About this role
Job summary
We seek a dynamic and enthusiastic Children and Young People's Occupational Therapist to join a well-established and continuously growing, professional, warm, and welcoming team in Camden. The CYP's Occupational Therapy service offers a high-quality service to all children aged from 0-19 in Camden.
The Royal Free London has an extensive offer for upskilling staff in clinical areas, Leadership, and Quality Improvement providing excellent opportunities for learning, development, and networking opportunities, appropriate for all Band levels. Our highly skilled team will support you in developing their clinical skills further via supervision and support, as well as external training to areas of interest for you and the service.
The post holder will be based at Kentish Town Health Centre and will be part of the Social Communication Assessment Service (SCAS).
Main duties of the job
The CYP's OT service offers a high quality service to all eligible children, aged from birth to school leaving age, who live or attend school in Camden or who are registered with a Camden GP. The service covers more than 50 primary and secondary schools, special schools and units, nurseries and children's centres.
The main duties of this post are:
To provide highly specialist clinical support as part of the multidisciplinary Camden MOSAIC Services, Social Communication Assessment Service (SCAS).
To provide a highly specialist service to children / young people with suspected neurodevelopmental disorders, with a focus on diagnostic assessment.
To support in the development of training packages to school staff / parents / other professionals, in order for them to identify concerns regarding the child /young persons needs and implement therapy advice effectively.
To prioritise the safeguarding of vulnerable children / young people at all times
To support the service to achieve Key Performance Indicators, maintaining Target Activity Levels and demonstrating impact re quality and outcomes.
To lead on quality governance, audits and projects for the team/service
To be responsible for the supervision and line management of identified team members as required.
To support relevant senior managers in Camden MOSAIC with service development.
To deputise for relevant senior managers in Camden MOSAIC in the day to day management of the team or key tasks as requested.
About us
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK's biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
Job description Job responsibilities
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Values Essential
Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications Essential
Degree in Occupational therapy Member of RCOT HPC Registration
Desirable
Recognised post graduate degree in a relevant area such as autism
Experience Essential
Experience of working with neurodivergent children Experience of working with children in early years Experience of assessing children for autism diagnostic purposes Experience of working with other MDT professionals/early years staff. Ability to relate clinical theory to clinical practice. Knowledge and experience of a range of assessments appropriate for assessing social communication difficulties in pre-school and school children
Desirable
Experience of working in children centres and nurseries, schools Experience of working with paediatricians Trained in ADOS A knowledge of relevant policies and documents, e.g. Early Years Framework, SEN reforms
Skills and aptitudes Essential
Good communication and interpersonal skills Experience in delivering training. Able to organise, plan and prioritise own workload. Demonstrates ability to generate appropriate strategies for caseload management. Ability to show sensitivity at all times to the emotional needs of clients and their carers in particular when imparting potentially distressing information. Proven ability to work as part of a team. Demonstrates empathy with clients, carers and families often where barriers to understanding exist ensuring that effective communication is achieved.
Desirable
Ability to speak another language
Personal Qualities & attributes Essential
Able to make own effective travel arrangements
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 Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address Kentish Town Health Centre, 2 Bartholomew Rd, London
London
NW5 2BX
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)