Children's Occupational Therapist - HMR Community

You will work alongside senior therapists and manage a clinical caseload of children aged 0-19 with a wide range of difficulties and disabilities, working collaboratively to maximise their function, optimise quality of life and create an environment in which children can succeed and gain independence within the community. As well as senior clinical responsibilities, there will be the opportunity to actively lead on department service projects and quality improvement projects., + The role involves providing specialist occupational therapy assessment and interventions to your own caseload of children with highly complex needs.
+ Clinical specialities include; sensory, physical, coordination, special schools, main stream schools, neuromuscular and complex long term conditions. Supervision and development opportunities to work within these areas at a competent band 6 level will be provided.
+ This care is provided in the community within a variety of settings including schools, children's centres, and clinics in multi-disciplinary teams with education and nursery staff, Speech and Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, Specialist Teachers, carers and families.
+ To ensure that a professional, high quality occupational therapy service is delivered to the children and their families within our inpatient and outpatient service.
+ Works as an autonomous practitioner. Assess, sets goals, provides treatment and progresses own patient caseload which, contains patients with complex and specialist needs
+ To promote occupational therapy and its role across children's services
+ To undertake ongoing CPD and audit, contribute to development of specialist services and relevant policies helping implement policy changes and monitoring standards of clinical practice & additional tasks as required and considered pertinent to the role.

The HMR Children's Occupational Therapy Department are looking for motivated and enthusiastic experienced band 5 or existing band 6 occupational therapists to join our Children's integrated community service on a fixed term contract covering maternity leave for 12 months.

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives. As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we're always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire - to join our team. In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive, To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk
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