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.

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Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work with the Havering Integrated Children's Services Occupational Therapy Team. Occupational Therapy provision is provided over a variety of settings clinic, home, nurseries and schools to children with a variety of complex conditions. 
 If you are passionate about working with Children and have an interest in empowering children and families, we look forward to hearing from you.
We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. An enhanced DBS disclosure will be required.
 Havering Integrated Children's Services is comprised of Paediatrician, Occupational Therapy, Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy and CAMHS. We have a strong focus on integrated working across health, education and social care.
Close proximity to local train station and office base is on local bus route for ease of travel.

Main duties of the job

Develop and implement an individualised intervention programme in conjunction with the child and family/carers referred to the service.
•To be responsible for organising and prioritising own workload. Provide high quality Occupational Therapy clinical expertise and service. Responsible for the development and implementation of high standards of clinical care ensuring the service provided is needs led, compliant with national guidance and is viewed positively by service users. Responsible for undertaking comprehensive clinical assessments of service users. Assess, plan, implement and evaluate Occupational Therapy treatments for specialist case load, in a variety of settings, as an autonomous practitioner. Provide clinical advice to other team members on the suitability of various assessments and intervention methods where appropriate

Working for our organisation

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).

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 focussing in engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London

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

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

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.

Please refer to the Job specification attached for more details, regarding this vacancy. 

Person specification

SKILLS

Essential criteria

Basic IT awareness and IT skills Excellent interpersonal skills Able to devise clear plan based on client centred goals Ability to present work both orally and written work in clearmanner Work effectively in team and challenging environment Demonstrate understanding of clinical governance and its implication for services Innovative and work on own initiative Work under pressure and deadlines Ability to work in stressful environment negotiating and problem solving skills supervision of staff and time management

KNOWLEDGE

Essential criteria

Awareness of national policy Able to adapt clinical knowledge to environment knowledge of potential impact on child, carer and family life on having medical condition understanding of OT process and models understanding of risk assessment and management understanding of principles of empowerment and patient centred practice HCPC codes of conduct and impact upon professional requirements knowledge and experience of using clinical observation /standardised assessments/outcome measures /setting of goals relevant to client group knowledge of childhood devlopment and childhood occupations understand legal responsibilities of teh profession and associated code of ethics

Desirable criteria

Sound knowledge of send reform and outcome focused ehcp post registration qualification in area of specialist field completion of bobath training or sensory integration

QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

Essential criteria

Degree in OT hcpc registration Working as an OT with children with a variety of conditions, CP, ASD, Sensory processing, global dev delay Experience of working with specialist therapy assessments and interventions of children with developmental needs in the community equipment and carrying it assessments Report writing for SEN Planning and delivery of training to other professionals

Desirable criteria

Successful completion of leadership courses or evidence of management skills

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.