Occupational Therapist

HCRG Care Group; Woking; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

Fringe Allowance

Discount Hub

Wages on Demand

Wellbeing Support

Job summary

HCRG Care Group is seeking a Paediatric Therapist to independently manage a caseload of children with complex needs, delivering assessments and evidence-based therapy plans. You will also supervise junior staff and students, providing clinical support and training.

Base location: Surrey quadrant with bases in Woking, Guildford, Chertsey, Epsom or Redhill. The role offers NHS pension, ongoing CPD, and career development through Learning Enterprise.

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy or Speech & Language Therapy.
• HCPC registration and membership of a relevant professional body.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and current best practice.
• Minimum 2 years' post-graduate clinical experience.
• Experience in paediatric clinical settings.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
• Competent in the use of standardised assessments.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to deliver training and education.
• Strong planning, decision-making, problem-solving and organisational skills.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist support, advice and therapy guidance to children, families, carers and educational staff.
• Manage a complex caseload, prioritising referrals and delivering child-centred assessments and interventions.
• Assess, diagnose and develop evidence-based therapy plans, reviewing and adapting programmes to meet individual needs.
• Communicate complex and sensitive information to families and multidisciplinary teams.
• Produce high-quality reports, maintain accurate records and contribute to care planning and diagnosis.
• Work collaboratively with health, education and social care professionals, making referrals where appropriate.
• Supervise, support, appraise and line manage junior therapists, assistants and students.
• Deliver training, presentations and specialist advice to parents, carers, schools and professionals.
• Participate in service development, audits, research and CPD activities.

Skills

Planning skills

Decision making

Problem solving

Organisational skills

Independent working

IT literacy

Communication

CPD

Education

BSc (Hons) in OT or SLT

Job description

Rewards & Benefits

• £39,959.00 - £48,117.00 FTE Band 6 AfC Salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions + 5% Fringe Allowance.
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission

Job Description

As part of the Paediatric Therapy Team, you will independently manage a caseload of children with complex and diverse needs, delivering specialist assessments and evidence-based, child-centred therapy plans. You will also provide clinical support, supervision, and training to junior staff and students.

Base Location: This role is based within a local Surrey quadrant, with administrative or clinical bases located in Woking, Guildford, Chertsey, Epsom, or Redhill.

Main Responsibilities

• Provide specialist support, advice, and therapy guidance to children, families, carers, and educational staff.
• Manage a complex caseload, prioritising referrals and delivering child-centred assessments and interventions.
• Assess, diagnose, and develop evidence-based therapy plans, reviewing and adapting programmes to meet individual needs.
• Communicate complex and sensitive information effectively to families and multidisciplinary teams.
• Produce high-quality reports, maintain accurate records, and contribute to care planning and diagnosis.
• Work collaboratively with health, education, and social care professionals, making referrals where appropriate.
• Supervise, support, appraise, and line manage junior therapists, assistants, and students.
• Deliver training, presentations, and specialist advice to parents, carers, schools, and professional colleagues.
• Participate in service development, audits, research, and continuous professional development activities.
• Support service leadership, including deputising for the Band 7 therapist when required.
• Apply advanced clinical reasoning and risk management skills to ensure safe, effective, and outcome-focused care.
• Contribute to multidisciplinary assessments, tribunal processes, and the ongoing development of paediatric therapy services.

Ideal Candidate

Essential

• BSc (Hons) or recognised degree in Occupational Therapy / Speech & Language Therapy.
• HCPC registration and membership of a relevant professional body.
• Knowledge of relevant legislation, government policy, and current best practice.
• Minimum 2 years' post-graduate clinical experience.
• Experience within relevant paediatric clinical settings.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD).
• Competent in the use of standardised assessments.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Ability to deliver training and education.
• Strong planning, decision-making, problem-solving, and organisational skills.
• Ability to work independently and reflect on own practice.
• IT literate, including use of computer systems and the internet.

Desirable

• Completion of specialist courses relevant to the role.
• Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups (SIGs) or Clinical Excellence Networks.
• Training in line management and supervision of therapists and assistants.
• Experience supervising staff and students.
• Experience training parents, therapists, and other professionals.

Other Requirements

• Full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do. We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone. While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks. Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.

If you require any further information, please contact Charlie on 07393785609 or [e-mail].