Paediatric Occupational Therapist

The post holder will provide a high standard of Occupational Therapy within the services covered by the department and perform comprehensive assessments of children some of whom will have complex needs. To will devise child centred treatment plans through selective techniques and graded activities to ensure that the individuals full potential is developed or maintained. To work as an autonomous practitioner, undertaking a significant clinical caseload, working without direct supervision but with access to a Band 6 Occupational Therapist for regular clinical supervision. To ensure professional competence is maintained by participating in all CPD opportunities and maintaining a portfolio. Principal duties to include: This list is intended to summarise the key responsibilities and is not intended to cover every task that may be required of the role: - To manage potentially stressful, upsetting or emotional situations in an empathetic manner. To supervise Occupational Therapy students and
therapy assistants where appropriate. To communicate effectively with all disciplines involved in a child's care both those from within the organisation and those outside, ensuring effective multidisciplinary working. To communicate complex and sensitive information to clients, carers and other staff including imparting unwelcome news relating to their rehabilitation potential. To attend relevant multi-professional and multi-agency meetings as appropriate, in order to ensure appropriate management of clients. To attend and actively participate in staff meetings, ensuring understanding of information imparted. To apply a flexible approach in communicating both verbally and non-verbally with clients, carers and other professionals. To ensure timely and effective communication with the Occupational Therapy leadership team on all professional matters. To effectively plan the daily management of a caseload of children linked to allocated work. To respond to urgent referrals and
occasionally unpredictable work patterns. To prioritise clinical work and balance other patient related and professional activities as the department requires. To administer specialist assessments used to identify functional and environmental needs impacting on the child's functional performance. To implement, within your clinical practice the standards and policies in each specialty and where applicable propose changes to working practice. To use and maintain sound clinical reasoning skills throughout the therapeutic process to ensure best practice and identify risk. To assess clients, carers and other professionals understanding of treatment proposals, gain valid consent and have the capacity to work within a legal framework with clients who lack capacity to consent to treatment. To use a range of treatment/ management options in formulating programmes of care. To formulate accurate prognoses through standardised and non-standardised assessments and recommend best
course of intervention, developing comprehensive therapy/discharge plans. To evaluate children's progress, re-assess and alter treatment programmes if required. To effectively plan the daily management of a caseload of children. To communicate any changes in care plan or treatment approach to other Occupational Therapists/Assistants as necessary, e.g. part time team members. To evaluate children's progress, re-assess and alter treatment programmes if required. To produce appropriate information for the use of service users. This job description is not exhaustive and the post holder may be required to undertake such other duties from time to time as are consistent with the responsibility of the grade. Please refer to full job description included in the supporting documents. This job description is subject to review and development from time to time in liaison with the post holder. As an employee of Central Surrey Health Ltd you will be required to adhere