Holistic Therapy jobs in Maidstone

PAEDIATRIC OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST – FULL TIME / PART TIME, PERMANENT OR ASSOCIATE POSITION, BAND 5/6/7

ABOUT US

Starjumpz is a nationally renowned centre of excellence providing multi-disciplinary assessment, treatment and support for children and young people with a range of neurodevelopmental conditions and mental health challenges.

We offer a wide range of specialist services and pioneering therapies with a holistic approach from our two centres in the South-East of England, Crowborough and Brighton, in schools and via online services.

The children we support have a range of neurodevelopmental conditions including Autism, ADHD, Sensory Processing Difficulties, Dyspraxia/ DCD, Attachment Disorder, Developmental Trauma, Developmental Delay and Cerebral Palsy.

In addition to Occupational Therapy, Starjumpz services include Consultant Paediatrician multi-disciplinary neurodevelopmental diagnostic assessments, Autism and ADHD screening and support services, Speech and Language Therapy, Neurofeedback, Functional Medicine, Psychological therapies, Psychotherapy, Play Therapy, Physiotherapy, Neurofeedback and Nutritional consultancy.

We provide assessment and therapy for Adoption Support and to support EHCP provision in schools in the South East.

Founded and run by an Occupational Therapist, the OT team are led by a South African trained therapist with a wealth of experience working with children and young people, including Sensory Integration Therapy.

Services are primarily delivered from our Crowborough Centre in East Sussex, just south of Tunbridge Wells. The Centre is set in a stunning 3000 sq ft bespoke building in beautiful countryside. Here Occupational Therapy sessions are carried out in beautiful light, spacious and well-equipped sensory integration therapy rooms with assessment rooms and treatment rooms for therapeutic table-top work, fine motor and pencil skill work, ADL with kitchen facilities, play and leisure skills.

From time-to-time assessments and therapy sessions will be delivered from our Brighton centre. We also have self-employed OT positions working in schools in Kent and East Sussex during term times.

We are now looking to expand and develop our holistic services and centres both in Crowborough and in Brighton with Full Time, Part Time and Associate positions available.

Term time working hours may be considered. We open on Saturdays and would consider Saturday only work for the right candidates.

ABOUT YOU

You’re driven to work holistically with children and young people and are keen to be empowered to use your creativity and specialist skills to support them.

You enjoy providing hands-on therapy where the impact and efficacy of therapy is enhanced through regular treatment sessions in a beautiful setting with superb facilities, resources and support.

You thrive in a multidisciplinary environment with best in class, highly innovative and pioneering professionals looking to expand the accessibility of support for a variety of conditions including through education and developing resources for children, parents and teachers.

You are ready for the next stage in your career, to join a friendly, dynamic team in a setting which enables your progression, feeds your desire to learn and develop your skills and provides the opportunity to apply your talents and abilities.

You are committed to excellent, innovative and compassionate care.

RESPONSIBILITIES

You will be working with the multi-disciplinary team contributing to the development of integrated services for early years, children, young people, families, carers and schools with capacity for a developing adult provision. Within this, key responsibilities will include:

· Triage of referrals

· Delivery of family-centred therapy including the assessment and intervention for children and young people, aged 0 -19 in both clinic and school settings

· Provision of specialist therapeutic intervention with the ability to draw on a variety of approaches to ensure that each programme and session is unique to each individual child

· Working autonomously and independently to effectively manage own caseload. Caseload includes but is not limited to children with: Sensory Processing difficulties, Autism Spectrum Disorders, ADHD/ADD, DCD/Dyspraxia, Downs Syndrome, intellectual difficulties, neurological difficulties, developmental delays and other learning, emotional, social and behavioural difficulties

· Maintaining up to date Occupational Therapy records in line with professional standards

· Liaising with other health care professionals, carers and relatives as needed

· Provision of education and training as required

· Provision of written assessment reports.

· Development of individualised programmes for home and school

· School and Preschool consultations

· Provision of Group Therapy

· Collaborative and joint-working with other professionals and relevant disciplines including Speech & Language therapists, Psychologists, Psychotherapists, Teachers, Physiotherapists, Paediatricians

REQUIREMENTS

· BSc qualification in Occupational Therapy

· Full CORU registration, HPCP registration and authorisation to work in the UK

· Relevant post-graduate training in evidence-based occupational therapy intervention approaches working with children and young people and/or working as a paediatric occupational therapist

· Experience in the assessment and treatment including Sensory Integration Therapy of children with a wide range of neurodevelopmental conditions and mental health

· Experience of working with Post Adoption Support

· Experience of working within schools supporting EHCP provision

· Experience in providing education/teaching to therapists, health professionals and to teachers/schools and families related to therapeutic support from an OT perspective

· Clear and concise communication and report writing skills

· Ability to work collaboratively with other professionals

· Car essential for school, home and off site visits

Band 6 – as above plus

· Experience with supporting and supervising Occupational Therapists with less experience, and experience supporting leadership in an organisation, contributing to service development.

· Postgraduate experience in paediatrics and in the use of a Sensory Integration therapy treatment approach and experience in provision of paediatric Occupational Therapy assessments. Minimum Module 1 training in Sensory Integration, Modules 2/3 highly desirable

· Independent undertaking of occupational therapy assessment, including complex cases. To use standardised and non-standardised assessment, demonstrating advanced clinical reasoning for assessment recommendations.

· Provision of advice to Management in relation to service delivery, service improvement and development.

Band 7 – as above plus

· Able to confidently recruit, onboard, performance manage and lead a team of therapists and provide clinical supervision to members of the team

· Minimum 5 years postgraduate experience in paediatrics

BENEFITS

The employed OT positions provide excellent opportunities for professional growth and career development as we expand, introducing new models of treatment, services and online educational resources, workshops and programmes. If you have an area of specialist clinical interest which is aligned with our work and the needs of our clients, there would be opportunities to develop services in this area.

CPD: We are committed to supporting learning and professional development by providing training and education both internally and externally. Our online academy provides for our statutory and mandatory training.

Flexible working: We want all staff to have a good work/life balance and we will support you to have a working pattern that meets your needs and helps us to provide our services in ways that best suit the needs of our clients. There are opportunities to work from home for administrative work such as report writing.

Wellbeing in the workplace: Promoting wellbeing is vital to our work with children and families at Starjumpz and we champion wellbeing for our staff by using wellness action plans to support and maintain it.

Career pathways: We support our staff to develop their careers and progress their career within Starjumpz. We will ensure that you can access support, training and development.

We embrace innovation, being open to new ideas, ventures and collaborations to support individuals to achieve their highest potential and to further the impact and reach of the work we do to support children and families.

Performance Bonus: Based on the performance across the organisation, its centres, departments and individuals we operate with the potential for an annual bonus performance scheme for all employees.

If you are passionate about working with children, young people and families to positively change their lives and you have the required experience, we encourage you to apply to join our team.

Job Types: Full-time, Part-time

Pay: £28,500.00-£44,000.00 per year

Expected hours: 21 – 37.5 per week

Benefits:

• Company events
• Company pension
• Free parking
• Health & wellbeing programme
• On-site parking

Application question(s):

• Be a car owner due to rural locations

Experience:

• occupational therepist: 1 year (preferred)

Language:

• English fluently (required)

Licence/Certification:

• HCPC (required)
• Occupational Therapy Degree (required)

Work authorisation:

• United Kingdom (required)

Willingness to travel:

• 25% (preferred)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Crowborough

Application deadline: 30/09/2024
Reference ID: OT Starjumpz
Expected start date: 14/10/2024