Main area Paediatric Occupational Therapy Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours
* Part time
* Flexible working
22.87 hours per week (Flexible working patterns can be discussed throughout recruitment cycle.) Job ref 423-7570086
Employer Airedale NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Airedale General Hospital Town Keighley Salary £43,742 - £50,056 Pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 18/03/2026 23:59
Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist (Development post considered)
NHS AfC: Band 7
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Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Clinical Lead Paediatric Occupational Therapist to work within our integrated Children’s Therapies service based at the Child Development Centre, Airedale General Hospital. The post holder will deliver highly specialist clinical activity and provide clinical leadership to a small paediatric OT team, working closely together with the team leader for paediatric OT / PT, and supported by the Therapy services manager. They will also work closely with our Speech and Language therapists, other health and educational professionals and our therapy support team.
The service provides uni‑professional and multidisciplinary occupational therapy for children and young people up to the age of 19 years. The post holder will contribute to quality improvement planning, implementation of service developments, and work collaboratively with the Occupational Therapy Professional lead, health and education colleagues both internally as well as across the wider Bradford and Craven Health and Care partnership and in regional forums.
A development post at Band 6/7 may be considered for the right candidate
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be expected to provide a high standard of highly specialist Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment interventions working as an autonomous practitioner in the Children’s Therapies services
They will provide clinical leadership and supervision for the paediatric OT team. They will give operational support and provide clinical expert knowledge to the team lead, Children’s therapies service manager and other stakeholders relating to service development, statutory responsibilities and operational activities, both internally and in the wider system.
Working for our organisation
Children’s Therapies is in the Therapies and Dietetics Directorate. There is a Trust‑wide OT professional lead, and a Chief AHP. We have close links with other Children’s services within Bradford and Craven, and West Yorkshire.
We are always looking for innovative approaches to the way we provide our services. Virtual and blended pathways are supported across the Trust. Community matters to us and we have strong links with our local community partnerships. We maintain strong links with local universities and colleges to ensure we inspire the workforce of the future. System partnerships are well developed.
We offer a wide range of benefits to employees including:
* Cycle to Work
* Travel Scheme
* Childcare Vouchers with Salary Sacrifice
* Onsite Nursery
* Buying and Selling Annual Leave
* Car Leasing
* Employee Assistance Programme
* Employee Health and Wellbeing
* Extensive Reward Scheme
* Counselling Service
* Financial packages including Vivup and Wagestream
* Staff Networks, Enable, Rainbow, Gender, Race Equality Ecoaware & Admin Network.
Our values:
We understand that it’s the hard work, effort and dedication of our staff that makes a difference for our patients. Our people make our Airedale experience – we take pride in fostering a friendly, effective and caring work environment. Our values are part of our DNA, which are:
* Committed to Quality of Care
* Compassion
* Working together for patients
* Improving Lives
* Everyone Counts
* Respect and Dignity
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see attached job description, person specification for further details about the role.
We welcome contact by email, telephone or face to face visits.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
* HCPC registration
Experience
* Comprehensive experience in NHS Paediatric Occupational Therapy services
* Wide experience of Multidisciplinary team and multiagency working
* experience of taking key role/ leading service development and audit
* experience of providing clinical supervision to Paediatric Occupational therapists
* Experience of providing line management
* Experience of recruitment processes, absence management and performance monitoring
Knowledge
* Highly specialist knowledge of Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention
* Knowledge of Occupational Therapy and other professional guidance and standards relating to Children and Young people
* Knowledge of SEND Code of Practice and statutory responsibilities of health providers
* Knowledge of clinical and operational governance
Skills
* Highly specialised Occupational Therapy clinical skills with relevant caseloads
* Highly developed planning and organisation abilities
* Ability to set objectives for self and team and evaluate
* Excellent verbal and written communication skills
* Highly developed interpersonal skills
* Highly developed conflict/ problem solving
* Ability to work in a role with conflicting demands
* Ability to use a variety of leadership styles
* Concern and complaint investigation
Experience
* Comprehensive experience of assessment and provision of specialist equipment
* Experience of representing profession and service at Trust and system level
We are happy to discuss flexible working opportunities.
NOTE: This vacancy may close before the advertised closing date if sufficient suitable applications are received.
If you are offered a position which requires you to undertake a Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust will administer the DBS check on your behalf and will recover the cost (Enhanced £54.40, Standard or Basic £26.40) from your first full months salary. This is a condition of your employment.
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Employer certification / accreditation badges
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name Alison Rohatynskyj
Job title Childrens Therapies Manager
Email address a.rohatynskyj@nhs.net
Telephone number 01535 292821
Additional information
Alternative Contact : Ann Jourdain- Team lead for Paediatric Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy 01535 292821
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