Specialist Occupational Therapist

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust; Brighton; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 45,000; Part time

Job summary

Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust seeks a Specialist Occupational Therapist to join their Children’s Occupational Therapy service. The position involves managing a caseload, formulating treatment plans, and supporting junior staff while delivering compassionate care to children with complex needs.

Benefits

Excellent in-service training and supervision

Flexible working options

Cost-effective workplace nurseries

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children with complex physical needs.
• Ability to work independently in community settings.
• Commitment to clinical governance and standards.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of patients with various conditions.
• Formulate and deliver treatment programmes.
• Involve in support and supervision of junior staff.

Skills

Clinical expertise

Organisational skills

Time management

Compassionate patient care

Education

HCPC registered

Degree in Occupational Therapy

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An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dedicated and passionate clinician to join the Children's Occupational Therapy service within Brighton and Hove Child Development Services.

This role is ideally suited to an Occupational Therapist with a strong background in paediatrics. Applicants must demonstrate clinical expertise gained through previous OT experience, particularly in supporting children with complex physical needs, including those requiring specialist equipment.

The successful candidate will have the ability to work independently in the community, possess excellent organisational and time management skills, and be committed to upholding high standards of clinical governance.

A current HCPC registration is essential.

The team are very committed to Sussex Community Trust’s values of “Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence and Compassionate Care”, and aspire to deliver a service of ‘compassionate patient centred care, promoting independence and empowering families’.

We offer excellent in-service training, supervision and clinical support from the Countywide Paediatric Professional Lead.

The ability to travel is essential as you will need to visit nurseries, schools and children’s homes.

To work as a band 6 registered professional within a Sussex Community NHS Foundation Trust service, you will need:

• To manage a caseload of patients with a variety of conditions.
• To formulate and deliver generic and specialised treatment programmes based on a sound knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options using clinical assessment and reasoning skills.
• To treat all patients with respect and courtesy, maintaining dignity and respecting individual needs and differences, both physical and cultural.
• To be involved in the support and supervision of staff at Band 3 to 5 level.
• To act as a clinical educator for undergraduate students within own professional area.
• To receive and deliver internal training and keep your own Personal Development plans up to date.
• To take on an audit and evaluation role of the service in which you work.
• To assist the team with service development initiatives, including implementation of competency frameworks.
  
  

We are the main provider of NHS community services across East and West Sussex, with 6,000 staff serving 1.3 million people. We deliver essential care to adults and children, helping them manage their health, avoid hospital admissions, and reduce hospital stays.

Our Trust vision is to provide excellent care at the heart of the community. We offer opportunities across medical, clinical, support, and corporate services.

Why work for us?

• Positive 2023 NHS Staff Survey results, highlighting compassionate leadership and wellbeing
• Varied environments: community hospitals, patients’ homes, and bases across Sussex
• Flexible working options: part-time, flexi-time, annualised hours, and flexi-retirement
• Excellent training, development, and research opportunities
• Cost-effective workplace nurseries in Crawley, Hove, and Brighton
• Active EMBRACE, Disability & Wellbeing, LGBTQIA+, and Religion & Belief networks
• Level 3 Disability Confident Leader and Veteran Aware Trust
• Beautiful Sussex location near the South Downs and coast
  
  

Our values—Compassionate Care, Working Together, Achieving Ambitions, Delivering Excellence—guide everything we do.

We embrace diversity and encourage applications from all backgrounds, particularly from ethnically diverse, disabled, and LGBTQIA+ individuals. We aim to create an inclusive environment and support reasonable adjustments during recruitment.

This post may close early if sufficient applications are received.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Anette Steenkamp Job title: Deputy Operational Head of Services Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07557582440

A job plan will be created by your line manager in line with the service blueprint and discussed with you.

You will work closely with the child, family and other professionals involved in their care, across various settings, e.g. clinic, client's homes, schools and nurseries. We are committed to multi-disciplinary working and contribute to specialist clinics.

This is a community post, with a caseload of children and young people with neurological and developmental conditions. The post holder will be responsible for applying their expertise in assessing and providing interventions or strategies that can be administered by parents, education staff and technical instructors as well as yourself.

OT Team - 01273 265806

Applicants are most welcome to arrange a visit to the CDC and meet the team.

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