Job summary
- Main area
- Children & Young People's Integrated Therapies (East Berkshire)
- Grade
- Band 6 and Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent and Fixed Term Contracts available
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 371-TAP-CFS5231
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Children & Young Peoples Integrated Therapies East
- Town
- Maidenhead or Slough
- Salary
- £40,617 - £56,908 per annum (Incl of HCAS)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 26/08/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Paediatric Occupational Therapists - CYPIT
Band 6 and Band 7
Job overview
Are you an experienced Paediatric Occupational Therapist looking for your next step in a supportive multi-disciplinary community team?
Our Children and Young People’s Integrated Therapy (CYPIT) East are expanding. We have exciting opportunities for qualified OTs at Band 6 and Band 7 with post qualification paediatric experience to join us in Maidenhead or Slough.
You’ll join an experienced multi-disciplinary community team with a passion for seeing children and young people reach their potential.
Working in CYPIT you will:
- Work with children and young people with developmental and complex needs
- Have independence and autonomy to manage your own caseload
- Join a collaborative team, committed to impact-based clinical decision making
We care about your professional development. You’ll benefit from our clinical excellence forums and Trust-wide OT networks, with tailored training to help you thrive.
Our Trust is rated "Outstanding" by the CQC, who praise our positive supportive culture. We prioritise wellbeing and promote a great work-life balance.
Our core hours are Mon – Fri 9-5, with some flexibility. We welcome full-time and part time applications (from 30 hours) and have permanent and fixed term contract positions available.
Applications are processed as they are received. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as vacancies may close early
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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Function as a specialist autonomous clinician, supporting delivery of the CYPIT model and providing 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 and provide written therapy plans and reports including contribution to the EHCP Assessment process and tribunals as required
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Use the Care Aims care planning approach, impact-based clinical decision making, and associated outcome measures
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Provide specialist clinical care including assessment, diagnosis and interventions, for a paediatric caseload
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 this role:
- Qualified Occupational Therapist registered with HCPC
- Post qualification experience working with children and young people
- Driver with access to a vehicle (or equivalent ability to travel between multiple sites efficiently)
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 Catherine Moulds on [email protected] who’ll be delighted to help.
Please note, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Diploma / Degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC Registered
Desirable criteria
- Member of a clinical interest group
Continuous Professional Development
Essential criteria
- IT skills – proficient in the use of Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams
Desirable criteria
- Masters degree in relevant area OR evidence of relevant experience within area of specialism, together with relevant short courses and/or post graduate training within a relevant field
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent relevant post graduate courses
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of experience in the field of specialism to a level of in depth knowledge and expertise
- Comprehensive range of supervisory experience
- Contribution to clinical education of less experienced staff, students or assistants
- Experience of working with families from a wide variety of backgrounds including age and ethnicity.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Effective people management skills
- High level of clinical knowledge and skill appropriate area of specialism
- Ability to pass on skills/knowledge to others within both formal and informal environments
- Ability to provide leadership to other team members
- Efficient, effective and diplomatic communication skills both written and verbal
- Evidence of a value system which puts the child at the heart of actions
- Able to demonstrate an understanding of the diverse needs of children and young people in a broad sense.
- Knowledge of the English education system
- Able to use IT to support and innovate development
- Succinct 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
- Ability to self-motivate
- Ability to act as a role model and leader to others; in adopting change, imbedding new practice, supporting junior staff, and act as an ambassador for the CYPIT service
- Willingness and ability to take direction from others, and also to recognise when can act autonomously
- Ability to work across professional boundaries to effect seamless family care
Desirable criteria
- Awareness of the commissioning and provider landscape within children’s services
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Willingness to attend additional training to support service delivery
- Car Driver with access to own car and willingness to work across Berkshire, as required
- Excellent communication 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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Catherine Moulds
- Job title
- Talent Acquisition Partner
- Email address
- [email protected]
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