Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist in Welwyn Garden City

Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours 22.5 hours per week (Part time) Job ref 812-26-MJ-SPS-OT-E

Site Howard Court Town Welwyn Garden City Salary £49,387 - £56,515 pro rata per annum Salary period Yearly Closing 26/10/2026 23:59 Interview date 06/11/2026

Job overview

Do you have a strong interest in working in sensory processing with children and young people, their families and schools? Do you want to be part of a pioneering service within Hertfordshire?

Hertfordshire Community Trust has an exciting opportunity for a dynamic individual to support children and young people, their families and schools within the Sensory Processing Service.

We are looking for 0.6 WTE Band 7 Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist to bring skills and experience of working within the Sensory Processing Service. The successful candidate will also join our large and innovative team of therapists and assistance working within our community service.

*Proposed interview date: 6th November 2026*

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.

Main duties of the job

You will work closely with theMDT to deliver universal, targeted and specialist support to children, young people and their families in a variety of settings

The ideal candidate will:

• Maintain a high degree of professionalism when working in settings with a highly emotive atmosphere with multi-disciplinary Teams
• Demonstrate extensive knowledge and skills of sensory processing differences for children and young people.
• Be flexible in their approach and have resilience under pressure
• Work both in a team environment and autonomously
• Demonstrate a high level of knowledge and understanding of working with children, young people, families and schools.
• Demonstrate a high level knowledge and experience of implementing reasonable adjustments and inclusive practices

We can offer you:

• Regular clinical and professional supervision from within the clinical team
• Personal development planning and continuing professional development
• Involvement in service development including undertaking clinical audits, project work and service forums
• Opportunities to provide clinical supervision and line management where appropriate.

Working for our organisation

• You’ll find the organisation is a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff.
• Recent NHS staff survey results reflect a positive and inclusive working culture at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust, with staff highlighting supportive leadership strong teamwork and a commitment to staff well being and development.
• Our staff are proud to be Pioneering, Caring and Inclusive in their work to help achieve the Trust vision
• We put our children, Young people , their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities
• We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds and ages
• We don’t want you to miss out so we’d like you to know that if we have a high level of interest in this role, the vacancy may close prior to the advertised closing date, so please make your application as soon as possible -

You’ve made a great decision to apply to join to HCT - we’re looking forward to taking the next steps of the journey with you.

The use of AI is monitored and if you have used it then you are required to declare this, as well as what type of AI tools you have used and for what purpose. We reserve the right to further test your individual knowledge and skills in relation to the requirements for the post through robust and thorough interview and assessment.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• This is a permanent post based across Hertfordshire. The base will be agreed to meet service needs and demand. There might also be an opportunity for a proportion of their time to be home working (to be discussed with your manager).
• In addition to the basic salary, some posts attract a High Cost Area Supplement of 5% of basic salary subject to a minimum and a maximum payment per annum, pro rata where applicable, depending on base.
• For this role it is desirable for you to have afull valid driving licence and access to a car to use regularly for business purposes is essential (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010), or you should be working towards obtaining a driving licence
• Please refer to the attached job description for more specific information about this role.
• Are you interested in developing your skills further? If so, to be part of this friendly and forward-thinking trust.
• Part time working patterns/secondments will be considered.

Mayuri Dave, Operations Lead for Neurodivergent Children (Autism & ADHD), mayuridave@nhs.net, Mob: 07721667614

Registration & Qualifications

• Degree or higher in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration

Experience

• Very experienced in supporting with children, young people and their families with occupational performance challenges.
• Very experienced in working with children and young people with sensory processing differences
• Extensive experience working in a multidisciplinary team
• Independent and autonomous clinician

Extra

• The right to live and work in the UK
• To hold/be working towards a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use with business insurance (unless the member of staff has a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010)

We will communicate any interview arrangements with applicants via e-mail so it is advisable that you check the email address you give on your application on a regular basis.

Staff recruited from outside the NHS will usually be appointed at the bottom of the pay band. All new appointments (excluding Medical & Dental roles) are subject to a 26 week probation period.

We are proud to be an armed forces friendly employer and support the employment of the armed forces community, including veterans, spouses and partners. For more information, contact hct.armedforcesrecruitment@nhs.net

Applications from qualified job seekers who require sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications, subject to you meeting minimum criteria of the role and salary threshold. Please visit the Gov.UK website for detail.

If applicable to the role, staff are required to hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car to use with business insurance (unless the member of staff has a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).

In submitting an application form, you authorise Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Electronic Staff Record Inter Authority Transfer process should you be appointed to the post.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

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