Are you a highly skilled and compassionate Occupational Therapist looking to make a lasting impact in the lives of children and young people?
HCRG Care Group is seeking a Band 7 Occupational Therapist to provide expert assessment, diagnosis, and evidence-based interventions for children and young people with complex needs. In this role, you will work closely with education professionals, parents, carers, and multidisciplinary teams to support the Occupational Therapy needs of children with Education and Health Care Plans (EHCPs).
Your expertise will help ensure high-quality, child-centred service delivery that aligns with best practice and commissioning priorities.
If you're passionate about improving outcomes for children and young people and are ready to make a meaningful difference, we’d love to hear from you.
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.
Package DescriptionAs a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist we value you and your wellbeing, offering a range of benefits to help you feel supported and appreciated:
Competitive Pay & Pension: Enjoy a Band 7 Agenda for Change salary and NHS pension benefits.
Professional Growth: Join our Strive for Better networks, connecting with NHS professionals nationwide to share insights and develop leading care practices.
Exclusive Rewards: Access discounts and premium offers at national supermarkets, well-known retailers, and indulgent treats like Virgin Experience Days through our Reward Gateway.
Wellbeing Support: Benefit from our 24/7 free wellbeing service, offering access to counselors, career coaching, legal advice, and more.
Flexible Pay Options: Use Wagestream to track your earnings and access your wages as you need them, without worrying about high-interest loans or overdrafts.
Learning & Development: Advance your career with support from our Learning and Development team, who collaborate with universities and Health Education England. Access e-learning, career pathways, and funding opportunities to help you grow.
Recognition & Involvement: Celebrate achievements with local and national awards, contribute ideas to improve services, and stay informed through regular updates from our leadership team.
Main ResponsibilitiesCore Duties:
Lead day-to-day line management of a therapy team, providing specialist, child-centred care for a designated caseload.
Collaborate with educational professionals, parents, and the multidisciplinary team to address the OT needs of children and young people as part of their EHCP.
Contribute to the EHCP process, including annual reviews and updates to schools, parents, and the Service Manager.
Supervise and support therapy assistants, students, and less experienced therapists, while providing training and expertise within your clinical area.
Participate in service development, performance targets, and contribute to operational issues with the Children’s Community Health Team.
Planning and Organisational Tasks:
Independently manage a complex caseload across various educational settings.
Advise on and source specialist equipment for use at home and school.
Support the Service Manager in meeting performance targets and ensure compliance with safety and quality standards.
Plan and deliver training to professionals and carers, ensuring alignment with service goals and local/national objectives.
Patient Care Responsibilities:
Assess, diagnose, and develop therapy care plans for children with complex needs, collaborating with parents and professionals.
Provide advice and training to other health, social care, education, and voluntary services.
Participate in multiagency meetings and case conferences, ensuring clear communication of findings and recommendations.
Plan discharge from SEND therapy services with appropriate referrals, and adapt care to meet individual child and family needs.
Operational Delivery:
Work flexibly across various settings, including schools and homes, with the potential for virtual consultations.
Participate in safeguarding, incident reporting, and ensure adherence to mandatory training.
Support service policies and procedures, contributing to continuous professional development and team supervision.
Please see attached job description for a full list of responsibilities
The Ideal CandidateEssential
Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
Registered and compliant with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Member of RCOT
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 disorders, ADHD, neurodevelopment conditions, sensory needs
Experience of managing own caseload and work effectively with a range of complex needs clients
Experience of providing clinical supervision to other OTs and assistants
Desirable
Membership of Special Interest Group
Clinical Educators qualification
Higher qualification in relevant clinical area eg sensory integration
Demonstrable experience of working in the NHS
Experience of participation in education of students
Other requirements: Car driver with own car insured for business use
Please see attached Job Description for full Personal Specification.
About The CompanyWe change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's 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're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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