Band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist: Sponsorship Available

Wye Valley NHS Trust

Job summary

We are seeking an experienced and innovative Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join our Children’s Community Occupational Therapy team.

As a Band 7 Children’s Occupational Therapist you will be responsible for providing a specialist and comprehensive Occupational Therapy service for children 0-18 years and their families, who have a Herefordshire GP.

The post holder will provide the direct delivery of highly specialist assessment and intervention of children and young people as part of the Occupational Therapy Team, demonstrating a high level of clinical autonomy. Developing the role of highly specialist Occupational Therapist with mixed caseload focusing on the Occupational Performance area of the service. Taking an active clinical role in the delivery of an evidence based paediatric service.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, evidence driven leader with a passion for empowering others.You will play a key role in shaping inclusive practice, building workforce capability & competence and ensuring timely access to specialist expertise.

Applications are welcomed from individuals with established skills in the above areas and from those with transferable skills who are enthusiastic about further development. Supervision, training and support will be available.

We look forward to welcoming you to our small but highly committed team.

Informal discussions prior to application are welcome.

Main duties of the job

This role is a mix of having your own clinical caseload and providing leadership and management of the Occupational Therapists and support staff within the team to facilitate the development and transformation work.

Whilst working as an autonomous practitioner in the community, within the county of Herefordshire, plan and organise own caseload according to the needs of the children and the service. To provide highly specialist clinical support and supervision to the team.

To use evidence based standardised and non-standardised assessment tools with children, including observations in the most appropriate settings for the child/young person, in order to establish levels of functional ability to inform your practice and intervention.

To agree child focused aims, goals and objectives for all OT intervention.

To design individual therapeutic treatment plans, for children to be carried out either by you or delegated to Occupational Therapy support workers, families, carers or school staff. These interventions will take place in the most relevant environment for the child and their family – the home environment, therapy suite or schools.

See job description for further details.

Person Specification

Education & Qualifications

Essential

  • Professional Qualification to degree level or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
  • HCPC Registration
  • Significant post graduate experience and CPD relevant to Children’s Occupational Therapy / Specialist courses (or equivalent experience)
  • Evidence of or willingness to undertake further training at Masters level

Desirable

  • Leadership/Management qualification

Skills, Knowledge & Abilities

Essential

  • Knowledge and experience of using both standardised and non-standardised assessments in Children’s Occupational Therapy
  • Computer Skills including word processing and e-mail
  • Demonstration of knowledge of core and highly specialist Therapy skills
  • Broad, developed and advanced knowledge of relevant conditions and therapy interventions
  • Extensive evidence of ongoing CPD in relevant area
  • Experience of multi-disciplinary communication, assessments and record keeping
  • Able to make independent, sound, advanced clinical decisions and problem solve
  • Able to manage and facilitate others in dealing with busy case load and prioritise
  • Ability to work autonomously using highly specialist knowledge, skills and initiative in sometimes complex situations acknowledging role boundaries

Desirable

  • Knowledge of legislation pertaining to children

Experience

Essential

  • Extensive NHS or equivalent experience in specialist area community, community services & Children’s therapy
  • Experience of team leadership, management and positive role modelling
  • Student practice placement educator and experience of having students
  • Experience of using/fitting adaptive equipment
  • Supervisory experience

Personal Attributes

Essential

  • Able to maintain confidentiality and professionalism within the environment that they are working
  • Able to demonstrate awareness of own limitations and need to ask for help
  • Evidence of ability to communicate effectively including difficult conversations
  • Committed to personal and team development
  • Ability to adapt and demonstrate flexibility in changing service needs
  • Is dynamic and proactive
  • Shows evidence of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
  • Reliable

Other Factors

Essential

  • Ability to fulfil the travel requirements of post
  • Able to meet physical & moving and handling requirements of post. i.e. re-positioning of a patient, use of moving & handling equipment, approved manual physical movement practices of patient
  • Able to deal sensitively and safely with blood and bodily fluids

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: 13 September 2026

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