Occupational Therapist – Paediatrics

Global Healthcare Jobs, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency looking for an experienced and dedicated Occupational Therapist to work in Isle of Wight on a full-time basis.

The salary for this permanent Occupational Therapist job is £35,392 – £42,618 per annum.

Main Duties:

• To manage a defined caseload, using evidence based/patient centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
• To regularly supervise Occupational Therapy students on practice placement
• To provide leadership for junior staff, as delegated by supervisor
• To contribute to the development of the Occupational Therapy Service
• To monitor, evaluate in detail and modify complex treatments for service users with multiple needs in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention
• To contribute to the diagnosis and treatment of patients.
• To effectively plan and prioritise own workload, arranging appointments as necessary
• To demonstrate and apply a broad level of understanding of the effect of disability across a number of fields.
• To work with the interdisciplinary teams in the designated work area.
• To prescribe minor and major adaptations to the service user’s physical and social environment.
• To prescribe specialist equipment and standard wheelchairs.
• To delegate intervention as appropriate.
• To undertake manual handling risk assessments for individual service users
• To undertake home assessments and apply clinical reasoning to the risks associated to the safety and independence of the service user at home
• To work as an autonomous single practitioner dealing with physical and psychological aspects and the effect that has on the domestic and community environment of the child, their carers and family.
• To assess and take the appropriate Health and Safety measures before, during and after clinical intervention in the hospital, community, and home environment.
• To respect the individuality, values, cultural and religious diversity of patients and contribute to the provision of a service sensitive to these needs.

Requirements of the Occupational Therapist:

• Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
• State registration with HCPC
• Post registration experience as an Occupational Therapist relevant to speciality
• Documented evidence of Continuing professional development
• Demonstrated broad knowledge and application of current best practice in Occupational Therapy relevant to speciality
• Application of the Occupational Therapy process with defined client groups
• Applied knowledge of treatment techniques relevant to improve and maintain Occupational Performance and Processing for the defined client group.
• Applied knowledge of effective planning and coordination of treatment packages
• Demonstrated understanding of team dynamics
• Demonstrated ability to effectively use computer software (e.g. Microsoft Office) to support Occupational Therapy interventions

Contact:

This Occupational Therapist job is advertised by Craig Osborne; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Global Healthcare Jobs is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.