Paediatric Occupational Therapist - Band 6 | East London NHS Foundation Trust

OverviewBand 6 Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist, Paediatric Community Services – Newham, East London Foundation Trust. Do you want to develop your specialist paediatric knowledge and progress your career by working in a close-knit team in a highly diverse community?

Do you want to be part of a multidisciplinary team and support our Band 7s in the development and running of our integrated pathways?

We have an exciting opportunity for an innovative and dedicated Occupational Therapist with specialist skills, excellent foundational knowledge and varied experience in paediatrics, to be part of our team supporting children and young people from 0-19 years. Joining our highly skilled team of OTs and assistants will ensure a broad range of clinical experiences that will develop the specialist skills you require to progress your OT career. Your varied caseload will offer opportunities to work with different presentations of physical conditions and neuro-diversity, as well as protected time to contribute to our evidence based pathways. These include, but are not limited to: Upper Limb Splinting, Complex Seating, Early Intervention for Young Infants, Specialist DCD Assessment Clinic in partnership with our Paediatricians, Parent Coaching. Our community work spans a variety of settings including our own well-equipped clinic rooms, in our clients’ home and at school.

As a Band 6 in our team, you will manage your own caseload, support junior staff and students with their competency development through regular formal and informal supervision. You will have your own monthly supervision with opportunities to be involved in Quality Improvement and Clinical Audit. Our team is proud to have presented at national conferences, showcasing our pioneering work in Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) and Parent Coaching Pathways, setting the standard for best practice and sharing knowledge with the wider occupational therapy community.

Within the Specialist Children and Young Peoples’ Service (SCYPS), the OTs form an integral part of a multidisciplinary therapies team who work closely with Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Dietitians, Paediatricians and Specialist Nurses. Together our mission is to make positive differences to peoples’ lives by delivering high quality services for the children and families of Newham.

Responsibilities

Manage your own caseload as a Band 6 OT.

Support junior staff and students with their competency development through regular formal and informal supervision.

Have monthly supervision and opportunities to be involved in Quality Improvement and Clinical Audit.

Contribute to and develop evidence-based pathways (e.g., Developmental Coordination Disorder, Parent Coaching) within an integrated multidisciplinary team.

Be involved in service improvement and audit activities as part of the SCYPS team.

Collaborate with Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Dietitians, Paediatricians and Specialist Nurses to deliver high quality services for children and families.

Our team will provide a rich environment for professional growth, including opportunities to develop skills in complex seating, upper limb management, and early intervention pathways.

Working for your organisationOur mission is to make a positive difference to people’s lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.

Benefits

An amazing working environment, with a warm, welcoming and supportive team of OTs and OTAs who bring experiences from all over the world.

1:1 monthly supervision, appraisal and CPD

Team learning programme

Protected service development time and regular team away days

Opportunity to supervise and develop junior staff

Bi-monthly team meetings

Ongoing clinical skills development, MDT working

Opportunity to be involved in service improvement

Involvement in audit and quality improvement

We are a warm, welcoming and supportive team of OTs and OTAs bringing life experiences from across the world. Our monthly team meetings and away days ensure we have time to work creatively on projects and developments in line with best practice. We are a team who achieve exceptional standards and are proud to pioneer new ways of working rooted in research and innovation. We Care. We Respect. We are Inclusive. We are looking for talented OTs who embody these qualities when supporting our service users and their families, as well as in their relationships with colleagues and partner organisations.

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