Occupational Therapist (Pre-School) Band 5

We are recruiting a B5 community based Occupational Therapist (OT) on a fixed term basis for 12 months, to cover maternity leave.

The successful candidate will have responsibility to support with the provision of high quality OT service to children with a range of conditions and presentations with a focus on neuro disability/ complex long term conditions and developmental needs in the community for the early years cohort (children of pre-school age). The pre-school team consists of a band 7 occupational therapist, band 3 occupational therapy assistant and highly specialised band 7 physiotherapists and support staff.

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Our wider service works with children aged 0-18 (19 in special schools), who have a neuro disability or developmental delay. Our team includes admin support, physiotherapy assistants and physiotherapists.

If you are interested in this post and would like to hear more, please contact Lee Evans (Deputy to Head of Service, Community Physiotherapy & Occupational Therapy) on 01516072700 or via email Lee.Evans@AlderHey.nhs.uk

To be a team member of Alder Hey’s Community Paediatric Occupational Therapy team and as such, assist in the provision of Occupational Therapy services within Liverpool, working in partnership with parents, carers, education and other service providers to ensure a child centred approach to therapy.

To have responsibility for supporting and delivering a high quality Occupational Therapy service to children with a range of conditions and presentations including motor developmental conditions, neuro disability, complex long term conditions daily, functional performance difficulties and postural management needs in a community setting, with primary responsibility for the pre-school service.

Alder Hey Children’s NHS Foundation Trust is a provider of specialist health care to over 275,000 children and young people each year. In addition to the hospital site located in the West Derby area of Liverpool, Alder Hey has a presence in community outreach sites and, in collaboration with other providers, our clinicians help deliver care closer to patients’ homes by holding local clinics at locations from Cumbria to Shropshire, in Wales and the Isle of Man.

We currently have more than 4,000 staff working across our community and hospital sites. We’re also a teaching and training hospital providing education and training to around 540 medical and over 500 nursing and allied health professional students each year.

As black and minority ethnic (BME) employees are currently under-represented in this area, we particularly welcome applications from members of our BME communities. All appointments will be made on merit.

Sponsorship - We are an approved sponsoring organisation. Applications will be considered from applicants requiring sponsorship alongside all other applications. Please be aware, not all roles are eligible for sponsorship. You can review the list of eligible role and requirements on the government website.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Lee Evans Job title: Deputy to Head of Service (Comm PT & OT) Email address: Lee.evans@alderhey.nhs.uk Telephone number: 0151 252 5729