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Job overview This is an exciting opportunity for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join the dynamic therapists at Cambridgeshire Community Children's Occupational Therapy Service We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our fantastic Team to help us to make a real difference in children and young people’s lives. In return we will provide regular supervision, mentorship, and training so that you enjoy and develop within children’s services. Our service has been a fully integrated OT service combining health and social care roles for many years. This role is based in the community and involves working at your clinic base, local special schools, family homes, mainstream schools and local pre-school settings. Children seen will have range of disabilities and developmental delays aged between 0-19 years old. Why not click on the link to the Job Description and find out more about the role. Should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 26 March 2026 Before applying for this vacancy please be aware of the salary threshold required for a certificate of sponsorship to be granted, i.e. *£25,000 (*subject to possible Government review). Unfortunately overseas applicants who are new to care may not reach the minimum salary threshold to obtain a certificate of sponsorship Advert The post holder will be based at Princess of Wales Hospital in East Cambs and Fenland, and deliver services in nearby areas as service needs dictate. This post will require travel across the county to facilitate regular CPD and mandatory training. The post holder will be joining a skilled and enthusiastic team of occupational therapists and assistants. We also work closely with our physiotherapy colleagues and other members of the multi-disciplinary team. The post-holder will maintain strong links and at times work alongside their specialist housing team-within-a-team OT colleagues who support children and families with major housing adaptations. You will provide an integrated Occupational Therapy service to children and young people and their families, this will involve crossing traditional health and social care boundaries and promoting close, effective working relationships within the health multi-disciplinary team, the local authority and schools. You will be responsible for your own caseload and in a supervisory capacity for that of Therapy Assistants and/or students working within your team. Working for our organisation Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives. There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey. If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Nature of work To provide children’s occupational therapy assessment and treatment for children. This will include the assessment and prescription of specialist equipment for home and school to support function and participation (e.g. positioning, beds, toilet and bathing, hoists and slings, safety) and link with the housing specialists within the service to ensure a fully integrated service. This will be with support from senior colleague(s). To work in a variety of settings such as clinics, mainstream schools/nurseries, special schools/nurseries, client’s homes, and other community settings To appropriately delegate work/tasks to therapy assistants, maintaining oversight of their input with children and young people. To formulate and deliver an individual occupational therapy programme based on a sound knowledge of evidence based practice and treatment approaches using clinical assessment, reasoning skills and knowledge of treatment modalities available, e.g. CO-OP approach, COPM, neurodevelopmental therapy, sensory integration therapy (in line with strongest evidence) and other alternatives (with appropriate support from senior colleague) To participate in training/lecturing programmes, alongside senior colleague(s), for teachers and learning support assistants in schools and parents/carers and other members of the multi-disciplinary team. To participate, alongside senior colleague(s) in the planning, development and evaluation of the children and young people’s (CYP) Occupational Therapy service. Where appropriate, to act as a key worker for CYP on their caseload, ensuring that there is effective communication between all members of the team and that a coordinated approach is in place. The nature of children’s practice will require the post holder to bend, stretch, lift children’s limbs, crawl, kneel, work in confined spaces and at times work from the floor employing light physical effort on a day to day basis. Planning To plan their own diary and prioritise their caseload, with support from senior colleague, as required in line with the service offer. To participate in the planning, development and evaluation of the children and young people’s Occupational Therapy service. To work as an autonomous practitioner supported by regular clinical and management supervision. To comply with departmental and organisational policies and procedures. Specific projects To participate in defined, delegated projects. To liaise with Team Leaders to ensure that all children referred into the occupational therapy service receive an equitable service. Communication To provide excellent communication with Children and Young People, Parents, carers, schools, local education authority, social services, acute hospitals, paediatricians, physiotherapists, speech and language therapists, pre-school teachers, psychologists (clinical and educational) and child and family nurses. Often information handled will be sensitive and highly complex. Occasionally children are seen with extremely sensitive rare and complex medical conditions this requires communication at a high level with specialist doctors and national centres of excellence. To communicate concerns, incidents, and complaints to more senior colleagues and participate in resolution, where appropriate. To provide clear, concise written reports for other agencies for statutory processes to meet legal requirements, e.g. Education, Health and Care Plan, Tribunal cases. Contribute to CCS’ internal