Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
Band 6 Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist
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Job Opportunity: Occupational Therapist
This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested.
NB. All interviews will be face to face due to the recruitment process.
We are delighted to be able to offer a committed and experienced clinician the opportunity to join our children’s community service. This is a community post, across the large city of Birmingham, with a caseload of children and young people with neurological and developmental conditions. We would like to recruit an individual who has a keen interest in working with children and families within the community and as part of a multi-agency team.
The work will primarily involve a combination of clinic-based assessments delivering intervention in the form of prescribed Packages of Care.
NB: There may also be an opportunity to be part of the developing traded model within the BCHC+ OT service, SEND OT Team, and the developing Experts at Hand Model.
Role Purpose
To provide Occupational Therapy intervention at a specialist, targeted, and universal level, functioning as an integral member of a multi-professional team to support in the holistic assessment, diagnosis, and intervention of children and young people according to agreed pathways.
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To contribute towards ensuring children and young people with additional needs gain access to a broad, balanced, and relevant education, whilst also having their exceptional needs met in an inclusive way.
Provide a source of clinical expertise/advice and guidance for families, carers, educational settings, and other members of the multidisciplinary team.
To maintain, develop, and promote excellence in clinical practice, with reference to current research and evidence-based practice, contributing to safe effective practice, alongside the service clinical leads.
To develop and maintain effective working relationships with parents/carers and other stakeholders, using negotiation, communication, and interpersonal skills.
Why Join Birmingham Community Healthcare?
We are incredibly proud of our dedicated, innovative, and committed staff who deliver an extensive universal and targeted occupational therapy offer across Birmingham.
If you are passionate about supporting children and young people with SEND and are excited by the opportunity to contribute to a nationally recognized programme of work, Birmingham is the place for you.
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Be a Part Of Our Team
The OT service works as part of Inclusion Services within the Children and Families Division of Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. We work across the whole City, within a range of community and educational settings, thus requiring successful applicants to demonstrate a high level of flexibility.
We value our staff and advocate career progression internally. We encourage our staff to contribute to service development, and we welcome and value new ideas and experiences.
We offer a supportive working environment with access to specialist clinical support, and an emphasis on sharing good practice through effective team working.
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Contact Information
For further details/informal visits, contact:
- Name: Emma-Jayne Gray
- Job Title: Service Clinical Manager for Occupational Therapy
- Email Address: emma-jayne.gray@nhs.net
- Telephone Number: 07935 701 146
Carmel Kelly
Service Clinical Manager for Physiotherapy and OT
Tel. 07967471358
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