Highly Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist (SEND) | Provide CIC

Provide CIC; Colchester, Chelmsford; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A community interest company in Colchester seeks a dedicated paediatric occupational therapist to provide comprehensive services to children with developmental concerns. The role involves assessment, treatment planning, and collaboration with families and educational teams. Ideal candidates will have relevant qualifications and a passion for improving children's lives. Join a friendly team that offers excellent training opportunities and support.

Benefits

Eligible for NHS Pension

Supportive team environment

Training opportunities

Qualifications

• Experience in paediatric occupational therapy with a focus on developmental concerns.
• Valid driver's license and ownership of a car.
• Ability to participate in developing occupational therapy services.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment and treatment plans for children in educational settings.
• Work collaboratively with families and educational teams.
• Monitor quality of service and referral/waiting times.

Skills

Occupational therapy assessment

Clinical diagnosis

Problem solving skills

Working with children

Education

Relevant occupational therapy qualification

Job description

As part of the Provide multi-disciplinary team to provide a comprehensive paediatric occupational therapy service for children in education who present with developmental concerns.

To work with children and their families in their educational setting and any other appropriate setting as well as within the children’s centre.

To contribute to and participate in the organisation, planning and development of the occupational therapy service to this care group.

To participate in setting the standards of care and monitoring the quality of service and referral/waiting times.

To own a car and hold a full clean driving licence and appropriate insurance.

The SEND Paediatric Occupational Therapy team is a well established, friendly and dynamic team, committed to offering the best services possible to our families. Integrated working across education, social care and health is well developed and you will have the opportunity of working with children from school age including offering virtual appointments. The service offers excellent experience with training opportunities, regular supervision and appraisals.

To gain consent and undertake occupational therapy assessment, clinically diagnose, formulate and implement treatment plans using specialist knowledge and experience. With knowledge of a wide range of paediatric conditions and treatment modalities to interpret and analyse clinical facts using advanced clinical reasoning and problem solving skills to form accurate diagnoses in a wide range of conditions and recommend the best course of intervention.



Practitioners and staff at Band 7 have a critical awareness of knowledge issues in the field and at the interface between different fields.

They are innovative and have a responsibility for developing and changing practice/services in a complex and unpredictable environment.

They are experienced professionals who have developed their skills and theoretical knowledge to a very high standard.

They perform a highly complex role and have management responsibilities for a work area.

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision:Transforming Lives

Values:Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission:An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+ and Ethnic Minority Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Eligible for NHS Pension



Please read attached job description for details regarding duties, responsibilities and the competencies for this role.


This advert closes on Monday 21 Jul 2025