Advanced Specialist Occupational Therapist – Housing

  • Full Time
  • United Kingdom
  • 49,387 to 56,515 £ / Year

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridge)

Job summary

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, motivated Band 7 Children’s Occupational Therapist who is keen to develop their specialist clinical skills and leadership abilities.

The role is permanent part-time (0.8 WTE); based at The Oak Tree Centre in Huntingdon.

You will be part of an effective, innovative and successful service, recognised for outstanding care.

You will be holding a caseload as well as supervising and line managing other members of the team. You will also contribute to the ongoing development of the service.

The role will require you to work across the county of Cambridgeshire, and to work alongside a large number of housing, social care and health colleagues.

Why not click on the link to the Job Description and find out more about the role.

We look forward to receiving your application.

Should we receive a high number of applications, we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 10thJuly 2026

Main duties of the job

The role will require the ability to balance clinical priorities while providing support for the Team Lead and Associate Team Lead for the smooth running of the team. This includes supervision of staff, attendance and active contribution to band 7 meetings, as well as other designated roles that may need to be delegated to you by the Team Leader.

To provide an integrated Occupational Therapy service to children and young people and their families, with a focus on major housing adaptation. This will require highly specialist knowledge in the assessment of housing needs and provision including adaptations and equipment needs for children and young people and their families. It will require close, effective working relationships with the community occupational therapists and with colleagues in social care and housing.

You will be responsible for your own caseload and provide expert clinical support for colleagues within the team.

In addition you will actively play a part in the development of the service. You will have a mixed caseload at advanced practitioner level.

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Essential

  • Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
  • Registration with HCPC
  • Relevant post graduate training

Desirable

  • Experience of working on highly complex cases in a multi-agency setting
  • Social services experience
  • Experience of service development/audit

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

  • Awareness of health and safety legislation
  • Ability to work with a child centred approach
  • Demonstrates an understanding of safeguarding issues

Experience

Essential

  • Experience in major adaptations and equipment
  • Experience working in multi-disciplinary or multi agency teams
  • Experience leading and participating in workshops / CPD teaching opportunities
  • Experience working with complex disability
  • Experience of applying relevant housing legislation
  • Experience of moving and handling legislation

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Closing Date: 19 July 2026

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