# Bank level 7 Highly Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-level-7-highly-specialist-paediatric-occupational-therapist/4df951a7-2cf7-450e-a436-ff75d2b7c966 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/bank-level-7-highly-specialist-paediatric-occupational-therapist/4df951a7-2cf7-450e-a436-ff75d2b7c966.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Moseley Hall Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Salary:** £26.66 per hour - **Contract type:** Bank: 0 months - **Employment type:** Flexible working - **Closing date:** 2026-11-05T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-22T14:10:38.297Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Birmingham_Black_Country/Birmingham/Birmingham_Community_Healthcare_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Speech_Language_Therapy/Speech_Language_Therapy-v8381786 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8381786?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.bhamcommunity.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The successful candidates will be offering, evaluating and developing, assessment and support of children with social communication differences in a multi-disciplinary team. You will offer support to more junior team members and students. You will be utilise your existing experience in a wide range of standardised assessments as a member of the multi-disciplinary team. You will have strong clinical and caseload management skills and a passion for working with children with SEND, with a specific interest in the assessment and diagnosis of Autism. You will have proven experience of successfully working with a range of clients, their families and others in order for the child to achieve meaningful outcomes. You will have excellent communication and team working skills. You will be willing to work in a full range of locations across the city of Birmingham, including child development centres, education settings and family homes, as well as undertaking some assessments virtually. ### Main duties of the job - Provide highly specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions for children and young people with complex neurodevelopmental needs. - Manage a complex caseload and contribute to holistic assessment, diagnosis and intervention planning. - Work collaboratively with families, schools, health professionals, local authority services and wider partner agencies. - Deliver individual and group interventions in line with agreed pathways and packages of care. - Assess, recommend and monitor therapeutic equipment and provide advice on its safe use. - Contribute to differential diagnosis and multidisciplinary decision-making for complex cases. - Provide support, supervision, mentoring and training to colleagues and other professionals. - Lead and participate in clinical audits, outcome measurement, service evaluation and quality improvement initiatives. - Support service transformation, innovation and the implementation of evidence-based practice across the service. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities - Undertake highly specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions. - Develop and implement individualised treatment programmes and packages of care. - Manage complex cases and contribute to multidisciplinary assessment and diagnostic processes. - Provide clinical leadership within the specialist area and support service development. - Supervise and support therapy assistants and other members of the team. - Deliver training, advice and second opinions within the specialist field of practice. - Monitor and manage clinical risk, safeguarding concerns and quality standards.Lead or contribute to audits, research implementation and outcome evaluation. - Produce high-quality reports, including documentation that may be used in legal contexts. - Maintain accurate clinical records and data in accordance with Trust standards. - Work collaboratively with schools, local authority services, social care teams and partner organisations. - Promote evidence-based practice and contribute to policy, protocol and pathway development. ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Extensive experience of diagnostic assessment and intervention in specialist area of service - Extensive experience of working as a specialist therapist with children and families in a range of multidisciplinary and / or multiagency teams in Local Authority and Health settings - Extensive experience of managing a mixed and complex caseload of children and young people with a range of developmental disorders and delays - Significant experience of managing safeguarding concerns and an understanding of local processes - Relevant experience of using leadership skills for service development - Significant experience in providing support and supervision to colleagues and other professionals - Extensive experience of providing complex written and verbal information to others to a high standard - Significant experience of delivering successful/effective training to a range of qualified professionals in the area of specialism ### Skills/knowledge **Essential** - Competent in using evidence base to inform clinical decisions and best practice in specialist clinical area - Competent in critically appraising new developments in specialist area and apply to own practice and to service - Knowledge of the national and political agenda influencing health services and specific service area - Knowledge of the needs of a diverse social and ethnic population and the impact on all aspects of service provision - Competent in collecting and analysing data, critiquing research to contribute to service development, planning and management - Competent in using electronic systems relevant to practice in the Trust and in the clinical area ### Other job requirements **Essential** - Is able and willing to move around the city. - Must have a full driving license and access to a vehicle - Is able to carry a variety of equipment between locations safely. ### Qualifications / training **Essential** - First degree level qualification, relevant to service area - HCPC license to practice - Registered with Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists. - Full Membership of Professional body , relevant to service area - Evidence of recent relevant CPD activities in specialist area - Relevant training in specialist area e.g. SensoryIntegration, neurological rehabilitation, neurodiversity - Relevant training in clinical leadership **Desirable** - Masters post graduate qualification, relevant to service area ## Documents - [bank ot level 7 (pdf, 629.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10712081) - [bchc local benefits (pdf, 99.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2722) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.