Description
The Ealing Paediatric Occupational Therapy (OT) Service is seeking an Occupational Therapy Technician to join their dynamic team. The successful candidate will work with children and young people who have an Ealing GP, providing guided Occupational Therapy (OT) input in various community settings, including local Special Schools, Children's Centres/Nurseries, Mainstream Schools, Health Centres/Clinics, and clients' homes.
The post holder will be primarily based at Armstrong Way and/or Carmelita House for administrative duties and at other community sites for clinical work within the London Borough of Ealing. The service reserves the right to require the post holder to work and base from any other settings with mutual agreement.
The Occupational Therapy Technician will work alongside a large team of Paediatric Occupational Therapists to provide OT input to children and young people with special needs and disability, including those with Social Communication Disorders, Profound to Moderate Learning Disabilities, and Physical Disabilities.
Key responsibilities include:
- Delivering pre-formulated OT input to children, young people, and families/carers in community sites allocated by the Occupational Therapist
- Maintaining liaison between school staff, other professionals, families/carers, and Occupational Therapy staff
- Managing basic equipment and monitoring inventory of sensory-based and other therapeutic equipment
- Working flexibly and liaising with the multi-disciplinary team
- Undertaking delegated tasks from the Occupational Therapist
- Communicating effectively with children and young people, their carers/family members, school staff, and other professionals
- Holding responsibility for and managing daily allocated caseload
- Being professionally and legally responsible for own practice and accountable for all aspects of treatment delivered to the child
- Delivering OT input in collaboration with the child/young person, family, and carers, respecting their diversity, ethnicity, cultural and religious beliefs, and their right to informed consent
- Being aware of limitations to practice and seeking advice and guidance from Senior practitioners/therapists as needed
- Maintaining confidentiality and safekeeping of electronic and paper records
- Carrying out administration tasks in a timely manner
- Adhering to Legal and Trust policies and procedures
- Being responsible for the care and maintenance of equipment
- Accessing clinical and management supervision sessions and appraisal on an annual basis
- Ensuring that all statutory and mandatory training is kept up to date
The successful candidate will have:
- GCSE's or A levels or equivalent
- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in relevant subjects
- Knowledge of the role of an occupational therapy technician
- Demonstrated previous training/experience relevant to working with vulnerable people
- Ability to use initiative and know limitations of knowledge/skills
- Excellent organisational and time management skills
- Ability to travel across the Borough in a timely manner
- IT literacy
- Effective verbal and written communication skills
- Ability to communicate with staff and other agencies at all levels
- Ability to demonstrate sensitivity, tact, and empathy when working with children and their families
The post is part-time, fixed-term for 24 months, and paid at Band 3, £30,630 to £32,346 per annum pro-rata.