job description Job responsibilities
Provide a professional Occupational Therapy service to assist clients to achieve maximum potential through helping them to optimise their best level of independence or quality of life. Post holders are required to work with clients and their families with a range of physical, learning, or mental health conditions and devise specialist care packages and treatment programmes to clients within our specialist area of knowledge. Working as an autonomous practitioner implementing specialized assessment, evaluation, treatment and management of clients with complex needs. Manage a clinical caseload of complex clients, developing a client caseload plan to ensure that cases are effectively managed within time and manpower constraints. Contribute to the provision of a specialist professional resource for other disciplines and external agencies, so that the contribution of Occupational Therapy can be integrated within the total service provision. Participate in a rotational scheme across health & community services. Manage and supervise basic grade Occupational Therapists, assistant staff and contribute to service development initiatives.
Person Specification
Experience Essential
Experience of working effectively within a multidisciplinary team. Experience in the application assessments and interventions relevant to the client group. Post qualification experience including working within a range of specialised clinical environments, as part of a clinical rotation. Experience of reviewing, reflecting and critically appraising own practice and performance through CPD and supervision appraisals that are in line with national and local guidelines. Experience of working autonomously, setting priorities, working under pressure and actively managing OT clinical risk where appropriate, with minimal supervision from Senior 1 OT.
Desirable
Experience of providing supervision for junior staff, i.e. OTA/OTSW, and students. Monitoring their caseloads and providing necessary teaching and education.
Qualifications Essential
Diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy Current registration with the Health & Care Professions Council Registered as an Occupational Therapist under the Health Care (Registration) (Jersey) Law 1995.
Desirable
Post graduate qualification in supervision.
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 Health and Community Services
Address States of Jersey
Union Street
St. Helier
Jersey
Channel Islands
JE2 3DN
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.gov.je (Opens in a new tab)