The post holder will work within the Community Children and Young People’s Service in Nottingham and Nottinghamshire as part of the wider multi‑disciplinary team and will provide a high quality, effective, accessible, patient‑centred service for all children referred.
This role will involve supporting children with a variety of conditions, including neurological, rheumatological, functional coordination disorder, and those requiring long‑term rehabilitation. The service works from a clinic base at Retford PCC in Bassetlaw and provides Occupational Therapy support into mainstream schools, a special school in Nottinghamshire, and the home environment.
Clinical Practice
* Be professionally and legally accountable as an autonomous professional for all aspects of own work and delegate to staff, students and others.
* Support advanced practitioners with planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the paediatric occupational therapy service for children and young people in Bassetlaw, including a special school.
* Work closely with other members of the multi‑disciplinary team within health and outside agencies to ensure management and treatment meet the holistic needs of the child.
* Formulate individualised, innovative management and treatment plans using clinical reasoning, critical thinking, reflection, analysis and evidence‑based practice.
* Supervise, teach and develop Occupational Therapy colleagues within the area of expertise using evidence‑based practice where possible.
* Manage a caseload using specialist occupational therapy assessment for children with complex and diverse presentations, and plan appropriate management and treatment using specialist clinical reasoning skills and a wide range of therapeutic skills.
* Ensure a good working environment in which children receive a high standard of care.
* Support quality and service improvement through involvement in clinical audit.
* Provide effective clinical supervision and assist with caseload monitoring of less experienced staff.
* Provide clinical education of Occupational Therapy students in liaison with universities to ensure expected quality standards are met.
* Maintain own CPD, keeping up to date with clinical developments, current research and evidence‑based practice.
* Participate in the Trust clinical supervision and PAD appraisal systems, carrying out supervision and PAD reviews as delegated, reporting any issues of concern to the Team Leader.
* Support the organisation and delivery of in‑service training and initiate informal training sessions when required to ensure high standards of clinical care.
* Complete clinical records to Trust and HCPC standards.
Please note applicants will be required to pay for their DBS check. The cost of the DBS application is £26.40 (standard) or £54.40 (enhanced). This cost will be deducted from your salary over the first two months of employment. You are encouraged to enrol for the DBS Update Service, which has an annual fee of £16 per year.
Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of the band in line with Agenda for Change. This salary/skill level is below the minimum required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker or Health & Care visa. The Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria here https://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa.
This advert closes on Wednesday 29 Apr 2026.
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