Job summary
- Main area
- CYPIT West Berkshire
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 371-CFS506
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Erlegh House
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £39,205 - £47,084 per annum (inc. of HCAS)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 11/06/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Occupational Therapist
Band 6
Job overview
Would you like to progress your clinical skills and professional career in paediatrics? Are you looking for a role that offers flexible working to coincide with your home life and also pays HCAS?
We have an exciting opportunity for a band 6 or experienced band 5 OT to join our amazing integrated therapy team. This role can be offered as a band 6 post or as a band 5/6 development post, for band 5 applicants who are working towards gaining their competencies in paediatrics.
As a Children’s OT, you will be part of the Children and Young People’s Integrated Therapy team under the direction of a Band 7 therapist. There will also be opportunities to shadow therapists in various settings, attend training sessions and develop your knowledge and skills within the wider school age therapy team.
As a CYPIT Occupational Therapist, you will be responsible for the planning and management of your own school-age caseload and service delivery using an impact-based model of clinical decision making.
This role includes supporting children who attend mainstream schools, special schools and specialist resources in Wokingham and Reading.
Our CYPIT service supports children and young people from birth to 19 years of age across Berkshire. We’re an integrated therapy service, committed to impact-based clinical decision making and co-production of therapy plans with our families and partners.
Main duties of the job
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Provide high quality assessment and interventions for children and young people with developmental / complex needs
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Opportunity to work alongside, and learn from Sensory Integration trained therapists
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Be involved in the implementation of training packages
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Function as a specialist autonomous clinician, supporting delivery of the CYPIT model, development of the CYPF and provide support to more junior staff
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Contribute to defined projects and service development initiatives as requested
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Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records
Working for our organisation
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we’re committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:
- Qualified band 5 or 6 Occupational Therapist, registered with HCPC
- Experience (including placement experience) in working with children or adults with complex or neurological needs
- Car driver with ability and readiness to travel to multiple sites
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.
We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed.
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don’t hesitate to contact: Caroline Pethick on [email protected] who’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, if we receive a high number of applications, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Professional Qualification- E.g. Professional knowledge acquired through degree/ diploma supplemented by post graduate diploma specialist training, experience, short courses plus further specialist Training
Desirable criteria
- Completion of Sensory Integration level 1
- Able to demonstrate required clinical knowledge of up to date children’s Occupational Therapy interventions and service issues
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the diverse needs of children and young people.
- Member of relevant clinical specialist interest group
Training
Essential criteria
- Recognised CPD in area of clinical specialism
- Post graduate clinical experience and working knowledge in specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapy with evidence of experience and/or specific training with regard to Sensory Processing, Handwriting, ADL, etc.
- Able to demonstrate understanding of a neurodevelopmental approach to the management of CYP
Desirable criteria
- Experience with the assessment and provision of a range of adaptive equipment to support children and young people with a diverse range of cognitive and physical difficulties
- Experience of supervision and training of junior therapists/ Assistant staff and/or other professionals
- Willingness to undertake leadership and management training and development
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Minimum 1 years post qualification experience in adults or paediatrics
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working with families from a wide variety of backgrounds including age and ethnicity
- Experience of working with CYP with sensory processing difficulties including ASD, and supporting CYP with physical and/or learning difficulties
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Evidence of a value system which puts the child at the heart of actions
- Evidence of an understanding of the diverse needs of children and young people
- Able to demonstrate a clinical knowledge and familiarisation with a range of standardised and non-standardised assessment tools relevant to occupational therapy interventions
- Evidence of recent relevant CPD to a specialist level
- Knowledge of current professional and statutory issues
- Ability to work across professional boundaries to effect seamless family care
- Ability to self motivate
- Ability to act as a role model and leader to others, in adopting change
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of experience with the assessment and provision of a range of adaptive equipment to promote function and independence
- Evidence of an understanding and application of Care Planning approaches, and evidence of a belief in its value
- Able to use IT to support and innovate clinical development
- Experience in managing less senior staff
- Excellent, succinct written and verbal communication skills
- Ability to work in a calm and confident manner in stressful situations
- Ability to work successfully as part of a multi-disciplinary team
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Car Driver with access to a car and willingness to work across Berkshire, as required
- Good interpersonal skills
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
You must have appropriate UK professional registration.
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Ali Midwinter
- Job title
- CYPIT Lead for School years (West)
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0300 365 4000
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