# Specialist Occupational Therapist- Children's > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-occupational-therapist-childrens/7627b613-bad2-432e-8f41-1c7a3020c05f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-occupational-therapist-childrens/7627b613-bad2-432e-8f41-1c7a3020c05f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Miranda House - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39959.00 to £48117.00 - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-10-19T12:13:13.940Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/-v8369776 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8369776?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.humber.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview We are seeking an experienced and motivated Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our Children’s Occupational Therapy Service, supporting children and young people with physical disabilities aged 0–19 years. The team works across the whole of the Hull and East Riding geographical area. The successful applicant will be predominantly based in Hull or Beverley. This is a key role focused on delivering high-quality, specialist care and specialist occupational therapy advice across multiple settings, including homes, clinics, and schools. The Specialist Occupational Therapist will be responsible for managing their own clinical caseload and will demonstrate specialist clinical reasoning, leadership, and decision-making skills. The role involves promoting best practice, supporting service development, and taking responsibility for complex case management and professional development within the team. The Specialist Occupational Therapist will engage in regular clinical supervision, as well as providing supervision to staff and students. ### Main duties of the job Key Responsibilities: - Deliver specialist clinical care to children and young people with complex physical needs. - Contribute to the development, implementation, and evaluation of high standards of care and service delivery across the wider service. - Support and mentor junior staff and students, providing clinical supervision and promoting best practice. - Contribute to service development, quality improvement, and innovation. - Collaborate with colleagues, families, and partner agencies to ensure a holistic and integrated approach to care. - Demonstrate and maintain up-to-date Occupational Therapy knowledge and skills. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For further information with regard to this advert please see the attached job description and person specification. ### 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** - Appropriate knowledge/experience of working in the relevant service area - Understanding of caseload management clinical responsibilities **Desirable** - Evidence of specialist practice skills and able to demonstrate the impact of this on practice - Evidence of promoting/supporting active user/carer involvement/participation ### Skills and Competencies **Essential** - Able to demonstrate effective inter personal/communication skills - Evidence of good time management skills - Ability to commute between the various sites **Desirable** - Ability to manage daily operations and maintain a safe working environment ### Qualifications and Knowledge **Essential** - Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy - Registration with the HCPC - Specialist knowledge of occupational therapy models of practice, standardised assessments, and their use in practice - Evidence of practice educator SLIP training and experience of supervision of OT students - Competent IT skills to be able to use corporate systems and Electronic Patient Record systems. **Desirable** - Evidence of current CPD/formal qualifications at an advanced level e.g. degree or post graduate level or equivalent - Willingness to consider undertaking the training required to provide Practice Placements for students. - Full understanding of relevant policy, drivers and their application to clinical and service area ## Documents - [being humber (pdf, 1.1mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2687) - [staff benefits (pdf, 1.4mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2760) - [recruitment of ex-offenders (pdf, 336.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2269) - [application guide & interview tips (pdf, 600.7kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3021) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 312.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10697340) - [destination humber - allied health professionals (pdf, 11.0mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2512) ## 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.