Job overview
Are you a Paediatric OT with a specific interest in helping children and young people with Sensory Processing difficulties?
My name is Mat, and I'm the Service Manager for the Paediatric Therapies Service in Central Cheshire Integrated Care Partnership (CCICP). I would love to tell you about a fantastic opportunity that has become available for a specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist to come and join us in Sensory OT Service within the Cheshire East locality.
Within this element of the service, we will look to continue to offer a tiered - Universal, Targeted and Specialist, approach. This will likely include the delivery of Universal Training and development of resources, completion of targeted workshops based around sensory topics, and specialist clinic / school / home sessions for those children and young people who require this level of intervention.
The successful candidate will work closely with our Paediatric Therapy teams in CCICP, as well as other members of the MDT. You will have extensive support from an experienced team leader, and excellent peer support from our current OTs who have developed our current Sensory offer in Cheshire East & West. Training opportunities and CPD are very much encouraged also, and you will very much be front and centre at helping to roll out Expert at Hands guidance!
If you have any questions at all, or would like to have a chat about the role, please do not hesitate to contact me!
Main duties of the job
- Supporting roll out of Expert at Hand guidance
-Delivery of Universal & Targeted Training sessions to upskill the wider workforce across Cheshire, helping to implement the tiered approach.
- Joint working with other members of the Sensory Processing OT Support Service across Cheshire
- Management of a caseload of complex children and young people who require assessment and intervention at Specialist level
- Completion of assessment and interventions to assist in the Tribunal process
- Work alongside 'core' Paediatric OT services within Central and Western Cheshire to help with service development
- Contribution to statutory assessments for children and young people with SEND
- To contribute to the delivery of the service in a variety of defined clinical settings, which may involve schools and the patient’s home.
- To implement highly specialist individual and/or group interventions for patients with diverse presentations and highly complex needs.
- To monitor progress and review treatment plans and interventions to facilitate the achievement of goals.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
A detailed job description and main responsibilities are identified in the attached job description and person specification
Person specification
Skills
Essential
- Sensory OT skillset
- Evidence of excellent communication skills
- Experience of delivering training to others
- Involvement in SEND / EHCP writing
Experience
Essential
- Wide experience of working with children and young people
- Experience of working in SEND
- Experience of community based working - ideally link with schools
Qualifications
Essential
- HCPC registered
- Post graduate qualifications relevant to role - Sensory training
Desirable
- Leadership qualification
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This advert is for Highly Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist with Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Crewe, North West, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Occupational Therapist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rata. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 08 Aug 2026.
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