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Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Job Description

Service Care Solutions are recruiting a Band 5-8 Occupational Therapist to work within a community paediatric team in Lancashire.

Placement Details

Shifts: Monday to Friday 08:30-16:30

Contract Length: 4 Months (+ongoing)

Hours: Full Time

Pay : £21-£36ph (Ltd) depending on banding and previous employed experience within paediatrics.

Location: East Lancashire

Occupational therapists carry out assessments and rehabilitation that focus on functional and therapeutic activities.

This paediatric position is specifically focused on development assessments for motor coordination difficulties for children.

Therapeutic activities can help you to improve your functional activities. Occupational therapists use therapeutic activities such as puzzles, games and group activities to help with the following:

  • Movement
  • Co-ordination
  • Strength
  • Sensation
  • Writing skills
  • Fine finger movements
  • Cognition
  • Perception

The successful applicant must be a Qualified Occupational Therapist currently registered with the HCPC and have recent experience working within Paediatric Services.

At Service Care Solutions, we recognise increasing pressures on care staff, both work-based and financial, and want to help ease that burden. We want to reward all Qualified Staff starting their journey with SCS. Once you have completed your registration with Service Care and secured a placement, we will pay you £150. Furthermore, we actively encourage candidates to refer friends or colleagues for work. A referral bonus of £250 will be paid on successful placement after a qualifying period.

Interested? Contact Carly Harrison at Service Care Solutions.