NHS Paediatric Occupational Therapist

February 4, 2024

Job Description


Job title: NHS Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Company: Sanctuary Personnel

Job description: Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.8/5 and over 500+ reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Band 7 Paediatric Occupational Therapist to take on a new locum role.

Location: Luton/Kempston

Contract Type: Ongoing

Pay Rate: £30 per hour (assignment rate)

Shift Pattern: Full time/part time

Benefits of working with us:

  • Fully online and paperless registration service
  • Free DBS and compliance service including paid for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules (if applicable)
  • Exclusive access to roles that aren’t available with other agencies; NHSBT, The Home Office and Vaccination Centres (private and public) are just some of the projects we’ve recently recruited to.
  • £250 refer a friend bonus once referral has worked 100 hours (uncapped – T&Cs apply)
  • Registration body costs covered based on length of service (T&Cs apply)
  • Find your own job bonus – Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
  • Clinical governance and revalidation support from an in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years experience
  • Your own dedicated consultant with extensive experience within the healthcare sector
  • Daily payroll and in-house payroll system

Duties:

  • Works as part of the Community Paediatric Occupational Therapy Service
  • Works autonomously with emphasis being placed on multi-disciplinary working and multi-agency collaboration
  • Holding their own clinical caseload
  • Clinical supervision and development of more junior staff
  • Carry out highly specialist assessments and treatment and provide advice for children on their caseload in mainstream schools, special schools and other community settings
  • Attend multi-agency meetings and relevant discussions, including EHCP meetings and Tribunals if required
  • Lead on projects as required

Requirements of the Paediatric Occupational Therapist:

  • Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
  • Recent UK experience working as an Occupational Therapist
  • Recent NHS experience
  • Registered with the HCPC
  • Demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate and benchmark current clinical practice against national guidelines, standards and Evidence Based Practice and Best Practice

Contact:

This Paediatric Occupational Therapist job is advertised by Alex Blackwell; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

We welcome applications from Band 5 Occupational Therapists aswell as Band 6 & 7 as we have multiple vacancies that could be suitable. NHS experience is very desirable for many of our jobs.

Expected salary: £30 per hour

Location: Bedfordshire

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