Job summary
- Main area
- Children's
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time
- Job share
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 825-6840862-OPS
- Employer
- Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Coral House
- Town
- Shrewsbury
- Salary
- 拢37,338 - 拢44,962 per annum / pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Children鈥檚 Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 6
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust believes in fairness, equity and above all values diversity in all aspects of its work, as a provider of health services and as an employer of people. We provide visa sponsorship to applicant who require a visa to work in the UK, providing the role you鈥檝e been recruited to meets the requirements set by the Home Office.
From 4 April 2024 overseas workers requiring a general Skilled Worker Visa (such as data analysts, IT and finance professionals, etc) but sponsored by an NHS organisation will need to meet the new salary threshold of 拢38,700. In addition, applications to the Health and Care Visa route for those occupations paid by NHS bands that are on the immigration salary, a list of skilled jobs which have lower salary requirements, will need to meet the national pay scale for their role or the new minimum salary threshold of 拢23,200 (whichever is higher). We advise that you check that the role you wish to apply for meets the requirement for sponsorship before applying.
Further guidance on eligible roles can be found here- 听 https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list/skilled-worker-visa-immigration-salary-list
https://www.gov.uk/health-care-worker-visa/different-salary-requirements
Job overview
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust鈥榮 children鈥檚 occupational therapy team provides a range of community-based health services for children in Shropshire and Telford and Wrekin, for children aged 0 -18.
We are looking for听 a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our team.
Are you looking for experience of working within children鈥檚 community occupational therapy services assessing and treating with children with developmental coordination disorders and physical disabilities. . 听
We offer good training opportunities with a strong emphasis on continuing professional development through appraisal and supervision. The successful applicant will be part of an enthusiastic and friendly team of children鈥檚 therapists and assistants. The team is highly supportive with a commitment to improving to quality and productivity and there are ongoing opportunities to contribute to service development.
Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment.
Main duties of the job
You will need to have a sound knowledge of assessments and interventions used with these client groups or be able to demonstrate that you have transferable skills from working with adults . You will need to be familiar with report writing and be able to evidence that you have used goal setting and outcome measures within your practice. You should be able to evidence that you have the developed skills that may be required to liaise with multidisciplinary teams of health, education, and social care professionals. 听
Working for our organisation
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust provides community-based health services for adults and children in Shropshire, Telford and Wrekin, and some services in surrounding areas too. These range from district nursing, health visiting and running four community hospitals through to providing very specialist community care through talented and dedicated staff.
Patients, carers and the public play a vital role in helping us to develop and improve our services and we are constantly looking for ways to work with local communities, patients and the public to innovate and improve. Have a look at the Have Your Say section of our website to find out how you can feed back your experiences and help us to continually improve.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust is an exciting place to work. It offers a wide range of employment opportunities for many people.
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust positively encourages applications from all areas of the community, regardless of age, gender, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or religious beliefs. We are committed to ensuring people who work for the community trust have a good working life - and a good work life/home life balance.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the Job Description and Person Specification attached for further information on the role.听
Person specification
Training and Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Current registration with the Health Professions Council
- Evidence of ongoing professional development
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of planning and providing clinical care to adults or children and young people with occupational therapy needs.
- Experience of working in a variety of settings.
- Neurology and rehabilitation experience.
- Some post-qualifying experience.
Knowledge and Skills
Essential criteria
- Experience of undertaking clinical audit
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Ongoing awareness of recent developments in practice and research including NSFs/NICE guidelines Previous experience of delivering programmes of care Knowledge of safeguarding children and young people Engaging and empowering approach that seeks to work with othUnderstanding of clinicnal governance and risk management and their implications for the service
- Engaging and empowering approach that seeks to work with others and deliver outcomes in a successful and well informed manner.
- Good knowledge of occupational therapy core skills and processes.
- Demonstration of knowledge of child development.
Other
Essential criteria
- Able to meet the travel requirements of the job.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Kate Hidden
- Job title
- Team Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01743 450800
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