Childrens Occupational Therapist

at  Northamptonshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

We are looking to appoint an enthusiastic, adaptable, forward thinking person who has a strong professional identity and experience working with children and young people in a wide range of community settings. This is an interested and varied OT role which offers a range of opportunities and experiences. We support children and young people from birth to school leaving age in their homes at school, clinic and within community based settings across Northamptonshire. We work in partnership with families, other health professionals and education professionals to maintain a holistic approach to the management of the child. We are a supportive and nurturing team who offer regular supervision.
Complete holistic OT assessments and provide goal focussed intervention
To modify and evaluate intervention using outcome measures
To follow department and clinical guidelines
Effectively manage a complex and integrated caseload
Work in a range of settings across the County
To complete a range of Standardised assessments as appropriate
Working alongside team members and MDT
Maintain CPD and learning opportunities
To access and provide supervision
Maintain accurate record keeping
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be ‘outstanding’ by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the ‘About You’ Section of the document

Please refer the Job description for details