Job summary
Exciting Job opportunities!!!
CFHD are looking to recruit a 1.0wte Specialist Occupational Therapist to provide specialist Occupational Therapy support within the Experts at Hand service through advice, consultation, modelling of strategies, training, and targeted intervention.
The post-holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary team and autonomously to support children and young people, families, and professionals by building capacity within early years, school and post-16 settings, delivering training, and offering time-limited direct interventions where indicated.
This is an exciting chance to take a leadership role in shaping and developing this innovative pilot service as it is rolled out across Devon.
The successful candidate will have the opportunity to influence service development, support implementation, and help drive the success of this new model of support for children, young people, and the wider workforce.
Main duties of the job
- To provide Specialist OT assessment and intervention for a caseload of complex cases
- Provide support and clinical supervision to OT staff across CFHD
- Work within the Physical and Sensory Pathway providing support to Occupational Therapists working across a range of pathways
- Screen and triage referrals and ensure a strengths-based approach to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions to support the complex packages of care for children with additional needs in the community
- Contribute to risk assessment and care planning in collaboration with children, young people and their carers
- Provide specialist occupational therapy assessment, advice and interventions to children, young people and their families and to hold a caseload of children with complex needs
- Provide case management of an identified caseload of children and young people with highly complex long-term conditions and complex needs by utilising and promoting evidence-based care
About us
At Children and Family Health Devon, we are dedicated to improving the physical and mental health of children and young people across Devon and Torbay. We aim to create an environment where children and young people can thrive and are committed to reducing health inequalities and providing specialised support, empowering them to lead healthy, fulfilling lives.
Our children and young people say
We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.
Who we are
We are an alliance of NHS organisations led Devon Partnership Trust. We are a group of professionals including psychologists, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, nurses and many other professions.
Join us in beautiful Devon
With access to moors, sea and cities, there are plenty of opportunities to enjoy Devon. Whether you enjoy spending time in the cultural hub of Exeter, exploring the Jurassic coastline or discovering the world surfing reserve in North Devon there really is something for everyone.
Details
- Date posted: 23 July 2026
- Pay scheme: Agenda for change
- Band: Band 7
- Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year pro rata
- Contract: Permanent
- Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
- Reference number: C9369-26-0241
- Job locations: Children & Family Health Devon, Unit 1, Capital Court, Bittern Road, Sowton Industrial Estate, EXETER, EX2 7FW, United Kingdom, Children & Family Health Devon, Springfield Court, Fishleigh Road, Roundswell Business Park, BARNSTAPLE, Devon, EX31 3UD, United Kingdom, Children & Family Health, Lescaze Offices, Shinners Bridge, Dartington, TOTNES, Devon, TQ9 6JD, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Sound knowledge of child development
- Evidence of advanced training in specialist clinical area
- Evidence of audit and quality improvement training
- Experience of working as part of a professional team and multidisciplinary team
- Skilled in risk management
- Knowledge of clinical governance
- Experience of presenting complex information to staff and senior management
- Experience of implementing changes in service design and delivery both profession specific and in a multidisciplinary environment
- Understand legal responsibilities of the profession, and health and social care delivery
- Knowledge of NSFs, local government, and health policies and procedures, safeguarding adult
- Demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning skills
- Experience of managing patients with a range of complex conditions
- Experience in specialist assessment relevant to your specialist field
- Clear evidence of high level of professional skills within a specialist health or social care setting
- Experience of safeguarding vulnerable adults and/or children
- High level of knowledge of a broad range of relevant conditions and proven experience of delivering evidence-based practice
- Knowledge of the clinical guidelines, and experience of implementing these recommendations in practice
Desirable
- Complaints management and resolution
- Ability to write and present a business case
- Ability to analyse data
- Use of team-based working to promote change and development
Qualifications
Essential
- BSc or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- State registration current HCPC registration
- Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant clinical area of expertise and/or postgraduate qualification
Desirable
- Post graduate leadership certificate
- MSc in relevant clinical area
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This advert is for Specialist Occupational Therapist (Experts at Hand) - CFHD with Devon Partnership NHS Trust in Exeter, South West, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Occupational Therapist role. The advertised salary is £49,387 to £56,515 a year. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 07 Aug 2026.
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