Childrens Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 21 April 2026
The opportunity has arisen to join a supportive and integrated Children's Occupational Therapy service in Northamptonshire. We are a Countywide Occupational Therapy service supporting children and young people from birth to school leaving age in their homes, at school, clinic and within community based settings. Patients are at the heart of everything we do and we pride ourselves on ensuring the best possible patient experience. We work in partnership with families, other health professionals and education professionals to maintain a holistic approach to the management of the child.
In return we offer you an opportunity to work in a strong team, support for your development within the role, within a wellbeing and values driven NHS Trust. The post is offered with attractive NHS terms and conditions, NHS pension scheme and supportive family‑friendly and flexible working options.
A car driver is essential.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will manage a defined area of work with supervision, and will undertake Occupational Therapy assessments using clinical knowledge and skills to carry out comprehensive assessments of clients with a wide range of physical disabilities. They will analyse and evaluate the information obtained during assessment to develop, implement and monitor Occupational Therapy goals and care plans consistent with good practice. They will continually monitor and evaluate treatment to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of the intervention, producing reports regarding client’s needs, summarising proposed management/care plans and recommendations.
They will work in partnership with others such as parents/carers, teachers, other medical and social care professionals to ensure the most positive outcome from intervention. The post holder will participate with senior colleagues in the development, delivery and evaluation of training for a variety of audiences, and will work as a member of the multidisciplinary, multi‑agency team to discuss and decide on service user inclusion in planning and evaluating services.
Experience
* HCPC registered
* Experience of working with children
* Post‑Graduate experience relevant to role
Skills
* Ability to work autonomously but collaboratively within a team with good personal organisational skills and ability to work under pressure
* Information Management and Team skills, including reporting
About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. Many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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