Occupational Therapy Support Assistant ( Learning Disability )
Job Description
Job summary
We are excited to be advertising for an enthusiastic, creative and passionate Occupational Therapy Learning Disability Support Worker for the country wide Specialist Learning Disability Service.
The Specialist Learning Disability Service is a Specialist service consisting of Learning Disability Nurses. Clinical Psychologists, Occupational Therapists & Assistant Practitioners who offer a range of services for children and adolescents with a diagnosed Learning Disability and Autism from assessment and intervention to consultation, liaison and training for other agencies.
The service can support Children & Adolescents with a moderate to profound Learning Disability, in conjunction with complex behavioural, health or Sleep issues related to this diagnosis.
The Specialist Learning Disability Service provides care to children and young people across the county via a hybrid working approach of remote/virtual professional consultations, face to face, online workshops and training sessions.
Main duties of the job
- This is a new and emerging role, the post holder will work closely with the Specialist Occupational Therapist to create, design and development of this exciting new role within Children and Family Health Devon. They will hold a caseload working across the different environments such as homes, schools, virtual consultations/workshops and clinics across the county (some consideration will be given to locality working please contact us with any queries).
- We provide training in Positive Behaviour Support, Specialist Sleep Training, FAIT (Frankish Assessment on the Impact of Trauma) and Talking Mats . Bespoke training is also considered if required for the role including Sensory processing training.
- We work closely with our AHP colleagues across the wider Children and Family Health Devon service to provide specialist support and advice for complex cases with a moderate, severe or profound learning disability. CFHD's close-knit relationships also extend to other pathways, such as Neurodiversity and Physical and Sensory, placing the child at the heart of our practice.
- We invite discussions with all individuals interested in this role, and we're open to exploring shared positions with part-time hours. Rest assured, we offer a supportive induction package to ensure your smooth transition into our team. We also nurture continuous growth within CFHD with our active encouragement of training and CPD
About us
Why Work With Us
Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon.
CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health which are provided by Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust and Devon Partnership Trust. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of our services, based on the i-Thrive Framework, in response to consultation with our service users and communities.
CFHD works closely with our local universities of Plymouth, Exeter & the Peninsula Medical School where we support students in clinical training placements and in addition support our own staff to undertake post graduate training.
Our integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.
Our vision is to be a successful, vibrant, partnership that benefits the communities we serve.
Job responsibilities
You will have responsibility for actively participating as a key member of the Learning Disability Clinical team for providing quality occupational therapy services for the Specialist Learning Disability Community Team under the supervision of a registered Occupational Therapist.
Having undertaken at least an NVQ level 3 qualification or equivalent you will maintain, develop and evidence clinical knowledge, skills and competencies at all opportunities, this will include attending relevant course in Occupational Therapy and Learning disabilities to enhance your knowledge base.
Through the competency framework you can demonstrate an attitude which respects and values service users and their carers
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
- NVQ level 3 or equivalent
- Functional Skills at Level 2
- Car Driver
- Working knowledge of typical child development
- Knowledge of Learning Disabilities and how this may impact a person's well being , health care, social care and mental health needs
Desirable
- Teaching/training experience
- Relevent experience in Learning Disabilities
- Partnership working experience
- Previous experience of working in a Community Setting
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).
Employer details
Employer name
Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
Address
Capital Court
Bittern Road
Exeter
EX2 7FW
