Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist Health/ EHCP

Job overview

Due to maternity leave, Hertfordshire’s Children and Young People’s (CYP) Occupational Therapy Service are looking for a dynamic and motivated Occupational Therapist (OT) to do a fixed term post for 9 months.  Our service has dedicated specialist Band 7 posts to support CYP with health/occupational performance needs and we are looking for an experienced OT who has relevant skills, training and experience in supporting CYP who have functional difficulties which impact on their participation of activities in daily life.

This 1 WTE  post is made up of community sessions in the Watford area and  sessions within a special school in Stevenage, Lonsdale School.

You will be part of a friendly and supportive integrated therapies team (CYP Therapies), delivering a locally driven, needs led service; ensuring children and their families are at the heart of service delivery.

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust provides Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy Services for families across the county.  Our service is jointly commissioned by health and education, allowing us to provide a seamless pathway of care from early years through to schools, specialist provisions and further education settings.

Main duties of the job

You will:

• Be a qualified Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration
• Have highly specialist knowledge & skills in working with CYP & their families/carers, who have a range of developmental, neurological and health conditions
• Deliver occupational therapy assessments and evidence-based interventions to CYP in a variety of settings, e.g. mainstream and specialist provisions
• Provide clinical support to a team of health professionals
• Maintain strong links to professionals working in health, social care, Education and the Voluntary Sector
• Work collaboratively with members of the wider OT team in your locality area, and support more junior colleagues

We offer:

• A friendly team & a great place to work
• Regular managerial supervision and mentoring
• A well-established Appraisal system
• Professional supervision through Action Learning Sets
• Personal development planning & access to training to develop your CPD, leadership & management skills
• Structured induction period

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role.

You will be joining a well-established, supportive team of therapists and assistants.   CYP Therapies at HCT pride ourselves on the support we provide to staff.  As a Highly Specialist OT  you will have the opportunity to facilitate professional supervision groups and provide managerial supervision to less experienced colleagues.

The OT service is innovative and agile, and committed to delivering high quality care and transforming lives.  The service is embedding health coaching and top-down models in to it’s care pathways, and is actively encouraging CPD to help develop these skills, and as part of your role you will support the Clinical Quality Lead for OT in developing clinical pathways that are evidence-based.

Successful candidates will be enthusiastic and motivated. Advanced communication, clinical reasoning and organisational skills are essential. You must be a team player but be able to work autonomously and have the ability to champion the needs of children and young people.

Don’t Miss Out

If there’s high interest in this fixed term role, we may close applications earlier than the advertised deadline — so we encourage you to apply as soon as possible.

You will need a full valid driving licence, and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary subject to a minimum payment of £1,303 and a maximum payment of £2,198 per annum (pro rata where applicable and dependent on base location).

Applications for full time and part time work will be considered.

Word versions of documents are available if needed to allow for any adaptations to be made i.e. font, colour, background, convert to Read Aloud.

Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all its’ staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

HCT has been voted one of the top 100 NHS trusts to work for in the country.  We are an Armed Forces-friendly organisation and a menopause accredited employer.

If you have any questions about this role, please do not hesitate to contact Liesl Salters Brown, Clinical Quality Lead for Children’s OT on 07825 929688.

Interview date has been set for 16 December 2025