communication strategies ensuring effective two-way communication and engagement within the organisation Contribute to CCS’ external communication strategies working with the Head of Communications to raise awareness and promote the reputation of CCS’ services People Management To be involved in the supervision of occupational therapy students in their clinical practice. Maintain their own professional development and ensure complies with mandatory requirement to take part in appraisal process To provide support, guidance, and training to therapy assistants, linking with senior colleagues to evaluate competencies. To participate in the staff appraisal scheme as an appraiser for therapy assistants, where appropriate. To support in the recruitment of therapy assistants and administrative staff, where appropriate. To train educational assistants to support the child’s goals in the educational setting. Research & Development Activity To maintain own professional development supported through the Trust’s preceptorship programme and requirement to take part in Appraisal and KSF process. To participate in evidence-based audit and research projects to further own and team’s clinical practice. To have support from senior colleagues to make recommendations to the clinical lead of the service for changes to practise by the team. This may lead the implementation of specific changes to practise or contribute to service protocols. To participate in undertaking the measurement and evaluation of her work and current practices through the use of evidence based practice projects, audit, and outcome measures, with support from senior colleagues. To be responsible for maintaining own competency to practice through CPD activities, and to maintain a portfolio which reflects personal development. To maintain and develop current knowledge of evidenced-based practice in children’s occupational therapy developing specialist knowledge of particular conditions and patient types. To participate in the staff appraisal scheme as an appraisee and be responsible for complying with his agreed personal development programmes to meet set knowledge and competencies. To be an active member of the in-service training programme by attendance at, and participation in, in-service training programmes, tutorials, individual training sessions, external courses, and peer review, ensuring delivery of feedback following attendance at external courses. To be competent in carrying out literature searches and to actively maintain/update specialist knowledge. Clinical and Practice Governance Observe and maintain strict confidentiality with regards to any patient/family/staff/records and information in line with the requirements of the Data Protection Act. Any data that is taken/shared as part of a phone call or transported, faxed, or transferred electronically must be undertaken with regard to the Trust Information Governance and Information Security policies. The post holder must adhere to the Trust risk assessment and risk management processes The post holder must adhere to infection control policies and procedures It is a condition of your employment that you are currently registered with HCPC, and it is your responsibility to maintain your professional registration. Undertake mandatory training and any other training relevant to the role as required by Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust. The post holder must participate in clinical and safeguarding audits as required Provide patients and their families /carers with information on standards they should expect from the team Participate in clinical supervision on a regular basis The post holder is required to participate in relevant emergency preparedness process for their team. Equal Opportunities - We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities that fall under the Disability Confident Scheme will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification). All sites are Smoke Free. If you need this application in an offline format, please let us know. Immigration Status – East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is a diverse employer and welcomes all job applications. However, potential applicants should note that although the Trust is registered with the Home Office as a sponsor organisation for migrant workers, sponsorship can only be offered against eligible roles. If you are an applicant from outside the UK and do not already hold a self-gained right to work, we recommend you check the Home Office eligibility requirements before making an application. Please note: Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for some job roles, and this will be identified through filtering questions at the start of any job application on the Trac recruitment system. Our safe recruitment pre-employment checks are undertaken before an appointment is confirmed and may include a DBS check. Where the role requires you to drive, we'll ask you to validate your driving licence online via the DVLA. Redeployment - Please note that in the first instance priority for this vacancy will be given to staff who are on the Trusts Redeployment Register. Closing and Interview Dates -This vacancy may close early if sufficient applicants are received. Data Protection - A privacy notice detailing how we will handle your data is attached to this advert as a document. Your application will be transferred to our recruitment management system (Trac) once the advert has closed and you will receive notification then detailing how Trac will handle your data. Our safe recruitment pre-employment checks are undertaken before an appointment is confirmed and may include a DBS check. Where the role requires you to drive, we'll ask you to validate your driving licence online via the DVLA. In submitting an application, you authorise East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed. ALL CORRESPONDENCE will be via the e-mail address on your application form. If you have not been invited to interview within 2 weeks of the closing date, you unfortunately haven’t been successful on this occasion, but keep an eye on our vacancies as a job that’s just right for you may appear!