Job overview

This post offers a wonderful opportunity for an experienced Band 6 Children’s Occupational Therapist to join an existing and very well established multidisciplinary team of physiotherapists, occupational therapists, dieticians and support staff delivering services to children & young people in the community of Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly.

The post holder will work with children who have neuro-disability, developmental delay, motor and/ or sensory difficulties in community settings.

The post holder must have the ability to travel independently  with unrestricted access to a car insured for business purposes. Due to the nature of Community work, the post holder will be required to work in a variety of locations such as centrally in clinics, in mainstream and specialist provisions in the community and hybrid working will be required. 

This is a permanent post,  working 22.5 hours per week 

Main duties of the job

To provide specialist occupational therapy assessment, advice and support to children and young people and their families with the complex physical developmental and learning needs.

To work in partnership with children, their families, teachers and carers to develop and deliver treatment interventions and management programmes to target the individual needs of the patients referred to the service. 

To actively work in conjunction with the colleagues in the health community, Education Authority, Social Care and other partnership agencies to deliver seamless co-ordinated care to patients and their families and disseminate knowledge and facilitate a better understanding of disorders of movement impairment.

To contribute to differential diagnoses for children on their caseload.

Working with children with neurodevelopmental conditions over a variety of settings in the community. Delivering ongoing assessments and therapy Health Care Plans.

The post holder will have experience of and confidence to present training courses to education and parents this could be delivered face to face or virtually. 
The post holder will be required to co-ordinate and deliver group work treatment and therefore experience of this would be desirable.

The Children's Community Therapy team is a dynamic innovate MDT of Physiotherapist, Occupational Therapist, Dietitians, support and clerical staff.

We work collaboratively to deliver the best service to Cornwall & IOS.

Working for our organisation

Sustainability is integral to the Trust achieving the NHS Net Zero target.  All staff are therefore actively encouraged and supported to implement new ways of working within their field of expertise.