Clinical Lead Paeds - NW London

Monday 5th November 2012

 
 

Our perm team are currently recruiting for a Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist specialising in Paediatrics, to join a dynamic Family Centre in the North West London area.

Clinical lead Paediatrics
Salary £29,000 - £39,000

Fulltime 35hrs per week
Fixed term 1 year contract ( with possibility of perm contract)

Based in Northwest London the Family Centre brings together early education, childcare, health and family services. Visitors can benefit from the Centre’s many facilities and groups including the Nursery, Binoh, Unity and Family Support, as well as a sensory room and the deli, where food and drink is prepared by service users.

The Centre provides service users with access to a full range of multi-disciplinary staff, including Speech and Language Therapists, Educational Psychologists and Occupational Therapists, all of whom have the potential to support not only the children, but their families too.

The Clinical Lead’s role within the team will be to:
-Take the lead responsibility for a designated specialist therapy caseload, incorporating client assessment, and treatment. Work within a multi-professional setting to ensure co-ordinated care for children with complex special educational needs.
-Provide specialist advice within the organisation, to clients, families, teachers and other professionals.
-Provide leadership and professional supervision to Occupational Therapy staff working within the service to promote service user independence and to assist in the day-today management of the team. Contribute to the development of clinical services. Applicants must have proven clinical experience in paediatrics.

Clinical Management Duties will include:
-As lead practitioner, you will participate in the development of staff through professional supervision and training as appropriate and delegate and supervises tasks to less experienced therapy practitioners, staff and volunteers.
-You will contribute to and support the development of outcome based measures in the department with regards to clinical intervention. And be responsible for ensuring that therapists are implementing such measures into their daily practice.
-Manage staff within the Team on the proper interpretation of their role and practice in accordance with their position and level of accountability, including advice on prioritisation, risk assessment and risk management.

In return you will be offered a highly competitive salary, and standard company benefits e.g. holiday and sick pay etc

To be considered for this position you must have a Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy, be registered with the Health Professions Council Membership of Sensory Integration Network, and show evidence of further study within paediatrics to masters level or equivalent (e.g. Advanced Practitioner of Sensory Integration or Bobath trained)

For more information, or if you would like to apply for this post please send your cv to .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address) or call Everton on 0207 613 7573 for details!