Paediatric Occupational Therapist - Specialist Practitioner

Occupational Therapist wanted within the Children and Young People Disability Service (CYPDS) in Windsor and Maidenhead. This multi-professional service supports children and young people aged 0-25 with special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND). The client offers a full-time contract with an opportunity to work from home, a fair and manageable caseload and further training in your portfolio. The vacancy will be for an initial 3 - 6 months with potential for extension.

Main Duties for the Children's Occupational Therapist includes.

• To assess the needs of disabled children/young people.
• Experience of clinical assessment and intervention as an Occupational Therapist.
• Passionate about and/or have experience in working as an OT in paediatrics.
• Working knowledge of child development, neuro-development and childhood occupations.
• Able to plan and prioritise workload, demonstrate initiative through being consistently solution focused.
• Skilled in assessment planning, implementing and evaluating treatment, complying with professional and service standards and working as an autonomous practitioner.
• Able to prepare clearly written reports for use by multiple agencies.
• Experience and participate in clinical audits/research.
• Able to communicate sensitive, condition related information to clients using empathy and reassurance and able to reflect and critically appraise own performance.
• Able to provide and implement OT programmes within a specialist field and work collaboratively to upskill school staff and caregivers through training, sharing advice and strategies to support the child/young person.

To Be Successful.

• Previous experience working as an Children's Occupational Therapist.
• The candidate must have experience in training carers/families.
• Must be able to hit the ground running and doesn't need upskilling.
• HCPC Registration.
• Enhanced DBS/CRB (we can obtain for you).
• Eligibility to work in the UK.
• Occupational Therapist Qualification

Why Join Our Agency?

With over 10 years' experience recruiting directly into social care, Ackerman Pierce prides itself on the unique services we deliver to our candidates. Each candidate is assigned their own personal consultant who will support them through every placement. We also offer a DBS and a quick and easy registration process. Not forgetting a guaranteed payment into your account every week.

To discuss this Children's Occupational Therapist vacancy, or any similar roles we have available, please contact Ella Hajittofis or email us your updated CV today!