Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 7
- Contract
- 20 months (Fixed term/secondment)
- Hours
- Part time
- Flexible working
- Job ref
- 444-7440289-CH-A
- Employer
- Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Friargate House
- Town
- Coventry
- Salary
- £47,810 - £54,710 per annum pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 04/02/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist - Fixed term
NHS AfC: Band 7
Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership Trust provides a full range of expanding physical, mental health and learning disability services to children, young adults, adults and older adults over many sites across Coventry, Warwickshire and Solihull.
Services are provided to a population of over one million people living in Coventry and Warwickshire and also a wider geographical area in some of our specialist services
‘We recognise the benefits of flexible working and support applications wherever possible. If you would like to work flexibly please ask the recruiting manager for more information.’
Armed Forces Community welcome to apply.
PLEASE NOTE that this vacancy can be closed as soon as sufficient applications are received. Staff at risk within the Trust will be given priority.
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Job overview
Positive Directions (Vanguard) AHP Team – Trauma Informed Practice, Children and Young People.
An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Children and Young People’s Positive Directions (Vanguard) AHP Team for a Band 7 Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist 0.4wte, fixed term until end of March 2027
Positive Directions is an ICB funded initiative that uses a social prescribing model with trauma informed practice to offer targeted support to children and young people least likely to have their needs met through mainstream support. For example, this includes children and young people at risk of criminal activity or prolonged school avoidance. The AHP team includes Occupational therapy and Speech and language therapy.
The OT role includes opportunities to work in community settings, hospital settings, and school settings.
This unique and innovative OT role provides occupational therapy assessment, clinical reasoning, and clinical recommendations, primarily through consultation to practitioners working directly with children and young people open to Positive Directions. The OT role is continuing to emerging and requires clinical leadership and an innovative approach from someone with an interest in developing and evaluating a unique role, in conjunction with the AHP Directorate Lead.
This role is supported by an 8a Advanced OT, who will provide supervisory support. Secondments will be considered, in line with the CWPT acting up and Secondment policy.
Main duties of the job
For further information regarding this role, please view the attached job description and personal specification
There is an option of some remote working and the roles have a physical presence at the Coventry City Centre office base, 1 Friargate.
Working for our organisation
At Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust (CWPT), we deliver a wide range of physical, mental health, learning disability and autism services, and are proud to serve communities across Coventry, Warwickshire and beyond.
We put 'people at our heart'; this ethos is at the centre of everything we do and how we do it. We care for our staff and colleagues as much as they care for others and offer a wide range of benefits and development opportunities.
These include:
- generous annual leave entitlement which increases during your time with us
- excellent learning and development opportunities, including apprenticeship frameworks, distance learning, internal training, coaching and mentoring, and much more
- salary sacrifice schemes for lease car/ vehicle, Cycle to Work, home and electronics, gym membership and more
- discounts with a range of retailers, restaurants and entertainment venues through our Employee Assistance Programme and NHS discount schemes
- wellbeing support, including an in-house counselling service, external helpline and more
- staff networks and support groups
We're always on the lookout for people who share our passion for improving the lives and wellbeing of people in our community, as well as our values of compassion, collaboration, excellence, integrity and respect
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please note:
For further information regarding this role please contact Kayleigh O'connor, [email protected]. Also please view the attached job description and personal specification
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- HCPC registration
- BSC/MSC Occupational Therapy
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Advanced knowledge and skills in OT assessment and intervention
- Demonstrates an understanding and ability to practice in a centred-centred way.
- Ability to locate up to date research, evidence and governance relevant to clinical area and integrate in to practice
Experience
Essential criteria
- Evidence of effective caseload management.
- Experience of supervising qualified staff and students
Desirable criteria
- Significant experience and competence in working with children and young people.
- Significant experience and competence in working in a community setting with people experiencing mental ill health
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
- Pippa Neal
- Job title
- Childrens AHP Professional lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
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