Job Description

The Children's Occupational Therapy Service in Northumberland has an excellent opportunity for a qualified or newly qualified Occupational Therapist to join our established team. We are looking for an enthusiastic and highly motivated person who has a passion to work with children. The team works across a variety of locations and paediatric specialities including neurological, developmental and neuro-diverse caseloads.



The Band 5 post will join another Band 5 OT in the team to work through the different specialities to develop a sound knowledge of all aspects of community paediatric OT including therapy, equipment, minor and major adaptations



Please note we reserve the right to close this vacancy prior to the closing date once the required number of suitable applications have been received

What we will offer:

Band 7 leadership across all teams, for formal and informal support



Opportunities for learning and development



Robust induction



Competency framework



In Service training



Peer support groups



Regular 1:1 supervision



Preceptorship



Joint working with senior therapists to develop skills



Appraisal



Supportive and friendly team



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.



To assess and review level of need and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard for clinical priorities and time management.



To select and apply Occupational Therapy assessments in paediatrics, addressing occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the child to maximise functional independence in all areas of everyday activities.



To work with children and their families to identify OT goals.



Monitor, evaluate and modify interventions in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness. Alter and revise planned interventions as a result of changes in an individual's level of function or circumstances.



To assess and identify from a range of options, specific specialised children's equipment to meet individual children's postural and functional needs



To assess for and provide major adaptations where appropriate and in line with local government criteria.



To regularly supervise students on practice placement.



To clinically supervise junior staff