Paediatric Occupational Therapist - Specialist Practitioner

Contract: 3-6 months initially with the view of extension

Working hours: Full time

Daily rate: 44.75p/h Umbrella

Location: Chessington

Our Private Client in Chessington are recruiting a Paediatric Occupational Therapist for their team on a temporary basis initially.

You'll be based at the Paediatric Health Occupational Therapy service in Chessington. They provide support for children and young people with significant disability and complex health needs aged 0 to 18 years, and provides a service to Early Years children, mainstream schools and special schools to support children and young people who have significant functional difficulties

Key Responsibilities:

• Carry a specialist caseload of children and young people with a variety of complex physical, learning and social needs and be responsible for writing reports for EHCP and MDT assessments/reviews.
• Work in a range of settings as an autonomous practitioner, providing high quality paediatric occupational therapy to support children and young people with disabilities to achieve their potential.
• Contribute to the supervision of students on clinical placement and support workers who are working with children and young people on your caseload.

Requirements:

• Degree or Diploma level qualification in Occupational Therapy.
• Professional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Working knowledge of child development, neuro-development and childhood occupations.
• Knowledge/experience of physical and developmental disabilities and their impact on occupational performance.

If you're interested, please send your CV .

For any questions, please call Kaylah on (phone number removed).

We cover both locum and permanent Occupational Therapist roles nationwide with public and private sector companies. If this one isn't for you, but you are seeking a new role, or open to discussing new opportunities, I would still be keen to chat so please still get in touch!

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