# Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist - Experts at Hand > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-lead-occupational-therapist-experts-at-hand/53ff1d84-93c0-4917-b219-150c2d7c68c0 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/clinical-lead-occupational-therapist-experts-at-hand/53ff1d84-93c0-4917-b219-150c2d7c68c0.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust - **Location:** Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust - Oswestry Health Centre - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 7 - **Salary:** £49,387 - £56,515 Per Annum / Pro Rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Job share, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-10T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-08-27T15:40:56.513Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Shropshire/Shrewsbury/Shropshire_Community_Health_NHS_Trust/Occupational_therapy/Occupational_therapy-v8174450 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8174450?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.shropscommunityhealth.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are excited to recruit to our new Experts at Hand team, supporting the local delivery of national SEND reforms. The Department for Education's Experts at Hand initiative brings speech and language therapists and occupational therapists into mainstream schools and colleges to provide early SEND support. We are seeking a Clinical Lead Occupational Therapist to help develop the service, building on learning from national pathfinder and local projects. The role focuses on supporting children and young people with occupational needs to improve participation, independence and wellbeing within mainstream education settings. As a leader within the Experts at Hand team, you will be responsible for delivering Occupational Therapy services in line with programme guidance. Working with education settings, you will support universal, targeted and targeted-plus interventions through whole-setting approaches, consultation, workforce development, group work and early intervention. There will also be opportunities to work within the core Occupational Therapy service to maintain and develop wider clinical skills. You will join a supportive multidisciplinary team committed to delivering high-quality care. We offer supervision, peer support and access to in-house and external CPD opportunities to support your clinical and career development. ### Main duties of the job Your leadership expertise will be essential in guiding the local system response in the continued shift toward preventative support. Your experience of evidence based inclusive approaches that build staff confidence and capability through to targeted support for children and young people with emerging needs to help prevent escalation, will influence system decision making and impact the accessibility of appropriate support. Your skills in research and innovation will ensure continuous improvement in delivering services. You will join a team of occupational therapists, physiotherapists and speech and language therapists who work collaboratively and are committed to delivering NHS values and providing compassionate support to children and young people, parents, and one another. - To be part of the OT leadership team; implementing, developing, and evaluating the programme in line with the agreed service specifications. - To provide clinical leadership for the programme for children with Universal and Targeted Needs. - To work in close partnership with other professionals and organisations to deliver a public health model of care, making a significant contribution to improving health, social and education outcomes, and reducing inequalities in access to services. - To be responsible for issues relating to clinical and best practice in early years and schools, together with the OT leadership ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see the full Job Description and Person Specification for details Please note this vacancy may close early if a high volume of applications is received, we advise you submit your application early to avoid disappointment. ### 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 ### Other **Essential** - Able to meet the travel requirements of the job. ### Experience **Essential** - Significant post graduate experience in Community Paediatric Occupational Therapy - Experience of working in a multi disciplinary/multi agency health care environment. - Successful track record as an effective leader in a health, social care or related environment - Experience of planning and providing clinical care to children and young people with occupational therapy needs ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Good knowledge and understanding integrated care pathways, clinical guidelines, governance and risk management acquired through training and proven experience - Some broad understanding/insight of NHS legislation, employment and health and safety legislation and national standards - Good working knowledge of safeguarding children and young people - Knowledge of benchmarking and audit requirements to continuously develop services and improve standards of care, with an ability to evaluate clinical practice - Transfer acquired leadership skills – ability to adapt and adjust style to meet the needs of a situation - Demonstrate political intelligence, influencing, engaging and collaboration skills used within a clinical setting and with external teams, organisations and partners ### Traning and Qualifications **Essential** - Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy - Must have current registration with the Health Professions Council - Must be able to demonstrate recent training in the specified area of clinical leadership - Evidence of ongoing professional development ## Documents - [privacy notice (pdf, 326.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2731) - [cot eah band 7 july 26 (pdf, 329.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10558449) - [policy statement on the recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 75.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2730) ## 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.