Specialist Occupational Therapist - Children and Young People

To assess needs for further occupational therapy interventions and equipment.
To work flexibly and in an agile way to best meet the needs of the caseload.
To follow pathways and procedures relating to the service .
To contribute to service governance and development.
To contribute to statutory SEND processes
To act within professional boundaries and access professional development.
To ensure interventions are delivered in line with professional guidelines and evidence
To contribute to team, MDT service , OT professional , and AHP governance and development
To escalate risks, adverse events, concerns and complaints as appropriate.

We're looking for an experienced occupational therapist to join our small team due to promotion of current postholder. We want to employ someone who is passionate about working in paediatrics, can work across outpatient and community settings , and is patient/ child centered in their approach. . We want to meet you if you want to be part of our integrated team, delivering evidence based uni and multi -professional pathways.
You will benefit from being part of our Children's Therapies service, a highly supportive and friendly clinical team, and part of the Therapies directorate with professional AHP leadership . Further support is always available from our Clinical Therapy Managers, and our dedicated Therapies administrators.
We appreciate that you may have the skills and attributes we're looking for but not necessarily the experience in children and young peoples services . We will consider a development post for the right candidate, and provide induction, CPD and supervision to meet individual needs

At Airedale, we are committed to promoting equality, diversity and inclusion. We actively encourage applications irrespective of people's age, lived experience of living with a disability or long-term conditions, gender, race or ethnicity, religion or belief, sexual orientation, or other personal circumstances.
Increasing our diversity and supporting our organisation to be more inclusive is a key priority here at Airedale and our teams are at the centre of how we work towards this.
We appreciate all people may have diverse and individual needs and we pride ourselves on supporting all people to thrive and flourish at work. We have frameworks in place that support reasonable adjustments and flexible working for colleagues throughout their working lives which starts at recruitment.
These are exciting times for Airedale. We have the once-in-a-career opportunity to be involved in the planning and building of a completely new hospital here on our Steeton site by 2030. By joining us now you'll be a key part of our journey over the next few years, with the chance to input into a state-of-the-art, modern healthcare facility that will deliver care to our communities for decades to come. We are also on the journey to a new electronic patient record, part of our wider ambition for our digital future - a future that builds on our significant telemedicine and digital care success. Ultimately, what makes Airedale special is our people. Not just our staff, but our volunteers, patients, visitors, and wider population who make up the Airedale family. This is a Trust that sits at the heart of our community, and our communities are very proud of their Trust., If you join us, you become a member of our friendly and supportive integrated team, with regular supervision, and opportunities for CPD, coaching and personal development. We are proud to be part of Airedale AHPs , our wider Trust family, and our extended partnerships across health, education, social care and third sector.
We are delighted to offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
+ Cycle to Work
+ Travel Scheme
+ Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
+ Onsite Nursery
+ Buying and Selling Annual Leave
+ Car Leasing
+ Employee Assistance Programme
+ Employee Health and Wellbeing
+ Extensive Reward Scheme
+ Counselling Service
+ Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
+ Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it's down to the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people really do make our Airedale experience - we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
+ Committed to Quality of Care
+ Compassion
+ Working together for patients
+ Improving Lives
+ Everyone Counts
+ Respect and Dignity
Got some questions before you apply? please contact us to find out more or arrange a visit.

Band 5 job description included for a development post - individual competencies to transition to B6 would be discussed as part of interview / offer.
We are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities.
NOTE: This vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient suitable applications are received.
If you are offered a position which requires you to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £41.90, Standard £21.90 or Basic £21.90) from your first full months salary. This is a condition of your employment.
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You are encouraged to participate in the DBS Update Service and pay the £13 cost per year.
We encourage applicants to receive the Covid-19 vaccination but this will not be a condition of deployment with the organisation. We will be asking applicants to share their vaccination status as part of our normal pre employment screening but this will not affect their employment status with the Trust.