Overview
Are you a motivated and compassionate Occupational Therapist looking for a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful difference in children’s lives? Join our Children’s Community Health Team at HCRG Care Group, where you’ll provide high-quality Occupational Therapy assessment, diagnosis, and intervention to children, empowering them and their families to achieve their full potential.
As a Band 5 Occupational Therapist, you will play a vital role in a multidisciplinary team, supporting children with a range of developmental and performance challenges. You’ll work in partnership with families, carers, and other professionals to enable self-management, independence, and well-being in children’s daily lives.
Base: You will be based at one of our Surrey-wide office hubs, with the flexibility of hybrid working to support your professional and personal needs. At HCRG Care Group, we are proud to be a flexible-first employer, with an agile working approach that allows our teams to thrive in a supportive and adaptable environment while delivering high-quality care.
Main duties of the job
Main Responsibilities
* Assess and provide tailored advice and interventions for children with diverse needs.
* Develop and implement individualised treatment plans in collaboration with families and carers.
* Recommend and support the use of specialist equipment for home and school settings.
* Liaise with professionals across health, education, social care, and voluntary sectors to ensure comprehensive care.
* Provide sensitive and effective communication with children and their families, adapting to their needs and circumstances.
* Contribute to team performance targets and participate in supervision, training, and team meetings.
* Assist with prioritising treatment goals for children with complex needs or terminal illnesses, ensuring appropriate discharge planning and referrals.
Please see attached job description for a full list of responsibilities.
About us
About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK’s leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children’s community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services, as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year – guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We are a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular and we may close it earlier than the shown date. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you, so please apply as soon as you can.
To find out more about HCRG Care Group, please visit the website: https://www.hcrgcaregroup.com/about-us-2
Job responsibilities
Package Description
As a Bank Occupational Therapist, we value you and your wellbeing, offering a range of benefits to help you feel supported and appreciated:
* Flexible Shift Booking: Self-book bank shifts and request time off up to six weeks in advance for a better work-life balance.
* Wagestream Access: Track and access earned wages anytime, avoiding high-interest loans or overdrafts.
* Professional Growth: Gain experience across various services, access free training, and join our Strive for Better professional network.
* 24/7 Well-being Support: Free counselling, legal advice, financial guidance, and career coaching.
* Innovative Culture: Share ideas, apply for national funding, and contribute to service improvements.
* Recognition & Engagement: Nominate colleagues for awards and participate in executive Q&A sessions.
* Commitment to Excellence: Be part of a team with Good or Outstanding CQC-rated services.
Person specifications
Essential
* Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy.
* Registered and compliant with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
* Evidence of postgraduate training or equivalent experience relevant to speciality such as child development (e.g., conditions affecting development, autistic spectrum disorder, ADHD, neurodevelopmental conditions).
* Demonstrable post-registration experience of working with children in paediatric practice.
* Experience using a range of assessments and treatment methods.
Desirable
* Member of BAOT.
* Membership of Special Interest Group.
* Clinical Educator qualification.
* Experience working in a community setting delivering children’s Occupational Therapy services.
Other requirements: the successful applicant will need to be a car driver.
Please see attached Job Description for full Personal Specification.
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.
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