Children's Therapies is a supportive and well established, integrated team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Speech and Language Therapists working across a range of community settings including early years clinics, mainstream and special schools, within Sandwell.
We are looking for experienced Paediatric Occupational Therapists to take a lead role in developing and delivering our service provision into schools using a tiered model approach.
To provide universal, targeted and specialist support to children and young people referred to the service .
To work with parents and carers to ensure they are confident and competent to implement advice / therapy strategies into the child's daily routine.
To contribute to Education Health and Care assessments and provide written reports outlining abilities needs and required support.
To provide leadership, supervision and support for junior staff and colleagues within the wider team.
Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust (SWB) serves Birmingham and the Black Country – one of the country’s most culturally diverse areas. It’s a friendly and welcoming place – a place where you can belong, and a place where you can grow.
We care for our patients, we care about our population, and we care about our people.
Our values – Ambition, Respect and Compassion – are at the heart of who we are. They guide us every step of the way; how we work with each other, and how we look after our patients and their families; how we respect and value the rich diversity of our team and our community.
Our Trust has always aspired to be more than a hospital, more than a healthcare provider. Our purpose is to “Improve the Life Chances and Health Outcomes of our Population.” It is what inspires, drives, and unites us every day. It’s what makes us unique.
We want working at SWB to feel like more than just a job. We want our Trust to be a place where you can feel you belong. A place where you feel happy, safe, and rewarded. A place where you can develop your career in whatever way you choose. When we say we’re ‘with you all the way’ we want you to know that we mean it. Visit the SWB website to find out more about our ambitions and people plans.
Please see attached Job Description and Person Specification for full details of what the role entails