Job summary
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Greenwich Children's Integrated Therapies Service are looking to appoint following increased interest in our services. This is an opportunity for shortly to qualify students, newly qualified or Band 5 Occupational Therapist with experience.
You will have the opportunity to work with school-age children & young people with a range of functional difficulties. Providing assessment, advice & intervention, with a supportive team of therapists & assistants.
There is the opportunity for professional development & the support of a team of therapists & assistants. You will have access to admin, managerial & clinical support. CPD is supported & the development of clinical interests is encouraged. We have embedded support to offer for B5 therapists including:
-Regular 1:1 supervision
-Group supervision
-Peer support
-Oxleas internal preceptorship programme
Our friendly, well-established Services offer fantastic support & opportunities to develop your career.
Greenwich has a young and very diverse population and is a place where every child and young person can achieve their full potential. We recognise and value the importance of promoting participation and functional skills in children & young people.
Main duties of the job
The Greenwich Children's Integrated Therapies service consists ofOccupational Therapy,Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy, and teams, providing services to Early Years, School Years and Special Schools. There will be ample opportunities to for joint working as part of multidisciplinary team.
The Greenwich Children's Occupational therapy team has specialists in all key clinical areas including: Autism, Early years, Mainstream, Education & EHCP's, Complex needs in primary and secondary specialist settings. We work closely to provide clinical support and second opinions.
As the post holder you will:
- Provideoccupational therapy assessment and intervention to children and young people, with a variety of developmental disabilities. The CYP will present with a range of needs relating to self-care, play and school activities.
- Work as part of a integrated team with teachers supporting children with functional difficulties and their families
- Have opportunities for involvement in service development projects.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.
We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will work alongside a large team of Therapists and Assistants and will have access to administrative, managerial and clinical support. Where appropriate you will receive higher levels of supervision for Newly Qualified Therapists to support the completion of your Occupational Therapy NQP Competencies Framework.
Training and career development is well supported within Oxleas with the opportunity to attend both internal and external training.
Please refer to attached Job Description for further details of the role and the Person Specification for essential and desirable requirements of the post holder.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- Range of practical placement experience
- Experience of using standardised OT assessments
- Some clinical experience including individual and group work.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
Skills
Essential
- Ability to build effective working relationships.
- Effective written verbal and non-verbal communication skills.
- Ability to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
- Sound knowledge of OT Process
Skills
Essential
- Ability to work autonomously, set own priorities and manage time effectively.
- Some knowledge of OT assessments and interventions relevant to area of practice
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.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
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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
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Goldie Leigh
Lodge Hill
Abbey Wood
SE2 0AY
United Kingdom
Employer's website
http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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