Specialist Children's Occupational Therapist - #146626

Specialist Children’s Community

Occupational Therapist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a full time Band 6 Children’s Occupational Therapist to work within the Children’s Therapy Team, supporting the core service as well as the Autism diagnostic pathway. You will have extensive experience of working with children with complex physical needs and be able to demonstrate excellent communication skills.

The Children’s Occupational Therapy Service is countywide and provides a service to children in Lincolnshire. The team works in a range of settings including mainstream and special schools, nurseries, clinics and the child’s own home.

A developing Band 5 to Band 6 post would be considered.

You will be required to manage a complex clinical caseload including providing Occupational therapy management/care plans, risk assessments (for example moving and handling plans) advice and recommendations for appropriate equipment/aids and advice and recommendations for Education and other agencies. You will work closely with colleagues from other services and agencies including the Children’s Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy services, the acute sector, Social Services and Education. This post will also include time working with colleagues in the Autism diagnostic pathway, completing ADOS assessments to support with differential diagnoses.

Lincolnshire Community Health Services NHS Trust is in the top 25 per cent of all community trusts for overall staff engagement in the 2021 NHS National Staff Survey.

At LCHS, we know diversity fosters creativity and innovation. We are committed to equality of opportunity, to being fair and inclusive, and to being a place where all belong. We therefore particularly encourage applications from candidates who are likely to be underrepresented in LCHS’ workforce.

LCHS recognises the increasing demand for more flexibility in working practices in order to accommodate the personal goals and commitments that employees experience at different stages during their working lives. Flexible working opportunities such as part-time working, compressed hours, job shares, and hybrid working models can help staff to balance their personal and work commitments. Arrangements can be put in place if it can be shown that the needs of the individual can be balanced with those of the service and the impact on other team members, enabling the Trust to recruit and retain skilled staff, raise staff morale, reduce absenteeism and respond to changing service needs more effectively.

We are an ambassador of a learning culture that will support the right individual to progress in their chosen career through an ‘earn while you learn’ apprenticeship programme. Visit our Learning and Development page to find out more https://www.lincolnshirecommunityhealthservices.nhs.uk/join-us/learning-and-dev

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Abigail Storr Job title: Prof Advisor for Children's Occupational Therapy Email address: [email protected] Telephone number: 01522 459848

Abigail Storr - Professional Advisor Childrens Occupational Therapy. [email protected] - 01522 459848

Rebecca Metheringham - Operational Lead for Children's Therapy Services. [email protected] - 01522 459848