Childrens Occupational Therapist for special schools

To work within the Russet House and the Durants school OT team to develop and provide Occupational Therapy services for Pupils who attend Russet House School and Durants school (a maintained special school for Autistic Pupils, 3-11 years and 11-19 years) both at home and school. To provide high-quality child centred, occupationally focused assessment and intervention to Russet House/ Durants school pupils and their families.

To work with the OT team and school Leadership to plan and develop the OT service into Russet House school / Durants school working at a Universal, Targeted and Specialist level.

To contribute to and lead on aspects of planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the Children’s Occupational Therapy Service. To contribute to and lead on specified service improvements in relation to the post and quality initiatives within the team.

To work as an autonomous practitioner with access to supervision.

To supervise, appraise and train Pupils and junior staff as required.

To work effectively and flexibly within an interdisciplinary framework in a multidisciplinary and multi-agency environment, including working with teachers, community providers, social workers, SLT, psychologists, dieticians, paediatricians, physiotherapists and other professionals

To be flexible to the demands of the service in regard to location of work and area of clinical specialism.

• To manage a school caseload of young people with a range of needs including those with complex disabilities, providing occupationally focused assessment and intervention.
• To work with the Russet House school and school team / Durants school team to develop a high quality, evidence-based service provision into Russet House school and Durants school. This will include staff training and Universal and Targeted provision as well as Specialist support.
• To provide both home and school-based OT input to the Pupils in Russet House school, / Durants school focusing on occupational areas of need and preparing Pupils for adulthood.
• To set occupationally focused intervention goals with children and/or their parents/carers and schools that are child centred and agreed by the child and/or their parents/carers and school staff.
• To set and maintain high standards of clinical practice, which is evidence based, and includes outcome measures to monitor achievement of person-centred goals and whole class approaches.
• To work alongside teaching staff to provide class based targeted intervention packages of care.
• To work within an occupational frame of reference.

Allied Health Professions (AHPs) are the third largest workforce in the Trust and include dietitians, physiotherapists, podiatrists, occupational therapists, operating department practitioners, orthoptists, diagnostic and therapeutic radiographers, and speech and language therapists.

AHPs can work autonomously, lead teams and have a critical contribution to make to children and adults and all patient journeys including end-of-life care. AHPs provide direct patient care, offer numerous rehabilitation approaches, operate sophisticated diagnostic, screening and treatment equipment and contribute to broader population health outcomes.

Many patients have complex needs and AHPs, whether working autonomously or in collaboration with other health and social care staff, have a positive impact on health outcomes and are essential to high quality, timely and accessible healthcare.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lauren Braham Job title: Clinical Lead Email address: lauren.braham1@nhs.net Telephone number: 0204553 7704

Jasweer Kaur Singh

operational Lead

07929 383792