Multidisciplinary Technician School FTC until September 2027

Clinical Skills and Responsibilities • Provide high quality, evidence-based interventions for children and young people attending The Childrens Trust School in partnership with other members of the multidisciplinary team and education services, under the guidance of qualified therapists. • Deliver suitable, individualised, 24hr therapy programmes/strategies, which fit within the childs daily routine, whether to be carried out by parents or members of the multidisciplinary team; work in collaboration with parents, carers, and therapists to support therapy goal setting, which will facilitate participation of the child in their life skills. • Support the therapists, multidisciplinary and education teams with measuring short term targets, through using the IMpacts curriculum and therapy outcome measurement tools e.g., Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS). • Keep appropriate and accurate intervention records, fulfilling legal, professional and all other requirements of The Childrens Trust. • Support the delivery of a tiered model approach to therapy at The Childrens Trust School, providing regular integrated time to classes and Houses. • Work closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team, the child, and their family, to provide a fully integrated approach to the overall management of the child. This will include any home/ school visits, professional child related meetings and appointments, as required. • Support the child throughout their daily routines to maximise independence and participation including afterschool clubs and trips. • Provide clinical cover across the service during episodes of staff shortage/ heavy workload, to ensure effective service delivery. • Be an autonomous technician, with responsibility for assisting with assessment, treatment, and planning, for an allocated case load of children/young people, as directed through supervision. • Manage a small case load of children and young people, under the guidance of a qualified therapist. • Support the collation of childrens reports/ plans for children/ young people, within the multidisciplinary team framework. • Monitor equipment and stock for therapy departments and identify resources for order. • Complete equipment orders for therapy teams and contribute to future equipment needs for service budgets. • Complete LOLER inspections for slings, as and when required. • Support children/ young people with leisure swims and therapists delivering aquatic therapy in the therapy pool. • Support the oversight of specialist equipment for the department. • Work with the class team and provide integrated time within the classroom as required. • Demonstrate and model safe moving and handling practice in class and House. • Support the delivery of assistive technology interventions. • Work flexibly across the site, as needed e.g., with the team in the New Cheyne Centre and Children & Family Services. • Actively participate in meetings. • Take minutes of meetings, if and when required. • Support and assist in the planning and delivery of training at a universal level of service delivery. • Support with information collection for audits. • Support the delivery of an integrated service model supporting children and young people to maximise their opportunity in learning and participating in everyday activities. • Demonstrate understanding of strengths and needs of all family members • Place the child, young person, and family centre to our care, sharing decisions, actions, family priorities and preferences. • Recognise families as partners and co-produce decisions to personalise education, health, therapy, and care. • Work as a holistic enabler to support education, health, therapy, and care. • Support implementation of waking day curriculum, maximising opportunities for the child/young person to generalise learning and work on goals across the waking day. • Demonstrate working knowledge of regulatory compliance e.g., CQC, Ofsted Care and Ofsted Education frameworks, childrens home regulations and Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE). • Work in a range of different environments including The Childrens School, residential houses, residential rehabilitation and undertaking local community outings/trips • To undertake other or additional duties that are within your skills and abilities, as the organisation may reasonably require from time to time. Management of self and others • Ensure health and safety regulations, safe use of equipment and storage of materials is maintained. • Adhere to confidentiality and information governance; ensuring children and young peoples dignity, privacy and respect is upheld. • Engage in Peer Support Sessions and disseminate new learning/ skills to the wider team. • Provide support and supervision for assistants and volunteers within area of responsibility, providing motivation and support to achieve key objectives. • Participate in the annual Performance Development Review and monthly supervision sessions, as required by The Childrens Trust. • Manage time effectively, ensuring prioritisation of workload appropriately and delegate work, as required. • Undertake all mandatory training, in-line with The Childrens Trust Policy. • Adequately prepare for Performance Development Reviews, identifying learning objectives and setting targets; identify opportunities for development, in order to meet Continuing Professional Development requirements. • Seek personal educational developmental opportunities, through attending off-site courses/ events, in-house training sessions and updating knowledge through Literature Reviews. • Participate in in-service competency training programmes and teaching sessions, as appropriate. • Assist in the Induction of new staff, students, and other members of the multidisciplinary team. • Attend and proactively participate in monthly formal supervision. Communication • Communicates effectively with children/young people (applying the principles of consistent communication). • Facilitate effective communication with families and members of the multidisciplinary team. • Maintain clear and concise documents and records, in accordance with The Childrens Trust Policies. • Ensure documents are managed confidentially at all times. Governance • Read and implement all policies, procedures, and risk assessments, pertinent to working practice and keep up to date with policy changes as they occur. • Critically reflect on own performance and that of other staff, and use this evaluation to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of future practice. • Actively support therapists with local clinical governance activities. • Adhere to the policies and procedures of The Childrens Trust. • Maintain professional boundaries and professionalism at all times. Health and Safety • Adheres to all health and safety guidelines, including infection prevention and control. • Provide evidence of a valid NHS Covid Pass or acceptable proof of Covid vaccination or medical exemption and all vaccinations (or medical exemption) required for the post. • Adhere to manual handling procedures and complete mandatory manual handling training. • Promotes the health and safety of others. • Uses the incident reporting and risk assessment system (IRAR), to identify and report risks and incidents/actions if directed. • Responsible for identifying and mitigating risk within the work environment. Wellbeing and Emotional Resilience • Maintains a positive approach and outlook when dealing with change and overcoming challenges and problems. • Recognises own limitations, develops realistic goals, and uses support network resource when or if necessary. • Treats challenges and problems as a learning experience. • Remains organised and focused when under pressure. • Responds appropriately and effectively to all constructive feedback. • Motivates