Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Band 5
Job summary
Paediatric Occupational Therapist Band 5

• To work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within a Child Development Centre as a Band 5 Children's Occupational Therapist within Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust service:
• To manage a caseload of patients (children's) with a variety of conditions both in the Child Development Centre and in the community.
• To formulate and deliver a generic and specialised treatment programme based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment and reasoning skills.
• To carry out Occupational Therapy assessments and intervention for children with functional and developmental difficulties who have been referred to the service
• To be involved in the support and supervision of staff where required
• To act as a clinical educator for undergraduate students within own professional area.
• To receive and deliver internal training and keep your own Personal Development plans up to date.
• To assist the team with service development initiatives, including audits and implementation of competency frameworks

Please note we would consider candidates who will qualify in September
Main duties of the job
To manage a caseload of patients (children's) with a variety of conditions

• To carry out assessments and interventions for children who have been referred to the Children's Occupational Therapy Service in Chichester Area
• To provide succinct reports based on assessments which contribute to single OT assessments, Multi-Disciplinary Assessments, Education and Healthcare Needs Assessments
• To provide supervision for more junior/ less experiences staff as appropriate
• To act as a clinical educator for undergraduate students within own professional area.
• To receive and deliver internal training and keep your own Personal Development plans up to date.
• To take on an audit and evaluation role of the service in which you work if required.
• To assist the team with service development initiatives
• Registered HCPC

About us
We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex. Our 6,000 staff serve a population of 1.3 million providing essential medical, nursing, and therapeutic care to adults and children.
Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community, helping people plan, manage, adapt to changes in their health, supporting avoidable hospital admissions and reducing hospital stay times.
We have opportunities for everyone across our wide variety of services including medical, clinical, support and corporate services.
Why work for us?

• Positive 2022 NHS Staff Survey results, scoring highly in compassionate culture & leadership, and staff wellbeing support
• Variety of working environments across the community, in patients' homes, within our community hospitals and bases across the county
• Supportive flexible working patterns such as: part time, flexi time, annualised hours, and flexi retirement options
• Excellent training and development opportunities
• Research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove and Brighton
• Thriving BAME, Disability and Wellbeing, LGBT+ and Religion and Belief staff networks
• Level 3 accredited Disability Confident Leader, committed to creating inclusive workplaces
• Veteran Aware Trust, achieving accreditation from Veterans Covenant Healthcare Alliance (VCHA)
• Located in stunning Sussex, with easy access to the South Downs and the coast
• Access to a wide range of benefits and discounts for NHS staff

Job description
Job responsibilities

• To work effectively as a team member in providing and facilitating a high standard of care, social and rehabilitative support in the unit, department or in the community.
• To plan therapy, social and rehabilitative pathways taking account of the fluctuating needs of the patient and assist in evaluating the outcomes.
• To report and document variances in a patients condition or planned pathway of care.
• To offer advice and support and education on healthcare to both patients and carers.
• To take referrals for all services using the criteria specified in their operational policies.
• To undertake a holistic assessment of all the patients needs and understand the routes for escalating issues that are not directly resolved by own professional practice.
• Formulate and deliver an individual treatment programme based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options using specific clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment skills.
• To evaluate patient progress, reassess and alter treatment programmes as required.
• Assess patient understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid informed consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent to treatment.
• To manage clinical risk within own patient case load and recognise potential risks to others, complying at all times with the requirements of health and safety regulations.
• Work in line with the SCFT lone worker policy where lone working is integral to the role.
• To be responsible for maintaining personal accurate and comprehensive patient treatment records in accordance with SCFT Information Governance and professional bodies.
• To be responsible for maintaining and developing own competency to practice through CPD activities and maintain a portfolio which reflects personal development.
• To clinically supervise, support and teach other staff, including Band 5 therapists, assistants and students.
• To support the operational lead with annual appraisals for staff at Band 2 to 4 staff and assist them with their career development.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• Registered with HCPC

Desirable

• Additional qualifications related to post
• Member of RCOT and/ or other specialist bodies

Knowledge and Skills
Essential

• Demonstrable interest in working with children
• Confident and proven ability with IT skills

Desirable

• Experience of working with children or other transferrable skills
• Basic knowledge of child development and conditions associated with developmental difficulties
• Experience of using electronic patient records such as SystmOne

Other
Essential

• Ability to efficiently carry out community visits using own transport

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.
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
Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Westhampnett Child Development Centre, Chichester
Westhampnett Road
Chichester
PO19 7HH
Employer's website
https://www.sussexcommunity.nhs.uk/work-with-us/ (Opens in a new tab)