Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist | Provide CIC

Provide CIC; Chelmsford; Presencial; GBP 40.000 - 48.000; Jornada completa

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Descripción de la vacante

Provide CIC is seeking a Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist to join the Paediatric OT team based at Kestrel House, Chelmsford. The role includes visiting schools, nurseries and homes, and collaborating with families and teaching staff to support children's development.

We offer supervision, appraisals, training opportunities and some online services; you will work across community settings including hospitals and clinics to deliver high‑quality care to children and families in Essex

Formación

• Needs to undertake occupational therapy assessment and clinical diagnosis.
• Formulate and implement treatment plans using specialist knowledge.

Responsabilidades

• Gain consent and undertake occupational therapy assessment, clinically diagnose, formulate and implement treatment plans using specialist knowledge and experience.
• Obtain information relevant to patient care, recognise when goals are met or achievable and ensure appropriate discharge/ongoing care.
• Provide hands-on treatment and demonstrate highly developed observational skills for the assessment and therapeutic handling of patients to facilitate movement and development of physical skills and function.

Conocimientos

Occupational therapy assessment

Clinical diagnosis

Treatment planning

Therapeutic handling/movement

Descripción del empleo

Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist | Provide CIC

The successful applicant will be part of the Paediatric Occupational Therapy team, based at Kestrel House, Chelmsford.

Our children’s centre is based at Stapleford House in Chelmsford. We are able to offer, where appropriate, visits in schools/nurseries and home visits and work in partnership with the child’s wider support network including teaching staff and family/carers.

We are a well established, friendly and dynamic team, committed to offering the best services possible to our clients. The service offers excellent experience with training opportunities, regular supervision and appraisals. We also offer some online services.

• To gain consent and undertake occupational therapy assessment, clinically diagnose, formulate and implement treatment plans using specialist knowledge and experience. This will include the treatment of complex patients in a manner that respects people’s choice, privacy, dignity and individuality


• To obtain information relevant to patient care, recognising when goals are met or achievable and ensuring appropriate discharge/ongoing care


• To provide hands on treatment and demonstrate highly developed observational skills for the assessment and therapeutic handling of patients to facilitate movement and the development of physical skills and function. To be able to present treatment programmes and developmentally appropriate play and approaches according to age of the child. To utilise a wide range of treatment skills and options to formulate and carry out a programme of care adapted to non‑clinical settings.

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make are reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people’s homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision:Transforming Lives

Values:Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission:An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+ and Ethnic Minority Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups.

Eligible for NHS Pension

This advert closes on Friday 23 Oct 2026

Salary: £39,959 - £48,117 pro rata per annum

Hours: Full-time

Location: Chelmsford, CM2 5PF

Job type: Permanent

Posting date: 9 Oct 2026

Closing date: 8 Nov 2026

Proud member of the Disability Confident employer scheme

About Disability Confident: Disability Confident is a government scheme. It encourages employers to recruit and retain disabled people and those with long term health conditions.