Senior Occupational Therapist- Children's Team

• To act as an experienced autonomous practitioner, providing specialised occupational therapy assessment and treatment for client's
• To independently manage a caseload, using evidence-based practice and patient centered principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
• To work closely with children, families and carers to identify individualised and meaningful goals incorporating the child's voice.
• To work as a key member of the MDT.
• To participate in service development projects and training including in service training and support of colleagues. Where appropriate, to provide supervision to team colleagues and students.
• Actively maintain CPD.
• The post holder will assist in the delivery of the occupational therapy service across community settings, including a range of health and social care locations and the patient's own home.
• To be involved in a variety of service improvement initiatives and support delivery of OT business plan as directed by Team/Service Lead.

To be automatously responsible for a caseload with complex and multiple needs.

To undertake complex clinic, home, community and school-based assessments with interventions that have a focus on improving occupational performance and maximising participation in children.

To work closely with children, families and carers to identify individualised and meaningful goals incorporating the childs voice.

To be able to identify and utilise appropriate standardised assessments and outcome measures.

To appropriate incorporate risk assessments as required in more complex assessments, for example specialise equipment such as seating, sleep systems, moving and handling, etc.

To create Occupational Therapy programmes and review and grade these accordingly.

To work within the Multi-professional Team advising other professionals and joint working where appropriate.

To participate in service development projects and training including in service training and support of colleagues.

To actively engage in both individual CPD and encouragement of colleagues and the CPD of the team as a whole.

Where appropriate, to provide supervision to team colleagues and students.

Based in the North East of England we provide a range of hospital and community health services from our leading facilities, including the Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Blaydon urgent care centre and Bensham Hospital, all within Gateshead.

Established in 2005, we were one of the first foundation trusts in the country and since then have consistently achieved the highest levels of care for patients.

We now employ around 4,800 staff and currently provide 444 hospital beds across the Gateshead region.

Our values should be the 'golden thread' which runs through everything we do - they are the core of who we are. Our five values can easily be remembered by the simple acronymICORE; Innovation, Care, Openness, Respect, Engagement.

We have a number of staff networks including the BAME network, D-Ability network, LGBTQ+ Network and the Women's Network, to challenge us and help us to constantly improve. Our armed forces network is one of our emerging networks.

The health and wellbeing of our staff is one of our highest priorities, and we offer a range of support and initiatives as part of our 'Balance' programme balancegateshead.com to cater for our diverse workforce, so that your individual needs can be supported, allowing you a happy and healthy working experience with us.

Essential: - Experience of MDT working to deliver holistic patient centered approach to care including within educational settings; - Experience of supervising students and support staff; - Enthusiasm for and experience of working with children, sensory and physical assessments, and intervention planning; - Experience of risk management, home first principles and community ways of working

Desirable: - Children's specific experience- assessment tool, interventions, outcome measures

Essential: - Hold a qualification enabling registration with the Health Professions Council (HCPC) as an Occupational Therapist; - Maintain HCPC Registration; - Evidence of knowledge and skills in the assessment and management of complex Children's caseload, sensory and physical components.

Desirable: - Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapists.; - Understanding of NHS organisation

Essential: - Full UK driving liscence with access to vehicle for work purposes