Associate Practitioner Occupational Therapy: Sponsorship Available

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Job Summary

Are you looking for a new challenge or ready for the next step into a specialist area of work? An amazing opportunity has arisen to join the Sensory Processing Service as an Associate Occupational Therapy Assistant (APOT), supporting the Occupational Therapists and Sensory Integration Practitioners who provide sensory processing advice/support and assessments with children and young people within the Hull and the East Riding of Yorkshire.

This role is for an experienced individual who has a passion for working with children, young people, and their families and has a good knowledge and understanding of sensory processing differences, Neurodiversity, and the role of Occupational Therapy. This role requires an individual who is dynamic and enjoys working within a team and autonomously. They need to have excellent communication skills and can organise their time effectively. This post will provide the opportunity to develop your career.

The Sensory Processing Service is an innovative service. You will be joining an enthusiastic team who work closely with other services to meet the needs of children and young people between the age of 0-18 years old with Sensory Processing differences that are having an impact on their daily lives.

The service is continuing to grow and evolve in response to the local need. This is an exciting time to come and join the service and be a part of further shaping its direction.

Main duties of the job

The successful candidate will support the sensory integration therapists in all aspects of their work and in addition to this, they will have their own responsibilities to provide advice and support to children and young people and their families. They will undertake triages and provide intervention as directed by members of the team with service users both in a clinic setting, telehealth platform or telephone. There will be an Induction, training, and the opportunity to develop and expand on your existing skills and knowledge. The successful candidates will have regular supervision.

The APOT is a pivotal role within the service and the successful candidate will need to have the skills and knowledge and is instrumental in the success of the service. The role works closely with the Therapy Assistants in the service. The sensory processing service works collaboratively with Education, Social Care and other providers within the area and the wider community, as appropriate. The service works across a variety of settings relevant to the role including clinics, mainstream and special schools within Hull and East Riding. The APOT will be involved in the delivery of the training and workshop packages and any service development initiatives with stakeholders.

The ability to commute within the Trust’s geographical area, with access to an appropriate means of transport is essential. The successful applicants have excellent computer skills and engagement skills.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you’ll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

Person Specification

Knowledge

Essential

  • A good understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. The Children’s Act, Safeguarding
  • Advanced IT skills
  • Knowledge of working in clinical area
  • Knowledge of preparing plans

Desirable

  • Knowledge of Occupational Therapy

Experience

Essential

  • Demonstrable knowledge/experience of working within children’s service and clinical practice areas

Desirable

  • Experience of working in health care setting relevant to position
  • Experience and knowledge of occupational therapy assessment

Qualifications

Essential

  • NVQ III in health or social care or other equivalent relevant qualification/experience plus significant knowledge skills development to diploma equivalent level

Skills

Essential

  • Effective communication, interpersonal, organisational and clinical skills
  • Evidence of engagement with children and families with complex needs
  • Motivated and ability to work without direct supervision, prioritising own workload and using own initiative
  • understanding the limit of the job role and responsibilities
  • able to work as effective and flexible member of a team

Desirable

  • ability to effectively communicate to a range of professionals and patients/carers
  • ability to work flexibly to respond to specific service need

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

Closing Date: 26 January 2025

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