CYPS Occupational Therapist Complex Physical Disabilities

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust; Cheltenham; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

A regional health service provider in England is seeking a part-time CYPS Occupational Therapist. This role involves managing clinical caseloads for children with complex physical disabilities and providing clinical leadership to junior staff. The ideal candidate will have a degree in Occupational Therapy and experience in children's community healthcare. The position offers a salary range of £47,810 to £54,710 pro rata.

Qualifications

• Experience in caring for children and young people with complex needs.
• Proven track record in community healthcare.
• Demonstrated clinical leadership skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of children with complex physical disabilities.
• Provide clinical leadership to junior staff.
• Ensure high-quality and evidence-based service delivery.

Skills

Clinical expertise in care coordination

Evidence-based clinical interventions

Ability to lead and motivate staff

Trauma-informed approach

Education

Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy

Completion of Clinical/Practice Educators Course

Oxford Postural Management training or equivalent

Job description

CYPS Occupational Therapist Complex Physical Disabilities

The closing date is 23 October 2025.

This role is offered on a permanent basis. The hours are part time, 22.5 hours a week.

The post holder will work closely with CYPS Senior Leads to deliver safe, effective and high-quality services by providing strong clinical leadership and ensuring OT service priorities align with Directorate and Trust values.

The closing date is 23 October 2025

A valid driving licence is essential for this post.

Main duties of the job

To hold a complex physical disability clinical caseload through providing clinical assessment and the delivery of treatment programmes for children and young people with a diverse range of physical healthcare needs.

Provide support and clinical leadership to band 6 and 5 team members to manage their clinical caseloads.

The post holder will be a clinical lead for postural care and equipment provision for children with complex physical disabilities.

Hold accountability and provide assurance that the team is continuously striving to provide high quality, safe and effective services that are evidence based and fully adhere to corporate, clinical governance and expected standards of practice across all aspects of clinical delivery, including the effective and safe use of resources and equipment.

Demonstrate a commitment that the "voice" and lived experience of the child and young person is at the heart of all CYPS decision making and clinical care planning.

The post holder will liaise with other agencies including education settings, social care and voluntary agencies.

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Job responsibilities

CYPS Occupational Therapy (OT) includes the Home Safety Team and supports children and young people aged 0-18 years old (19 years if in education) within Gloucestershire. The service has a countywide remit and operates within a locality structure. Key bases are in Cheltenham, Gloucester with some satellite clinical provision in rural localities.

Job description and main duties Alongside other CYPS Leads, make an active contribution too Embedding a positive, supportive and compassionate leadership culture across CYPS aligned to GHC Trust Values where staff health & wellbeing is maintained as a key priority. Supporting integrated working and activity across the CYPS Directorate with the vision of supporting children and young people as an Integrated Directorate to have healthier and happier lives and reach their potential.

Through delegated tasks, to support continuous improvement of quality and clinical aspects of service provision through robust audit, Quality Improvement (QI), evaluation, system change and innovation. This will:

• Reflect local demographic & health needs and priorities and contributing to addressing and reducing health inequalities

• Implement learning from successes, setbacks & continuous improvement cycles

• Champion inclusivity and the recognition that personalised care is key to meeting the range of differing needs of children and young people within Gloucestershire.

• Ensure establishing new systems and processes are robust and sustainable and deliver real value

• Champion opportunities to develop digitally enabled care throughout the clinical pathway

• Lead the implementation of robust and reportable clinical outcome measures to enhance clinical service delivery

Ensure clinical delivery is managed through robust processes and pathways, including reflecting key principles and deliverables within the Care Aims Framework/THRIVE/ Levels of Intervention or other models of delivery Deputise for CYPS Leads/Heads when required. Contribute to providing out of hours services if requested by CYPS Management As delegated, ensure all complaints and incidents are investigated within agreed Trust policy, procedures and time scales and effect any necessary learning changes to practice and service that may result. As delegated, to lead team/professional practice development including identifying areas requiring evaluation/audit, deep dive or other evaluative review. Uphold team/service based Standard Operational Procedures/Operational Handbooks and contribute to annual review and development Be accountable for maintaining and developing own profession based skills, knowledge & core competencies by specific standards and Code of Conduct. This will be through regular continuing professional development (CPD) activities including reflective practice, maintenance of a personal portfolio and the attendance of relevant training courses as identified within annual appraisal process

This role is not eligible for sponsorship as per the Governments UK VISA and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information please visit https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Diploma/degree in Occupational Therapy
• Completion of Clinical/Practice Educators Course (or equivalent)
• Oxford Postural Management training or equivalent practice experience

Experience

• Clinical expertise in care coordination/caseload management with highly vulnerable CYP with complex needs
• Extensive experience of evidence-based clinical interventions within children's community healthcare
• Ability to lead, motivate and support staff to deliver safe, effective, and high-quality services in a multi-disciplinary setting.
• Experience in providing clinical leadership in referral screening, assessment, and the formulation of personalised care plans for children and young people.
• Previous involvement in service redesign or quality improvement projects
• Experience of supervising or mentoring junior staff/students
• Demonstrates a trauma-informed approach to clinical care, with knowledge and understanding of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES)

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.

Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust

£47,810 to £54,710 a year pro rata