# Bank Occupational Therapist

**Company**: HCRG Care Group
**Location**: Epsom
**Work arrangement**: hybrid
**Salary**: £19.38
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

Join our team as a Bank Occupational Therapist at HCRG Care Group, where you'll provide high-quality Occupational Therapy assessment, diagnosis, and intervention to children, empowering them and their families to achieve their full potential.

As a Bank Occupational Therapist, you will play a vital role in a multidisciplinary team, supporting children with a range of developmental and performance challenges. You'll work in partnership with families, carers, and other professionals to enable self-management, independence, and well-being in children's daily lives.

**Main Responsibilities:**

- Carrying out high-quality School Based Assessments, as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) for children and young people

- Assess and provide tailored advice and interventions for children with diverse needs

- Develop and implement individualised treatment plans in collaboration with families and carers

- Recommend and support the use of specialist equipment for home and school settings

- Liaise with professionals across health, education, social care, and voluntary sectors to ensure comprehensive care

- Provide sensitive and effective communication with children and their families, adapting to their needs and circumstances

- Contribute to team performance targets and participate in supervision, training, and team meetings

- Assist with prioritising treatment goals for children with complex needs or terminal illnesses, ensuring appropriate discharge planning and referrals

**Benefits:**

- Attractive hourly rates of pay: £19.38 per hour

- Flexible Shift Booking: self-book bank shifts and request time off up to six weeks in advance for a better work-life balance

- Wagestream Access: track and access earned wages anytime, avoiding high-interest loans or overdrafts

- Professional Growth: gain experience across various services, access free training, and join our Strive for Better professional network

- 24/7 Well-being Support: free counselling, legal advice, financial guidance, and career coaching

- Innovative Culture: share ideas, apply for national funding, and contribute to service improvements

- Recognition & Engagement: nominate colleagues for awards and participate in executive Q&A sessions

- Commitment to Excellence: be part of a team with 'Good' or 'Outstanding' CQC-rated services

**Requirements:**

- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy

- HCPC registration

- Knowledge or training in ASD strategies/interventions (e.g. PECS, SCERTS, ADOS)

- Evidence of post-graduate training or equivalent experience in child development, ASD, ADHD, neurodevelopmental conditions

- Experience working with children in a similar paediatric setting

- Confidence in using a variety of assessments and treatment approaches

**Desirable:**

- Membership of BAOT

- Membership of a Special Interest Group

- Clinical Educator qualification

- Experience delivering community-based children's OT services

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## Skills

### Required
- Occupational Therapy
- ASD strategies
- child development
- communication skills

### Nice to have
- BAOT membership
- Special Interest Group membership
- Clinical Educator qualification
- community-based children's OT services experience

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