• Job Description

  Req#: C9388-25-0828?language=en&page=70&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be! We are developing an innovative, integrated model of children's community services and looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our dedicated locality and county-wide professional teams.As a large community service, you will be joining a strong, enthusiastic and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, your phone a friend network and your inspiring colleagues.

  We are excited to be able to offer this development opportunity for an experienced band 5 or alternatively a band 6 OT with community children's experience. This post is county-wide but with the flexibility of a choice of base.

  The post is based within the multidisciplinary Early Child Development Pathway whilst working closely with colleagues across the other pathways within CFHD. We are a supportive team with significant training opportunities available for the right person to OT development needs.You will be expected to have clinical supervisory skills and be able to hold a complex and varied caseload, working across the different environments such as home, early child settings and clinics. Please contact us if you would like any further information regarding this position we would love to hear from you.

  Main duties of the job

  Hold responsibility for the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of a case load within a designated geographical area, within own level of competence and capabilityUsing a strengths-based approach; ensure clinical effectiveness through the use of evidence-based interventions, goal-based, collaborative practice and Routine Outcome MeasuresDeliver specialist occupational therapy advice, assessment and interventions within a multidisciplinary teams linked to the Child Development Centres across Devon to a client group of children and families experiencing a range of difficulties in maximising their occupational performance within different settings.Interventions may include direct therapy, coaching or training, provision or recommendations for suitable adaptive equipment where this is a statutory provision and provide specialist guidance and recommendations for home or school adaptationsProvide a range of early help/light touch interventions across pathways such as sleep, communication issues, positive behavioural support

  Supervise and support Early Years Practitioners and potentially in the future Occupational Therapy Clinical Support Workers and/or Integrated Therapy assistants.Participate in the provision of student placementsTo promote and support participation of service users across the serviceTo work across other geographical areas as required to support colleagues according to need and demand.

  About us

  Children and Family Health Devon is a system-wide service that delivers an integrated, coordinated support model which wraps around the child, young person and family. It has been specifically designed to respond to all elements of the commissioner's strategy and specification along with the vision and strategic direction of the STP. It builds on our strong relationships across education, health, social care and voluntary sector services in Devon, and, most importantly, it has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.

  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".

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  Details

  Date posted

  27 June 2025

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 6

  Salary

  £37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  388-7276873-AHP

  Job locations

  Capital Court

  Bittern Road

  Exeter

  EX2 7FW

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the job description for the details regarding the post

  Please contact us to discuss the post more fully. We also welcome applicants spending time with us prior to interview.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  Please see the job description for the details regarding the post

  Please contact us to discuss the post more fully. We also welcome applicants spending time with us prior to interview.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • oDegree in Occupational Therapy
  • oHCPC registration
  • oDiploma level specialist training or experience

  Desirable

  • oPost-graduate certified courses specific to children's needs (e.g. Sensory training; ADOS, 3di etc)

  Experience

  Essential

  • oTo work within trust clinical guidelines and Royal College of OT and HCPC standards. To have working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own quality and safety of practice
  • o Extensive knowledge of Occupational Therapy models of practice and specialist approaches
  • of Occupational Therapy therapeutic interventions for children and young people including but not inclusive to: manual handling, specialist equipment, 24-hour postural management, fine motor, sensory differences and housing adaptations
  • oKnowledge of a wide range of Occupational Therapy assessment tools appropriate to meet a wide range of needs in the paediatric population
  • oKnowledge of normal child development and a broad range of paediatric conditions
  • oCommunity based Children's Occupational Therapy experience

  Desirable

  • oResearch skills

  Specific

  Essential

  • oExcellent presentation skills, both written and verbal
  • oAbility to keep accurate and legible children/young people and families clinical notes in line with RCOT and HCPC guidance
  • oAbility to plan organise and prioritise effectively

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • oDegree in Occupational Therapy
  • oHCPC registration
  • oDiploma level specialist training or experience

  Desirable

  • oPost-graduate certified courses specific to children's needs (e.g. Sensory training; ADOS, 3di etc)

  Experience

  Essential

  • oTo work within trust clinical guidelines and Royal College of OT and HCPC standards. To have working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own quality and safety of practice
  • o Extensive knowledge of Occupational Therapy models of practice and specialist approaches
  • of Occupational Therapy therapeutic interventions for children and young people including but not inclusive to: manual handling, specialist equipment, 24-hour postural management, fine motor, sensory differences and housing adaptations
  • oKnowledge of a wide range of Occupational Therapy assessment tools appropriate to meet a wide range of needs in the paediatric population
  • oKnowledge of normal child development and a broad range of paediatric conditions
  • oCommunity based Children's Occupational Therapy experience

  Desirable

  • oResearch skills

  Specific

  Essential

  • oExcellent presentation skills, both written and verbal
  • oAbility to keep accurate and legible children/young people and families clinical notes in line with RCOT and HCPC guidance
  • oAbility to plan organise and prioritise effectively

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Additional information

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  UK Registration

  Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Capital Court

  Bittern Road

  Exeter

  EX2 7FW

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Capital Court

  Bittern Road

  Exeter

  EX2 7FW

  
  

  Employer's website

  https://www.torbayandsouthdevon.nhs.uk (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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