self and others. Job description Job responsibilities Clinical Skills and Responsibilities • Provide high quality, evidence-based interventions for children and young people attending The Childrens Trust School in partnership with other members of the multidisciplinary team and education services, under the guidance of qualified therapists. • Deliver suitable, individualised, 24hr therapy programmes/strategies, which fit within the childs daily routine, whether to be carried out by parents or members of the multidisciplinary team; work in collaboration with parents, carers, and therapists to support therapy goal setting, which will facilitate participation of the child in their life skills. • Support the therapists, multidisciplinary and education teams with measuring short term targets, through using the IMpacts curriculum and therapy outcome measurement tools e.g., Goal Attainment Scaling (GAS). • Keep appropriate and accurate intervention records, fulfilling legal, professional and all other requirements of The Childrens Trust. • Support the delivery of a tiered model approach to therapy at The Childrens Trust School, providing regular integrated time to classes and Houses. • Work closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team, the child, and their family, to provide a fully integrated approach to the overall management of the child. This will include any home/ school visits, professional child related meetings and appointments, as required. • Support the child throughout their daily routines to maximise independence and participation including afterschool clubs and trips. • Provide clinical cover across the service during episodes of staff shortage/ heavy workload, to ensure effective service delivery. • Be an autonomous technician, with responsibility for assisting with assessment, treatment, and planning, for an allocated case load of children/young people, as directed through supervision. • Manage a small case load of children and young people, under the guidance of a qualified therapist. • Support the collation of childrens reports/ plans for children/ young people, within the multidisciplinary team framework. • Monitor equipment and stock for therapy departments and identify resources for order. • Complete equipment orders for therapy teams and contribute to future equipment needs for service budgets. • Complete LOLER inspections for slings, as and when required. • Support children/ young people with leisure swims and therapists delivering aquatic therapy in the therapy pool. • Support the oversight of specialist equipment for the department. • Work with the class team and provide integrated time within the classroom as required. • Demonstrate and model safe moving and handling practice in class and House. • Support the delivery of assistive technology interventions. • Work flexibly across the site, as needed e.g., with the team in the New Cheyne Centre and Children & Family Services. • Actively participate in meetings. • Take minutes of meetings, if and when required. • Support and assist in the planning and delivery of training at a universal level of service delivery. • Support with information collection for audits. • Support the delivery of an integrated service model supporting children and young people to maximise their opportunity in learning and participating in everyday activities. • Demonstrate understanding of strengths and needs of all family members • Place the child, young person, and family centre to our care, sharing decisions, actions, family priorities and preferences. • Recognise families as partners and co-produce decisions to personalise education, health, therapy, and care. • Work as a holistic enabler to support education, health, therapy, and care. • Support implementation of waking day curriculum, maximising opportunities for the child/young person to generalise learning and work on goals across the waking day. • Demonstrate working knowledge of regulatory compliance e.g., CQC, Ofsted Care and Ofsted Education frameworks, childrens home regulations and Keeping Children Safe in Education (KCSIE). • Work in a range of different environments including The Childrens School, residential houses, residential rehabilitation and undertaking local community outings/trips • To undertake other or additional duties that are within your skills and abilities, as the organisation may reasonably require from time to time. Management of self and others • Ensure health and safety regulations, safe use of equipment and storage of materials is maintained. • Adhere to confidentiality and information governance; ensuring children and young peoples dignity, privacy and respect is upheld. • Engage in Peer Support Sessions and disseminate new learning/ skills to the wider team. • Provide support and supervision for assistants and volunteers within area of responsibility, providing motivation and support to achieve key objectives. • Participate in the annual Performance Development Review and monthly supervision sessions, as required by The Childrens Trust. • Manage time effectively, ensuring prioritisation of workload appropriately and delegate work, as required. • Undertake all mandatory training, in-line with The Childrens Trust Policy. • Adequately prepare for Performance Development Reviews, identifying learning objectives and setting targets; identify opportunities for development, in order to meet Continuing Professional Development requirements. • Seek personal educational developmental opportunities, through attending off-site courses/ events, in-house training sessions and updating knowledge through Literature Reviews. • Participate in in-service competency training programmes and teaching sessions, as appropriate. • Assist in the Induction of new staff, students, and other members of the multidisciplinary team. • Attend and proactively participate in monthly formal supervision. Communication • Communicates effectively with children/young people (applying the principles of consistent communication). • Facilitate effective communication with families and members of the multidisciplinary team. • Maintain clear and concise documents and records, in accordance with The Childrens Trust Policies. • Ensure documents are managed confidentially at all times. Governance • Read and implement all policies, procedures, and risk assessments, pertinent to working practice and keep up to date with policy changes as they occur. • Critically reflect on own performance and that of other staff, and use this evaluation to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency, and quality of future practice. • Actively support therapists with local clinical governance activities. • Adhere to the policies and procedures of The Childrens Trust. • Maintain professional boundaries and professionalism at all times. Health and Safety • Adheres to all health and safety guidelines, including infection prevention and control. • Provide evidence of a valid NHS Covid Pass or acceptable proof of Covid vaccination or medical exemption and all vaccinations (or medical exemption) required for the post. • Adhere to manual handling procedures and complete mandatory manual handling training. • Promotes the health and safety of others. • Uses the incident reporting and risk assessment system (IRAR), to identify and report risks and incidents/actions if directed. • Responsible for identifying and mitigating risk within the work environment. Wellbeing and Emotional Resilience • Maintains a positive approach and outlook when dealing with change and overcoming challenges and problems. • Recognises own limitations, develops realistic goals, and uses support network resource when or if necessary. • Treats challenges and problems as a learning experience. • Remains organised and focused when under pressure. • Responds appropriately and effectively to all constructive feedback. • Motivates self and others.