Highly Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist
Band 7
Main area Paediatric Occupational Therapy Grade Band 7 Contract Fixed term: 9 months (9-12 months (maternity leave cover)) Hours
* Full time
* Part time
37.5 hours per week (Applicant must be able to travel to our sites for regional clinics) Job ref 387-WC7951-NG
Site Bristol Royal Hospital for Children Town Bristol Salary £46,148 - £52,809 per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 08/07/2025 23:59
As an organisation we recognise the value of a healthy work-life balance. When applying, speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate flexible working, so your work life fits around your home life.
We particularly welcome applications from Black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates as they are under-represented within the Trust.
A rare and exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced Highly Specialised Paediatric Occupational Therapist to join the Children and Young People's Gender Service, based at Bristol Royal Hospital for Children, with outreach work across the South West of England.
This is an exciting opportunity to join a specialist multi disciplinary team providing hoslitic assessment and appropriate intervention to children and young people with gender incongruence and their families. This post offers the opportunity to work across a variety of settings to provide a comprehensive Occupational Therapy service on out-patient and outreach basis including community and school visits which will involve some extended travelling. This will also include to our clinics across the UHBW estate, including outreach in North Bristol, and to Weston General Hospital amongst others.
The role involves provision of specialist advice and consultation, liaison with families, and local therapy and external agencies involved in the care of children and young people with gender incongruence and where appropriate other co occurring conditions. The post holder will promote the development of this service as a member of the multidisciplinary team and provide a source of expertise locally, nationally and internationally.
Main duties of the job
* Provide a specialised Occupational Therapy service including assessment, treatment and management of children and young people with Gender Incongruence, and co-occurring conditions. Co-occurring conditions may include some of the following: autism, ADHD, sensory integration disorder, dyspraxia, eating disorders including ARFID.
* To be a core member of the CYP Gender Service, assisting in the development, planning and progression of service provision, working across and within traditional professional and organisational boundaries in hospital, education and community settings.
* To act as a source of expertise and demonstrate advanced knowledge and experience in the highly skilled management of children with Gender Incongruence and co-occurring conditions
Further details can be found on the attached job description and person spec.
Working for our organisation
University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) is one of the largest acute Trusts in the country, bringing together a combined workforce of over 13,000 staff and over 100 different clinical services across 10 different sites, serving a core population of more than 500,000 people across South West England. UHBW has been rated by the CQC as ‘Good’ overall and our staff are proud to deliver excellent care to the people of Bristol, Weston and beyond. As a forward-thinking multi-award winning Trust and a digital exemplar committed to improving patient care, our world-leading research and innovations are having a positive local and global impact. Our hospitals are spread across Bristol and Weston, join us and you can enjoy the very best of both worlds; city living within a stone’s throw of the countryside or beside the seaside, both with easy access to all that the South West has to offer. UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application in order to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For a more detailed job description and main responsibilities, please refer to the job description document attached to this vacancy.
Person specification
Qualifications and Training
* Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
* Registration with Healthcare Professions council (HCPC)
* Evidence of recent and relevant post graduate continued professional development
* Registration with RCOT
* Further training in a related area, eg sensory integration therapy, ACT
Knowledge and Experience
* Significant post graduate experience across a wide range of specialities
* Experience of working within paediatrics at senior level (Band 6 or above)
* Evidence of working within a multidisciplinary team with clear understanding of each disciplines roles and expectations
* Experience of research, audit and/or service development
* Experience of working within a relevant area eg neurodiversity, CAMHS, Community Paediatrics, specialist education provision
* Experience of managing a complex caseload
* Experience working in a community settings eg schools
* Experience of supporting improved function alongside working with local services
Skills and Abilities
* Excellent organisational and time management skills
* Demonstrable IT skills e.g Word, excel, virtual appointments
* Proven responsibility for own decision making whilst working closely within a team
* Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
* Excellent problem solving and analytical skills
* Ability to work independently as an autonomous practitioner
* Ability to travel to clinics in the region
* Good team player
* Leadership
* Trustworthy
* Hardworking
* Enjoyment with working with children and young people
We hope that you will decide to join us and become part of this exciting journey, helping us to shape our future together.
· As an equal opportunities employer actively working towards a diverse workforce we aim to recruit and retain a workforce which represents the rich diversity of the local population at all levels and are committed to designing our services around the needs of individual patients and those around them. Anonymous information will be used from your application to ensure we’re meeting our pledge.
· The Trust is committed to investing in and caring for all our staff. We will support you in maintaining and improving your health and wellbeing, as well as your career development through management and training support - developing exceptional people for exceptional careers.
· UHBW is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people, and vulnerable adults.
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