Job overview

Are you an experienced occupational therapist with a special interest in services for children and young people with complex health needs?

Would you like to join a supportive and progressive specialist team of therapists, doctors, nurses and support practitioners.

Do you thrive on variety and working with people across organisational and geographical boundaries? Are you committed to ensuring occupation focused approaches are central to ensuring best outcomes for children and young people within health, education, community and social care contexts?

You will demonstrate  skills and competence in this clinical area and understanding of evidence informed approaches. You will demonstrate knowledge and understanding of SEND and the EHCP process.  In addition, you will hold a varied clinical caseload of children with complex health needs, and support our  Band 6 Occupational Therapists and Therapy Support staff.

This post is based across 2 localities, at the  Child Development Centre in Harrogate District Hospital and at also at Northallerton. 

Main duties of the job

a.    To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload

b.    To work as an autonomous practitioner

c.     Work in a highly specialised clinical role providing therapy to children and young people with complex health care needs as part of a multi-disciplinary team

d.    Undertaking statutory assessments regarding educational needs and child protection, writing and presenting statutory reports

e.    To be responsible for the quality of occupational therapy intervention in your specialist area

f.      Demonstrate through practice, your specialist knowledge and theoretical understanding

g.    To ensure high standards of service to the client group, their relatives and carers

h.    To offer advice and training on areas of your expertise and make recommendations where appropriate, both internally and externally

i.      To liaise with other professionals and agencies in the best interests of the caseload.

j.      To be proficient in the use of the technical and ordinary equipment required for the fulfilment of your role

k.     Support team members in a culture where effective I.T. and paper-based systems promote and maintain accurate and contemporaneous records in a retrievable format.

l.      Work within organisational guidelines, HCPC standards of good practice and College of Occupational Therapists guidance. To have a good working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own quality of practice.

Working for our organisation

Harrogate and District NHS Foundation Trust (HDFT) cares for the population in Harrogate and the local area, as well as across North Yorkshire, Leeds and parts of the North East. 

At HDFT we provide outstanding care to both our patients and our staff and we value Kindness, Integrity, Teamwork and Equality. If you’re looking for an interesting and rewarding career in the NHS, where you can make a real difference to patients’ lives, HDFT could be the place for you! 

We offer colleagues:

• A supportive culture so colleagues can bring their whole selves to work.
• Staff Recognition - as well as regular appraisals, we recognise achievements with our Making a Difference & Team of the Month Awards, along with annual Colleague Recognition Awards.
• Employee Support and wellbeing – we offer a wide range of staff benefits including an Employee Assistance Programme, counselling service and a fast-track Physiotherapy service. 

Please note:

• Due to high levels of interest, posts may close early if we reach a sufficient number of applications
• Visa sponsorship is only available for certain roles. Please ensure the role you are interested in meets the criteria for a visa before submitting your application. 
• Please also be aware that the Trust does not offer relocation packages for Agenda for Change roles.  
• All job offers are subject to satisfactory pre-employment checks.