Acorns Children's Hospice
Occupational Therapy Manager
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Acorns Children's Hospice are looking for an Occupational Therapist and Therapies Lead
Acorns Children's Hospice are looking for an Occupational Therapist and Therapies Lead to support the development and delivery of the AHP services across the organisation, using their clinical expertise. You will manage the therapy team across our sites in Walsall, Worcester and Birmingham.
About The Role
At Acorns Children’s Hospice, we provide specialist palliative care for children, and young people with life-limiting and life‑threatening conditions, and we support their families through every step of their journey, and through transition. Our work is defined by compassion, expertise, and an unwavering belief that every child deserves comfort, dignity, and the chance to experience joy.
As Occupational Therapist And Therapies Lead, You Will
- Provide line management to the therapy teams
- Provide OT assessment, treatment, intervention and advice to babies, children, young people and their families living with life limiting and life threatening conditions in both hospice and community settings
- Provide Occupational Therapy expertise to the care team and advise team members on how to support OT goals within moment-to-moment care, including advising on 24-hour postural management, equipment to support posture and independence in daily living (e.g. sleep, seating and bathing) and support for sensory needs.
- Work in collaboration with the care team to review holistic care needs and contribute to care plans
- Collaborate in the development and communication of a vision for the AHP programme including therapies within Acorns, to increase AHP voice, visibility and impact
- Produce and evaluate qualitative and quantitative data from the services offered to evidence the quality of the AHP services provided by Acorns
- Advise on innovative opportunities and support all relevant departments/ disciplines in their strategies and programmes to maximise service benefits
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About You
- Degree/qualification in Occupational Therapy
- Current HCPC registration
- Experience of providing assessment and intervention to children and young people with complex needs
- Experience of leading audit/quality improvement programmes
What We Offer
- £46,920 to £56,515 per annum (pro rata. £37,536 to £45,212 for part time hours)
- 30 hours per week over 4 days
- Working across our hospices in Walsall, Worcester and Birmingham
- Employee discounts from leading retailers – including the Blue Light Card
- Discounts on refurbished tech
- Health cash plan
- Gym membership and equipment discount scheme
- Bike2Work scheme - save up to 42% on bikes and equipment
- Wellbeing, legal and financial support
- Career development through our Acorns Academy offering leadership, coaching, fundraising, clinical training and more.
- Generous contribution to group personal pension plan (7.5%) or continuation of current NHS pension scheme
- NHS pension scheme life assurance or Acorns group life assurance scheme
- Annual leave entitlement increases with length of service
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Interviews are scheduled to be held on 29 October
You need to be eligible to work in the UK to be considered for this role. We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults and therefore any successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS check for children and will be asked to provide two satisfactory references. In addition, candidates will be asked to provide evidence of immunisation against specific diseases or confirm their willingness to receive the necessary vaccinations.
As a UNICEF Gold Rights Respecting organisation, we are committed to ensuring that the United Nations Convention for the Rights of the Child is embedded into both culture and practice within the organisation. As an employee you will be a Duty Bearer for Children’s Rights and support all children to be Rights Holders.
If you have any questions, please contact us at recruitment@acorns.org.uk
Find out about our culture, career development, benefits and more here: Why Work for Acorns?
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