# Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist - Experts at Hand > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-paediatric-occupational-therapist-experts-at-hand/e2432af9-5ce2-43e0-abea-25e88a12c128 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-paediatric-occupational-therapist-experts-at-hand/e2432af9-5ce2-43e0-abea-25e88a12c128.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust - **Location:** Leighton Hospital - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Permanent - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, Term time hours, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-09-24T22:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-09-10T14:51:58.263Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Cheshire/Crewe/Mid_Cheshire_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Therapy/Occupational_Therapy-v8232423 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8232423?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.mcht.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview ### Are you an Occupational Therapist looking for an opportunity to develop your specialist skills and make a wider impact for children and young people? We are seeking 4 motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 Occupational Therapists to join our innovative Experts at Hand multidisciplinary team in Cheshire West and Chester! This is an exciting opportunity to work differently, moving beyond a traditional caseload model to provide consultation, advice, training and targeted support for children and young people with complex needs. Working as part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team, you will use your occupational therapy expertise to support professionals, educational settings, families and wider partner agencies to develop effective strategies that improve participation, independence and outcomes. As part of the Experts at Hand team, you will work closely with colleagues from health, education and social care to support complex cases, share specialist knowledge and help build capacity within the wider workforce. ### Main duties of the job As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist within Experts at Hand, you will: - Provide occupational therapy consultation and advice for children and young people with a range of developmental, sensory, physical and neurodevelopmental needs. - Work in partnership with schools, colleges and educational settings to identify practical strategies that support participation, learning and independence. - Contribute to multidisciplinary discussions around children and young people with complex presentations. - Support the assessment, planning and implementation of occupational therapy recommendations within educational and community settings. - Assist in the development and delivery of training, workshops and learning opportunities for education staff, families and professionals. - Work collaboratively with colleagues across health, education and social care to achieve positive outcomes for children and young people. - Support the implementation of evidence-based practice and contribute to service development initiatives. - Maintain accurate clinical records and contribute to audit, quality improvement and governance activities. - Promote a strengths-based, person-centred approach that empowers children, young people and those who support them. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For more detail around the main roles and responsibilities of this role, 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** - Community working ideally with experience of working in education settings - MDT Working - Working with children with SEND - Extensive post-graduate experience working with children **Desirable** - Experience of working with sensory processing ### Qualifications **Essential** - HCPC registered - Driving licence with own car - Relevant post-graduate qualifications ### Knowledge and skills **Essential** - Extensive knowledge of Paeds OT - functional skills and executive functioning - Knowledge and understanding of sensory processing issues and impacts - Skills to work with children with functional skills / exec functioning issues - Knowledge of SEND, SEND Reforms and Expert at Hand agenda ## Documents - [welcome to mcht (pdf, 1.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2862) - [continuous improvement (pdf, 292.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2680) - [mchft safeguarding statement (pdf, 320.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3026) - [job description band 6 ot - eah (pdf, 872.5kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10542475) - [mid cheshire hospitals benefits brochure (pdf, 1.7mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2791) ## 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.