Paediatric Occupational Therapist – Specialist Practitioner

We are recruiting for a part time Occupational Therapist within the Children and Young People Disability Service (CYPDS) in Windsor and Maidenhead. This multi-professional service supports children and young people aged 0-25 with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND).

The successful candidate will work in close partnership with families to undertake assessments in relation to occupational therapy needs in the home setting.

As a Band 6 paediatric Occupational Therapist you will work in a range of settings as an autonomous practitioner, providing high quality paediatric occupational therapy to support children and young people with disabilities to achieve their potential. You will have the opportunity to work collaboratively with a multidisciplinary team to support children and young people’s occupational therapy needs and provide specialist advice to other disciplines. You will carry a specialist caseload of children and young people with a variety of complex physical, learning and social needs and be responsible for writing reports for EHCP and MDT assessments/reviews. As part of the role you will contribute to the supervision of students on clinical placement and support workers who are working with children and young people on your caseload.

Skills and experience
● Experience of clinical assessment and intervention as an Occupational Therapist.
● Passionate about and/or have experience in working as an OT in paediatrics.
● Working knowledge of child development, neuro-development and childhood occupations.
● Able to plan and prioritise workload, demonstrate initiative through being consistently solution focused.
● Skilled in assessment planning, implementing and evaluating treatment, complying with professional and service standards and working as an autonomous practitioner.
● Able to prepare clearly written reports for use by multiple agencies.
● Knowledge, training and experience of a using range of therapeutic techniques and approaches, including non-standardised and standardised assessments.
● Knowledge/experience of physical and developmental disabilities and their impact on occupational performance.
● Experience and participate in clinical audits/research.
● Able to communicate sensitive, condition related information to clients using empathy and reassurance and able to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
● Able to provide and implement OT programmes within a specialist field and work collaboratively to upskill school staff and caregivers through training, sharing advice and strategies to support the child/young person.
● Supervision of students and / or support/junior staff.

Must have at least Diploma/BSc in Occupational Therapy or equivalent and have HCPC registration
Relevant professional level qualification

Personal attributes
● Commitment to lifelong learning, willingness to travel to other sites and work flexibly.
● Strong organisational abilities including: time management, creative-thinking, problem-solving and multitasking.
● Personal determination, drive, energy and ambition to overcome and achieve challenging objectives, celebrate success and deliver excellent outcomes for children and young people. Taking a strength based approach to managing situations.
● Commitment to resource-sharing and collaborative working within Achieving for Children and across organisational boundaries in the best interests of children, young people and families.
● Outstanding communication and interpersonal skills that are open, honest, persuasive and pragmatic, including excellent negotiation and influencing skills.