Specialist Children's Occupational Therapist

Go back Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust

The closing date is 28 June 2026

Make a Real Difference--Every Single Day

Are you a passionate Children's Occupational Therapist ready to take the next step in your career? Join our dynamic and forward-thinking Children's Therapies team, where no two days are the same and every interaction has the power to change a child's future.

We are looking for 2 full time Band 6 Children's Occupational Therapists on 12 month fixed term contracts to join our friendly and supportive paediatric therapy team. This exciting opportunity is perfect for those wanting to seek to further develop specialist skills in working with children and young people across a variety of settings. To ensure that we have the right person for the role, we would also consider this as a Band 5 OT role with transferrable skills.

You will manage a defined caseload of children with a range of coordination difficulties, developmental and physical needs, delivering high-quality, evidence-based occupational therapy assessments and interventions. The role includes working collaboratively with families, schools, and multidisciplinary teams to support children in achieving their full potential.

This is more than just a job--it's an opportunity to empower children and young people to overcome challenges, build independence, and thrive in their everyday lives. You'll be part of a supportive, innovative team that values your ideas, invests in your development, and celebrates your impact.

To manage own specialist caseload.

To work autonomously within Trust policies and professional practice, maintaining accurate and comprehensive up-to-date records.

To carry out specialist assessment and treatment of children with complex needs, with the aim of using education and advice to facilitate children/ young people and carers to understand and actively participate in the management of the condition, leading to safe and timely discharges and transfer of care.

Determine a clinical diagnosis, develop, deliver, implement, evaluate and modify individualised treatment programmes and/or provide specialist advice, ensuring appropriate pathways of care and communication via liaison and referral to other agencies as required.

Take part in the education and training of Occupational Therapists and qualified and non-qualified healthcare / social care / education staff including medical staff.

CHFT is an integrated Trust of 6,500+ colleagues providing hospital and community services to patients and communities across Calderdale and Kirklees. We are rated as ‘Good’ by the Care Quality Commission, are a top performing Trust for Elective Recovery, Emergency and Cancer Care and widely acknowledged as a national digital lead when it comes to caring for people across our local and regional systems.

Our people are at the core of everything we do, hence our commitment to One Culture of Care. Our focus is to care for and support each other in order to provide outstanding compassionate care to our patients. That is why we are looking for an inclusive collaborative, creative, innovative and compassionate leader to join us in this role.

To work within the children’s therapy service, developing effective clinical interventions within the speciality of paediatrics in order to contribute to clinical practice in the team in line with current evidence base.

To manage autonomously a clinical workload of patients / clients at a specialist level, assessing and treating patients and maintaining clinical records.

To have specialist assessment and treatment skills in the areas listed but not limited to:

• Triage and prioritization of patients referred to the team
• Assessment and treatment of children and young people with complex needs
• Assessment and provision of therapeutic equipment
• Training/ supporting others to manage the child’s condition
• Joint goal setting and problem solving
• Use of appropriate outcome measures
• Transfer of care planning and discharge of patients from the team

To apply evidence based knowledge within the specialist clinical area acquired…