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Job overview

Hertfordshire’s Children and Young People’s (CYP) Occupational Therapy Service are looking for a dynamic and motivated OT.  We have dedicated specialist Band 7 posts to support CYP with health/occupational performance needs.  We are looking for experienced Occupational Therapists (OTs), who have relevant skills, training and experience in supporting CYP who have functional difficulties which impact on their participation of activities in daily life.   Posts are available in Watford.

You will be part of a friendly and supportive integrated therapies team (CYP Therapies), delivering a locally driven, needs led service; ensuring children and their families are at the heart of service delivery.   The OT service is innovative and agile, and committed to delivering high quality care and transforming lives.  The service is embedding health coaching and top-down models in to it’s care pathways, and is actively encouraging CPD to help develop these skills, and as part of your role you will support the Clinical Quality Lead for OT in developing clinical pathways that are evidence-based.

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust provides Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Services for families across the county.  Our service is jointly commissioned by health and education, allowing us to provide a seamless pathway of care from early years through to schools, specialist provisions and further education settings.

Previous applicants need not apply

Main duties of the job

You will:

• Be a qualified Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration
• Have highly specialist knowledge & skills in working with CYP & their families/carers, who have a range of developmental, neurological and health conditions
• Deliver occupational therapy assessments and evidence-based interventions to CYP in a variety of settings, e.g. mainstream and specialist provisions
• Provide clinical support to a team of health professionals
• Have knowledge of relevant legislation
• Maintain strong links to professionals working in health, social care, Education and the Voluntary Sector
• Work collaboratively with members of the wider OT team in your locality area, and support more junior colleagues
• Demonstrate positive and effective communication skills

We offer:

• A friendly team & a great place to work
• Regular managerial supervision and mentoring
• A well-established Appraisal system
• Professional supervision through Action Learning Sets
• Personal development planning & access to training to develop your CPD, leadership & management skills
• Structured induction period

Working for our organisation

If you are looking for somewhere to make a real difference and are passionate about helping CYP access the right support at the right time to help them stay safe, and thrive in their development, a career with us may be just what you're looking for.  At HCT we strive to make a difference to the health and wellbeing of our communities.

• We are proud to be an organisation which focuses on our people, and we welcome people who share our values to come and work with us.
• Our shared values support the development of a strong working culture, guiding and inspiring all of our actions and decisions. They enable us to be better at what we do ensuring we provide the highest quality of care to our patients.
• Our patients, their families and carers are at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
• Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision

We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages.

You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

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