Childrens Occupational Therapist Social Care Housing Adaptation | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust in Welwyn Garden City

Childrens Occupational Therapist Social Care Housing Adaptation | Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust’s (HCT) Children and Young People’s Occupational Therapy Service has dedicated specialist posts to support CYP with occupational performance needs which impact on their access to activities of daily life including equipment and in adaptations to the their home.

Weare excited to be able to offer a0.6 WTEBand 7 Occupational Therapist (OT) post based in Watford in the Social Care team.Weare looking for an OT who has experience with social care for equipment and housing adaptations. Do you wish to broaden your skills by working with children and young people? If you enjoy being community based and working with CYP and their families, this post could be just right for you. The postholder will be involved in the assessment and recommendations for equipment and home adaptations for children and families, and with developing clinical pathways and leadership skills.

This is an exciting time for us as we continue to grow our support offer to provide specialist services in a 3-tiered model. We are embedding health coaching & top-down models into our care pathways. You will be part of a friendly and supportive integrated therapy team delivering a locally driven, needs led service; ensuring children and their families are at the heart of service delivery.

*Proposed interview date: 15thSeptember 2026*

You will be part of the Social Care team, consisting of a Clinical Quality Lead, Specialist OTs, TrustedAssessors and Therapy Assistant Practitioners. The service sits within the CYP Integrated Therapies NHSservice, and has strong links to other health professionals, social care, education and voluntary sector.

You will:

• Be a qualified Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration.
• Have highly specialist knowledge and skills in working with CYP and their families/carers with a range of developmental, neurological and health conditions.
• Have interest/expertise in the recommendation and delivery of specialist home equipment including minor and major adaptations.
• Have knowledge of the relevant legislation and a willingness to use clinical reasoning and evidence-based approaches.
• Have a foundation in safeguarding assessment and risk assessment relating to equipment provision
• Work within the legislative framework of CYP including the Children’s Act (1989), Chronically sick and disabled persons Act (1970) and working alongside housing team

We can offer you:

• A friendly team and a great place to work
• Professional supervision through Action Learning Sets
• Personal development planning & access to training to develop your CPD, leadership & management skills
• Mentoring and coaching
• Structured induction period

We’re delighted that you're exploring a career with HCT. As an organisation, we’re committed to creating an inclusive, supportive, and rewarding work environment.

At HCT, we put patients, their families, and carers at the heart of everything we do. Our vision is simple yet powerful:Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities. Our dedicated staff take pride in beingPioneering, Caring, and Inclusive, working together to turn this vision into reality.

Working with us comes with a host of benefits designed to support your wellbeing and work-life balance. These include:

• Generous annual leave(27 days rising to 33 with long service)
• Flexible working arrangementsto help balance personal and professional life,including up to 5 days of carers leave (pro rata)
• Employee Assistance Programmeoffering 24/7 confidential support for personal or work-related issues
• Cycle to Work and Car Lease Schemes
• Blue Light Card and NHS Discountson a wide range of shopping, holidays, and services
• Health and wellbeing support, including free flu jabs, Physiotherapy referrals, eye care vouchers, etc
• Occupational Pension Schemewith competitive benefits
• Enhanced sick payabove statutory entitlements

This advert closes on Sunday 6 Sep 2026

Company: Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust Salary: £49,387 - £56,515 per annum pro rota Hours: Part-time Location: Welwyn Garden City, AL7 1BW Job type: Permanent

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Are you an energetic, self-motivated and adaptable OT? Do you have good communication, clinical reasoning and organisational skills? If so, we would welcome your application. You must be a team player but be able to work autonomously and have the ability to champion the needs of your patients.

You will be joining A well-established, supportive team of therapists and assistants. CYP Therapies at HCT pride ourselves on the support we provide to staff.

HCT provides both internal and external CPD to support staff in developing and maintaining competencies.

In addition to the basic salary, this post attracts a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary subject to a minimum payment of£1,303 and a maximum payment of £2,198 per annum pro rata(pro rata where applicable and dependent on base location).

Whilst it is not a legal requirement, Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust encourages and supports all its’ staff to be vaccinated as this remains the best line of defence against COVID-19.

In case you have any questions or want to visit we are available. For an informal conversation please contact Caroline Griffiths, Occupational Therapist, ClinicalQuality Lead on07825316108

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HCT will prioritise recruitment of workers living in England under the new immigration rules for care workers effective from 9 April 2025. Employers must first prove that they have attempted to recruit a worker from within England who needs new sponsorship. This ensures that those who came to the UK to pursue a career in adult social care can do so.