Specialist Occupational Therapist- Children'S

Humber Youth Action Group; Hull and East Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 43,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Specialist Occupational Therapist to join the Children’s Occupational Therapy Service, covering Hull and East Riding. You will manage a clinical caseload across homes, clinics and schools, delivering specialist care and providing supervision to staff and students.

You will lead on specialist practice, promote best service standards, and work with families and partner agencies to ensure holistic care across settings.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy.
• Registration with the HCPC.
• Specialist knowledge of occupational therapy models of practice, standardised assessments, and their use in practice.
• Evidence of practice educator SLIP training and experience of supervision of OT students.
• Competent IT skills to use corporate systems and Electronic Patient Record systems.

Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist clinical care to children and young people with complex physical needs.
• Contribute to the development, implementation, and evaluation of high standards of care and service delivery across the wider service.
• Support and mentor junior staff and students, providing clinical supervision and promoting best practice.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement, and innovation.
• Collaborate with families, colleagues, and partner agencies to ensure a holistic and integrated approach to care.
• Demonstrate and maintain up-to-date OT knowledge and skills.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Communication skills

Clinical leadership

Time management

Travel between sites

Education

OT Degree/Diploma

HCPC Registration

Specialist OT knowledge

Practice educator SLIP

Tools

Electronic Patient Records

Job description

Job summary

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our Children's Occupational Therapy Service, supporting children and young people with physical disabilities aged 0-19 years. The team works across the whole of the Hull and East Riding geographical area. The successful applicant will be predominantly based in Hull or Beverley. This is a key role focused on delivering high-quality, specialist care and specialist occupational therapy advice across multiple settings, including homes, clinics, and schools. The Specialist Occupational Therapist will be responsible for managing their own clinical caseload and will demonstrate specialist clinical reasoning, leadership, and decision-making skills. The role involves promoting best practice, supporting service development, and taking responsibility for complex case management and professional development within the team. The Specialist Occupational Therapist will engage in regular clinical supervision, as well as providing supervision to staff and students.

Key Responsibilities

• Deliver specialist clinical care to children and young people with complex physical needs.
• Contribute to the development, implementation, and evaluation of high standards of care and service delivery across the wider service.
• Support and mentor junior staff and students, providing clinical supervision and promoting best practice.
• Contribute to service development, quality improvement, and innovation.
• Collaborate with colleagues, families, and partner agencies to ensure a holistic and integrated approach to care.
• Demonstrate and maintain up-to-date Occupational Therapy knowledge and skills.

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Knowledge – Essential

• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Registration with the HCPC
• Specialist knowledge of occupational therapy models of practice, standardised assessments, and their use in practice
• Evidence of practice educator SLIP training and experience of supervision of OT students
• Competent IT skills to be able to use corporate systems and Electronic Patient Record systems.

Qualifications and Knowledge – Desirable

• Evidence of current CPD/formal qualifications at an advanced level e.g. degree or post graduate level or equivalent
• Willingness to consider undertaking the training required to provide Practice Placements for students.
• Full understanding of relevant policy, drivers and their application to clinical and service area

Experience – Essential

• Appropriate knowledge/experience of working in the relevant service area
• Understanding of caseload management clinical responsibilities

Experience – Desirable

• Evidence of specialist practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice
• Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation

Skills and Competencies – Essential

• Able to demonstrate effective inter personal/communication skills
• Evidence of good time management skills
• Ability to commute between the various sites

Skills and Competencies – Desirable

• Ability to manage daily operations and maintain a safe working environment

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details

Employer name: Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust

Address: The Children's Occupational Therapy Service, The Walker St Centre., 70 Walker St, Hull, HU3 2HE

Employer's website: https://www.humber.nhs.uk/

For questions about the job, contact:
Clinical Lead/Advanced OT, Claire King, [e-mail], 01482692929

Closing date: 02 November 2026

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