The Placement Group

J Paediatric Occupational Therapist Permanent (5/6/7) Location: Surrey Salary: Negotiable Hours: Full time Client Based: services to children Sponsor available depending on Experience Our well-known client has a fantastic permanent Paediatric Occupational Therapist vacancy in their clinic. To provide specialist occupational therapy services to children 0-16 years at their clinic. Children may present with a variety of diagnoses including Sensory Processing Disorder, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Dyspraxia, Cerebral Palsy, Dyslexia, Speech and Language delay/disorders, global developmental delay, or neurological disorders. Job Role: • To be responsible as an autonomous practitioner to undertake a clinical workload. • To undertake assessments of children, using both standardised and informal assessment tools. • To demonstrate developing clinical reasoning and ability to interpret assessment data and write clinical assessment reports. • To devise child/family centred treatment plans through use of goal attainment scaling, considering a wide range of treatment techniques, grading activities to ensure that the individual's full potential is developed or maintained. • To conduct 1:1 and small group treatment sessions in clinic. • To provide a high standard of clinical record keeping. • To provide an effective high-quality service to all children and families. • To communicate effectively with the multi-disciplinary team to promote the safety of children and the management of risk. Requirement: Qualification: • Recognised Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy • Health Professions Council - Licence to Practice (HCPC) • Evidence of successful completion of a range of other short courses at postgraduate level • Evidence of attendance at other specialist course relevant to paediatrics Experience: • Clinical experience of wide range of paediatric work in clinical or educational settings • Co-ordination of intervention planning in paediatrics • Clinical experience of working with children with a wide range of needs including Autistic Spectrum disorders, Dyspraxia, Sensory Processing Disorder and neurological disorders. KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES • Excellent interpersonal skills - including observation, listening and empathy skills e.g., breaking bad news or explaining upsetting conditions to patients / families • Demonstrates excellent analytical and reflection skills at clinical levels • Well-developed concentration skills and ability to multi-task, and work with frequent interruptions of complex nature • Excellent presentation skills, both verbal and written, of complex information to other professionals • Demonstrates high level of computer literacy to enable effective data collection, report and document writing • Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills • Demonstrates ability to be a good team member • Able to synthesise and present complex information at a service level • Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance /audit • Understanding of the roles of other professionals • Ability to work with the diverse needs of clients with complex communication difficulties • Well established knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools relevant to the specialist client group • Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits and outcomes