Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for an experienced clinician to join our NELFT NHS Foundation Trust community children's services team in Redbridge to provide maternity cover. If you enjoy working in an integrated multi-disciplinary team and have the background, experience and proven track record in developing and delivering a high standard of care for young people and families then this is the post for you.

Main duties of the job

The post-holder we are seeking will be a highly skilled qualified clinician, who can demonstrate management and leadership skills in the clinical spheres of occupational therapy. 

You will be responsible to lead an established team of occupational therapists and will be instrumental in modernising current integrated pathways in collaboration with the rest of the management team. In addition to this the successful candidate will also have the opportunity to provide clinical leadership to peers within ow professional remit, ensuring there is a clear focus on service wide developments and integrated practice.

If you are interested in this opportunity then we would very much like to hear from you.

Working for our organisation

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment.As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period. Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

High-Cost Area Supplement

This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,551 and a maximum payment of £5,735) pro rata for part time staff.

Certificates of Sponsorship

Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points based system

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The post holder will be expected to support their team, department and organisation to achieve the Trust’s Values in their day to day work. 

Kindly refer to Job description document for detailed description of main roles and responsibilities.

Use of AI

Applications for this role should be written by the applicant. If artificial intelligence (AI) programmes are used then the application may be rejected due to this document being an important part of the assessment process. This does not prevent applicants seeking appropriate support with applications should they need to for the purposes of any declared disability.

Person specification

Other

Essential criteria

To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area

Demonstration of Trust Values

Essential criteria

Demonstration of Trust Values

Qualifications

Essential criteria

NVQ level 2 or equivalent standard of literacy and numeracy Graduate qualified Occupational Therapist, fully registered with the appropriate professional or regulatory body (HCPC). Evidence of Continuous Professional Development through access to relevant courses

Desirable criteria

A recognised management qualification

Experience

Essential criteria

Clinical professional leadership experience within a Children and Young Peoples service Experience of clinically supervising and managing less experienced colleagues Experience of working in a multi-agency and/or multi-disciplinary team Planning and delivery of training to other professionals Experience of storing and maintaining electronic records

Desirable criteria

Working in an NHS environment

Knowledge

Essential criteria

An awareness of NHS Plan, NSF and clinical governance priorities Awareness of Government policy and legislation and how this may affect service delivery Awareness of standards of record keeping Awareness of the principles of clinical governance/audit In depth knowledge of safeguarding children and looked after children.

Skills

Essential criteria

Basic awareness of IT and IT skills Ability to apply continued professional development to practice Able to use own initiative Demonstrate clear clinical reasoning based on evidence-based practice Establish and maintain good working relationships Able to construct clear care plans for complex cases based on analysis of information from assessment, theoretical knowledge and clinical benchmarking to make highly specialist clinical decisions Excellent interpersonal skills including observation, listening and empathy ensuring that effective communication is achieved Negotiation, problem solving concentration, analytical and reflection skills Written and verbal presentation skills Ability to facilitate and support learning of others Develop evidenced based clinical guidelines and pathways

Benefits

We believe in bringing your authentic and best self to work, in order to deliver the best care to our patients. We are committed to supporting our employees holistically. Here is a snapshot of what is on offer at NELFT:

A long-standing and award-winning approach to equality and diversity with supportive networks for ethnic minority staff, staff with disabilities or long term/chronic conditions and LGBT staff. A commitment to supporting colleagues to achieve a work life balance, through flexible working opportunities and our effortsto support our working parents and carers. This has resulted in us being recognised as a ‘Top 10 Family Friendly Employer’ from the Working Families Charity. Proactive health and wellbeing support, including access to our employee assistance programme, staff psychological support, individual wellbeing conversations and a network of health and wellbeing ambassadors. Detailed information about our wellbeing and benefits offer can be found in this link.

As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s a job share, part time hours or another flexible pattern.