Senior Paediatric OT – Leadership & Innovation

Children and Family Health Devon; Barnstaple; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is seeking an experienced Senior Occupational Therapist to join the Experts at Hand programme in Devon. The role supports children and families through integrated services with therapy colleagues, schools and partner agencies.

You will assess, plan and deliver specialist OT interventions across home, school and community, leveraging evidence-based practice and family-centred goals.

Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Therapy and HCPC registration.
• Post-graduate certified courses specific to children’s needs (e.g. sensory training; ADOS, 3di).
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Membership of a professional body.
• Knowledge of national and local standards and SEND.

Responsibilities

• Hold responsibility for assessment, clinical reasoning, intervention planning and management of a specialist caseload.
• Deliver specialist occupational therapy assessment, advice and intervention across home, school and community settings.
• Collaborate with children, families, schools and partner agencies using strengths-based, goal-focused approaches.
• Support schools through consultation, coaching, modelling strategies, training and capacity-building.
• Deliver and evaluate targeted interventions using evidence-based practice and routine outcome measures.
• Provide specialist advice regarding equipment, environmental adaptations and statutory responsibilities where appropriate.
• Work autonomously whilst managing clinical risk and complexity.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement and the Experts at Hand model.
• Provide supervision, mentoring and support to Band 4 and Band 5 staff, assistants and students.
• Support multidisciplinary working and workforce development to improve outcomes for children and young people.

Skills

Communication skills

Clinical reasoning

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Diploma level specialist training or experience

Membership of professional body

Job description

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is seeking an experienced Senior Occupational Therapist to join the Experts at Hand programme in Devon. The role supports children and families through integrated services with therapy colleagues, schools and partner agencies.

You will assess, plan and deliver specialist OT interventions across home, school and community, leveraging evidence-based practice and family-centred goals.