Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist-Wheelchair Service

We are delighted to be able to advertise for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join our busy team in the West Berkshire Wheelchair Service.

The West Berkshire Specialist Wheelchair Service provides specialised seating for patients with postural needs and mobility within the home. Patients range from child to adult and the service covers West Berkshire. All patients have a long-term mobility related condition and the majority have highly complex clinical needs.

We encourage active involvement in service development and leadership within our team and department.

We attract Therapists and support staff from all over the country and internationally. If you'd like to see more about what we do, please go to our twitter @rbhtherapyteam.

Main duties of the job

To provide clinical leadership to RBFT staff working in the Wheelchair Service at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.

To deputise for the Wheelchair Service Team Lead as appropriate, assuming responsibility for the operational management of RBFT staff working in the Wheelchair Service at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, as required.

To provide highly specialised Occupational Therapy knowledge and skills, particularly in paediatrics. Be responsible for the assessment and management of your own complex clinical caseload, working as an autonomous practitioner. This involved assessment of client's mobility and postural needs and provision and setup of equipment

To take the lead in triaging paediatric referrals to the Wheelchair Service

To ensure a high quality, effective and efficient Occupational Therapy service, contributing to planning and policy development in the Wheelchair Service.

To support the Team Lead and OT Professional Lead in the development of the service through clinical initiatives, modernisation projects and quality initiatives.

To deputise for the Team Lead on agreed clinical and service development groups and boards, as required.

To provide expert training, advice and clinical education to service providers, service users and service commissioners.

The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority. The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Readings biggest employer.