Occupational Therapist, PATH Team

This is a role that will sit within our new Psychology and Therapy Hub Team (PATH), designing, developing and delivering interventions across the UK to vulnerable families, including adopted young people, their parents and carers and to adopted adults. The postholder will provide significant input to the development and delivery of the Sensory Pathway and will also provide input to others areas of service delivery within PATH.

KEY WORKING RELATIONSHIPS

• Accountable to Clinical Director

• Reporting to PATH Senior Clinician

• Collaborating with all members of PATH team

• Develop and maintain relationships across Local Authorities and RAAs

• Working with colleagues and teams within Adoption UK

• Contributing to the development of innovative therapeutic services for Adoption UK

MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• To develop our therapeutic offer specifically incorporating their expertise as an Occupational Therapist with extensive experience and knowledge around sensory processes, in sensory processing assessment and interventionto local authorities and RAAs

• To support our referral process and link with funders

• To carry own caseload of families / young people referred to PATH

• Facilitating reflective groups for PATH families

. • To carry out consultations for PATH families.

• To produce good quality written reports in relation to clinical work

. • Facilitate reflective practice or supervision groups for colleagues within Adoption UK

. • Contribute to the development of therapeutic programmes for Adoption UK

. • Contribute to the training offer of therapeutic services within Adoption UK

• Contribute to the ongoing clinical assurance of PATH

. • To contribute to and maintain accurate records for those using the service, on Adoption UK systems and ensuring compliance with both GDPR, safeguarding and confidentiality

. • Liaison with Service Delivery Manager and Clinical Director to capture progress and outcome measures and to contribute to assessment of project results

. • Deliver additional therapies as the Adoption UK portfolio expands.

PERSON SPECIFICATION

Knowledge and Experience

• Extensive knowledge of sensory processing assessment and intervention

.• Experience of working with children and families experiencing the effects of trauma and attachment difficulties (Essential) • Experience of accessing and working with Adoption Support Fund (Desirable)

• Extensive experience of working within the field of mental health and/or adoption, kinship care and connected persons (Essential)

• Experience of working with local authorities and RAAs (Essential)

• Extensive experience and specialist training/accreditation in relevant subjects and differing types of therapy such as DDP, Theraplay, EMDR, NVR (Desirable)

• Experience of providing clinical supervision to staff and therapists delivering services to vulnerable families (Essential)

• Knowledge and experience of safeguarding process and procedures (Essential) Qualifications and Education

• Qualified Occupational Therapist

• Current registration with a professional body - HCPC (Essential)

• Evidence of continuing professional development (Essential)

• DDP Level 1 and 2 (Desirable) • Theraplay Level 1 and 2 (Desirable)

• Therapeutic Life Story work (desirable) Skills and Abilities

• Leadership and support skills

• Group work skills

• A reflective and empowering approach

• Strong application of theory

• Creativity and innovative approach to service delivery

• A commitment to the voice of children and families Accountability

• Accountable to Clinical Director

• Responsible for maintaining own professional standards

• Responsible for delivering practice within the policies and standards of the charity