Associate Practitioner Occupational Therapy (APOT)
Job summary
We welcome applications from Allied Health Professionals with relevant experience and transferable skills. The successful AHP applicant will have access to continuing professional development (CPD) opportunities and professional networks to support their ongoing professional development and professional registration requirements.
The Associate Practitioner will support the Occupational Therapists in delivering and overseeing high-quality therapy services within the Children's Occupational Therapy Service. The role requires service-wide oversight and contribution to the overall quality and consistency of care across the Trust's geographical area.
This role is for an experienced individual who has a passion for working with children, young people, and their families, and who has a good knowledge and understanding of child development and the role of Occupational Therapy. The role requires an individual who is dynamic and enjoys working both within a team and autonomously. They will need to have excellent communication skills and be able to organise their time effectively.
This post will provide an opportunity to further develop their career.
Main duties of the job
The successful candidate will support theChildren's Occupational Therapistsin all aspects of their work and in addition to this, they will have their own responsibilities to provide advice and support to children and young people and their families.
They will provide intervention as directed by members of the team with service users both in a clinic setting, schools, nurseries and within the patient's own homes.There will be an Induction, training, and the opportunity to develop and expand on your existing skills and knowledge. The successful candidates will have regular supervision.
The APOT is a keyrole within theservice,and the successful candidate will need to have the skills and knowledgeto be able to work with a range of other agencies e.g. Physiotherapy,Education, Social Care and other providers within the area and the wider community, asappropriate. The ability to commute within the Trust's geographical area, with access to an appropriate means of transport is essential.
The successful applicants will have excellent computer skills and engagement skills. The role may be eligible for recruitment incentives, please liaise with the recruiting manager for further detail.
About us
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire.Find out more on our website We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started. We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination.
We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds. Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support. From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK. Find out more and search live jobs.
Job responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person Specification
Qualifications and
Knowledge · Essential
Knowledge of the relevant local and national drivers/legislation that impact service area Knowledge of working in clinical area Diploma or equivalent appropriate qualification, e.g. foundation degree; or NVQ3 level qualification plus short courses or relevant experience to diploma level
Desirable
General knowledge of government drivers and policies.
Experience · Essential
Experience of working within a health care setting and providing occupational therapy interventions as delegated. Experience of facilitating individual and group interventions Experience and knowledge of occupational therapy assessments
Desirable
Experience of liaising and working with multidisciplinary teams Evidence of working within a health care setting relevant to position. Skills and Competencies
Essential
Effective communication, interpersonal, organisational and clinical skills Evidence of engagement with patients experiencing complex needs Motivated and ability to work without direct supervision, prioritising own workload and using own initiative understanding the limit of the job role and responsibilities able to work as effective and flexible member of a team
Desirable
Ability to effectively communicate to a range of professionals and patients/carers. Ability to work flexibly to respond to specific service need
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab) . From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab) .
