Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an Occupational Therapist to join the Childrens Occupational Therapy team in Widnes and Runcorn in a specialist band 6 role.

We are looking for someone who has a passion for working with children and young adults across a variety of settings. We encourage applicants with experience of working in a paediatric setting or those who work with adults with physical, developmental conditions or complex needs and are looking to transfer those skills to a younger population. We can also support someone who wishes to return to practice.

The role is full time (37.5 hours per week) to be worked over 5 days. We welcome applications from suitable qualified staff who may wish to work on a part time or job share basis.

There is free parking at the base and expenses will be reimbursed, including bridge tolls when crossed for work purpose.

Please contact Hayley Burkes, OT Clinical Specialist on 0151 495 5444 to arrange a visit to our service or to gather further information about this post.

At Bridgewater Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust our mission isto improve local health and wellbeing in the communities we serve. We want to ensure that our patients, their families, communities, and our stakeholders receive the right care, in the right place and at the right time.

Main duties of the job

What we are looking for:

An enthusiastic, motivated and experienced Occupational Therapist who is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) to provide a high standard of Occupational Therapy to children and young people in Widnes and Runcorn.

An individual who already has paediatric experience or has an interest in paediatric care and child development and a willingness to develop their skills in this area.

An individual who can hold their own caseload. This will include functional and coordination assessments, intervention planning and the ability to evaluate and record outcomes for a range of children with complex conditions. There will also be a requirement to assess for specialist paediatric equipment in the school environment.

You will need to be a team player and work collaboratively as part of an integrated therapy team.

You will be required to undertake mandatory and service specific training and be involved in training and supervision of staff as required.

You will need to work flexibly across the community setting.

You will receive regular support and supervision and be required to participate in ongoing service development and progression as well as supervision and development of students, band 3 and band 5 staff members.

Please ensure that you read the Job Description which also includes the person specification before applying for this post.

Job responsibilities

Flexible working will be considered for all roles.

Unfortunately, we do not hold a sponsor licence for working Visas.

At Bridgewater, our PEOPLE values shape how we deliver our NHS services in your local community.

They help us deliver our mission to improve local health and promote wellbeing in the communities we serve.

After all, values are about people and they were created in partnership with our staff to reflect what they felt was important to them

Here at Bridgewater our shared values flow through the organisation.

P- Person-centred-We are passionate about individual needs and promote independence in the healthcare we provide..

E- Empowered- We empower our people and encourage new ideas to deliver and create improvements in community care.

O- Open and Honest -We behave in a way that develops relationships based on trust, openness, honesty and respect.

P- Professional-We support our people, so everyone has the right skills and training to deliver outstanding patient care.

L- Locally Lead -We are always learning about our communities and show great pride in being a local provider of health and care.

E- Efficient -We use our resources wisely to provide sustainable and value for money healthcare for our patients.