Senior Paediatric Occupational Therapist - NW Surrey in Woking

Are you an experienced and compassionate Occupational Therapist looking to take the next step in your career? We are seeking a skilled Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our multidisciplinary Children's Community Health Team. In this vital role, you will provide expert assessment, diagnosis and therapeutic interventions to children, empowering them and their families to achieve their fullest potential.

As part of the Paediatric Therapy team you will autonomously manage a complex caseload of children with a range of varied and complex needs, involving specialist assessment and treatment of children with complex needs. You will devise child‑centred therapy plans using evidence‑based practice to ensure the individuals full potential is developed or maintained. As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist you will provide clinical support, training and supervision for junior staff and students.

Base: You will be based at one of our Surrey‑wide office hubs, with the flexibility of hybrid working to support your professional and personal needs. At HCRG Care Group, we are proud to be a flexible‑first employer. Our agile working approach allows our teams to thrive in a supportive and adaptable environment while delivering high‑quality care.

Main duties of the job

• Provide specialist therapy support, advice and education to children and their families, using appropriate language and communication methods.
• Communicate complex and sensitive information regarding a child's needs, progress and expectations to parents/carers and professionals.
• Undertake specialist assessments, interpret findings, set therapy goals and contribute to multidisciplinary diagnosis and care planning.
• Develop, implement, review and adapt evidence based, child centred therapy programmes for home, education and clinical settings.
• Manage and prioritise a caseload, responding to urgent referrals and balancing clinical and professional responsibilities.
• Plan and coordinate daily service delivery, including supervision and delegation to therapists, assistants and students.
• Line manage Band 3‑5 staff, including supervision, appraisals and development support; deputise for Band 7 when required.
• Produce high quality therapy reports and maintain accurate electronic records in line with professional and organisational standards.
• Work collaboratively with parents/carers experiencing emotional distress, demonstrating empathy, sensitivity and professionalism.
• Liaise with paediatricians, education staff and external agencies; make referrals to support the child's wider needs.
• Plan and deliver training and presentations for parents, carers, education staff and professionals, both internally and externally.

About us

We change lives by transforming health and care. Established in 2006, we are one of the UKs leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year – guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We are a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

If you are keen to join our team, we would love to hear from you, so please apply as soon as you can.

Job responsibilities and benefits

• Band 6 Agenda for Change Salary with NHS Pension
• Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location
• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases such as grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you
• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates
• Online and face‑to‑face help with your mental and physical wellbeing from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post‑trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well as career coaching and counselling
• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our Outstanding learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise
• An open, just culture where you're encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year

Ideal Candidate

Essential

• Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Registered and compliant with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Evidence of Post graduate training/or equivalent experience relevant to speciality such as:
• Child Development
• Specialist courses/study on conditions that affect child development, autistic spectrum disorder, ADHD, neurodevelopmental conditions
• Demonstrable post registration experience of working with children in a similar area of paediatric practice.

Desirable

• Member of BAOT
• Membership of Special Interest Group
• Clinical Educators qualification
• Working in a community setting delivering children's Occupational Therapy services.
• Demonstrable experience of working in the NHS

Other requirements: the successful applicant will need to be a car driver.

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.