Job overview

Please note: at this stage, the role is open only to colleagues currently employed within Kent and Medway NHS Trusts and the Kent and Medway Integrated Care Board (ICB). Nursing vacancies are also open to Student Nurses and Newly Qualified Nurses.

Are you looking for an opportunity to kick-start your occupational therapy career in Paediatrics? We are a highly successful integrated therapy service with a pooled budget across health and social care. Although based in East Sussex, we are employed by KCHFT which is an outstanding trust.

We believe that the best health care is delivered by multi-disciplinary teams working together and in partnership with other teams to provide seamless care.

We are currently seeking a B5 Occupational Therapist with experience in paediatrics either prior to training or post-qualification or with an interest in working with children and young people in a specialist education setting, complex physical disability or community working. You will need to be initiative-taking, resilient and solution-focused to embrace new ways of working; with an emphasis on multi-agency working and driving improved outcomes for children and young people.

Car-driver is essential. The post-holder will work closely within the complex needs integrated team including Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Adaptations, School Nursing and Integrated Therapy Assistants as well as the wider service.

Main duties of the job

Band 5 Registered Healthcare Professionals works closely with all users of our services and their families, friends and carers who all play an invaluable contribution in how our users experience our services. Band 5 Registered Healthcare Professionals are expected to be kind and responsive but professional and informative and contribute to the quality of the services provided across the health economy by:

• Keeping the people who use our services as safe as possible through the use of sound clinical skills and effective risk assessments
• Ensuring the best possible clinical outcomes by using up-to-date skills and adhering to evidence based policies and procedures
• Ensuring the people using our services have a good experience by respecting, empowering and working in partnership with people throughout the care planning process
• Assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of holistic care linked to packages of prescribed care
• The development of integrated care programmes in partnership with the patient
• To support in the supervision and development of all junior staff including Health Care Support Workers and Students
• To actively work as a member of the multi-professional team to provide high quality care to patients
• To undertake a range of competent clinical interventions to support the outcomes of both individual and group therapy
• Manage a caseload of patients on a daily basis consisting of patients with complex needs associated within a specific speciality

Working for our organisation

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

We ask for information about your protected characteristics on our application forms. This isn’t visible to anyone involved with shortlisting or interviewing you, except when you choose to be considered under the guaranteed interview scheme due to disability. Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want you to be able to work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Talk to us about a flexible working arrangement that won’t involve sacrificing time for personal interests or family commitments. We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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