Specialist Children's & Young Person's Occupational Therapist

NHS; Hereford; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Band 7 Occupational Therapy - Team Lead for their Children's Community Therapy team. The position involves providing comprehensive Occupational Therapy services for children aged 0-18, leading the team, and delivering specialized assessments. Ideal candidates should have significant experience in children’s therapy, strong communication skills, and a commitment to evidence-based practices. The role is part-time, offering a salary of £47,810 to £54,710 per annum with opportunities for professional development.

Qualifications

• Professional Qualification to degree level or equivalent in Occupational Therapy.
• HCPC Registration.
• Significant post graduate experience relevant to Children's Occupational Therapy.

Responsibilities

• Provide leadership and management of Occupational Therapists.
• Deliver highly specialist assessment and interventions for children.
• Design therapeutic treatment plans for children.

Skills

Knowledge of standardised assessments

Communication skills

Clinical decision-making

Ability to work autonomously

Team leadership

Education

Professional Qualification in Occupational Therapy

HCPC Registration

Postgraduate experience in Children's Occupational Therapy

Job description

Job summary

We are in search of a forward thinking and dynamic Band 7 Occupational Therapy - Team Lead to join our Children's Community Therapy team.

As a Band 7 Children's Occupational Therapist you will be responsible for providing a specialist and comprehensive Occupational Therapy service for children 0-18 years and their families, who have a Herefordshire GP.

The post holder will clinically lead and provide the direct delivery of highly specialist assessment and intervention of children and young people as part of the Occupational Therapy Team, demonstrating a high level of clinical autonomy. Developing the role of highly specialist Occupational Therapist with mixed caseload focusing on the Occupational Performance area of the service. Taking an active clinical role in the delivery of an evidence based paediatric service, including the day to day management of the Children's Occupational Therapy Team.

To actively participate in the continued development of the balanced system transformation work streams across children's therapies and the wider system.

Main duties of the job

This role is a mix of having your own clinical caseload and providing leadership and management of the Occupational Therapists and support staff within the team.

Whilst working as an autonomous practitioner in the community, within the county of Herefordshire, plan and organise own caseload according to the needs of the children and the service. To provide highly specialist clinical support and supervision to the team.

To use evidence based standardised and non-standardised assessment tools with children, including observations in the most appropriate settings for the child/young person, in order to establish levels of functional ability and disability and to inform your practice and intervention.

To agree child focused aims, goals and objectives for all OT intervention.

To design individual therapeutic treatment plans, for children to be carried out either by you or delegated to Occupational Therapy support workers, families, carers or school staff. These interventions will take place in the most relevant environment for the child and their family - the home environment, therapy suite or schools.

See job description for further details.

About us

Wye Valley NHS Trust is a member of an NHS Foundation Group with South Warwickshire NHS FT , the George Eliot Hospital NHS Trust and Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust.

Located on the border with Wales in the shadow of the Black Mountains, we provide acute and community services across Herefordshire and into parts of Powys and run Hereford County Hospital and the community hospitals in Bromyard, Leominster and Ross-on-Wye.

We are a progressive and forward looking trust with ambitious plans to improve quality and integrate patient pathways through close collaborative working with our partners to deliver the quality of care we'd want for our family and friends.

More than 3,500 people work for the Trust - they tell us it's a great place to work, blending the busyness of a DGH with the benefits of working in a beautiful rural and unspoilt county like Herefordshire.

We can offer a great work-life balance and have a fine tradition of working with staff to help them achieve their full potential.

Russell Hardy, Trust Chairman: "The strength of the Trust is its amazing staff; a great place to work, a great place to develop your career and a great place to reach your potential."

Our values -Care, Accountability, Respect and Excellence - are at the heart of all we do. We believe in providing the right care in the right place at the right time...all the time.

Details

Date posted: 12 December 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year pa, pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

229-IC-7660401

Job locations

Benet Building, Belmont Ruckhall Lane, Belmont Hereford HR2 9RP

Job responsibilities

For more information about the role and responsibilities please see the attached job description and person specification.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications – Essential

• Professional Qualification to degree level or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC Registration
• Significant post graduate experience and CPD relevant to Children's Occupational Therapy / Specialist courses (or equivalent experience)
• Evidence of or willingness to undertake further training at Masters level

Education & Qualifications – Desirable

• Leadership/Management qualification

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities – Essential

• Knowledge and experience of using both standardised and non-standardised assessments in Children's Occupational Therapy
• Computer Skills including word processing and e-mail
• Demonstration of knowledge of core and highly specialist Therapy skills
• Broad, developed and advanced knowledge of relevant conditions and therapy interventions
• Extensive evidence of ongoing CPD in relevant area
• Experience of multi-disciplinary communication, assessments and record keeping
• Able to make independent, sound, advanced clinical decisions and problem solve
• Able to manage and facilitate others in dealing with busy case load and prioritise
• Ability to work autonomously using highly specialist knowledge, skills and initiative in sometimes complex situations acknowledging role boundaries

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities – Desirable

• Knowledge of legislation pertaining to children

Experience – Essential

• Extensive NHS or equivalent experience in specialist area community, community services & Children's therapy
• Experience of team leadership, management and positive role modelling
• Student practice placement educator and experience of having students
• Experience of using/fitting adaptive equipment
• Supervisory experience

Personal Attributes – Essential

• Able to maintain confidentiality and professionalism within the environment that they are working
• Able to demonstrate awareness of own limitations and need to ask for help
• Evidence of ability to communicate effectively including difficult conversations
• Committed to personal and team development
• Ability to adapt and demonstrate flexibility in changing service needs
• Is dynamic and proactive
• Shows evidence of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
• Reliable

Other Factors – Essential

• Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of post
• Able to meet physical & moving and handling requirements of post. i.e. re-positioning of a patient, use of moving & handling equipment, approved manual physical movement practices of patient
• Able to deal sensitively and safely with blood and bodily fluids

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Benet Building, Belmont Ruckhall Lane, Belmont Hereford HR2 9RP

https://www.wyevalley.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)