Advanced Paediatric Occupational Therapist

at  Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

As an advanced practitioner the therapist will: Effectively manage and prioritise a designated complex caseload of children and young people, evidencing high level problem solving, advanced clinical reasoning skills and independent judgement. Provide highly specialist assessment, requiring specialist training and education, to identify childrens occupational performance needs in self-care, productivity (school) and leisure. As an autonomous practitioner contribute to the multi-disciplinary diagnosis of children. Formulate, implement and evaluate highly specialist, child and family centred needs led, OT interventions for children and their families/carers.
Actively promote and maintain effective communication between multi-disciplinary professionals across agencies to ensure collaborative co- ordination, seamless, high quality care for children and their Provide highly specialist advice, training and education to the OT team families/carers, and personnel from a variety of agencies in education, health, social services etc. Continue to develop highly specialist, clinical expertise and maintain competence to practice through continuing professional development, participation in reflective practice, supervision/appraisal/PDP and the utilisation of best practiceIevidence base into current work practice

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