Children's Occupational Therapy Assistant
Band 4 Children's Occupational Therapy Assistant
We are looking for an experienced, innovative and highly motivated therapy assistant with previous experience of supporting therapy for children to join our newly created Local Authority Experts at Hand Team.
The successful candidate will work alongside qualified Occupational Therapists and support them to provide occupational therapy expertise within the Experts at Hand Programme, working collaboratively with schools and families to build capacity, promote inclusion and improve participation outcomes for children and young people.
We are a friendly and relaxed service which promotes equal opportunities and access for all. We offer excellent training opportunities with a strong emphasis on individual performance appraisal and supervision.
As a member of the EaH team you will work under the guidance and supervision of 2 qualified Occupational Therapists. Your duties will include modelling inclusive practices and strategies to school staff as well as therapeutic activities to promote independence, safety and well being. You will help develop, create and model use of visual supports to promote independence and engagement in daily activities and provide practical guidance to school staff on the effective use of sensory resources and equipment. You will support staff with clinical administrative tasks including collating data and feedback, arranging appointments and making telephone calls.
We have an excellent reputation for being innovative, responsive and flexible to the changing clinical needs of the local population. We are treating more patients than ever before and are dedicated to improving services to deliver the best for our patients.
Our mission
Helping local people live longer, healthier lives.
Our vision
Provide safe, personal, co-ordinated care for the community we serve.
Our goals
We have developed six key strategic goals to make sure we continue to support people to live longer, healthier lives.
To secure the best possible health and wellbeing for all our community
To integrate and coordinate care in person-centred teams
To deliver consistent, high quality, safe services
To support our patients and users in being active partners in their care
To be recognised as a leader in the fields of medical and multi-professional education, and population-based clinical research
To innovate and continuously improve the quality of our services to deliver the best outcomes for our local population
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Liz Relf Job title: Joint Team Lead Mainstream Schools Email address: elizabeth.relf@nhs.net
