Advanced Children's Occupational Therapy - Bedfordshire

Main area Children's Occupational Therapy Grade Band 7 Contract 2 years (initially 2 years fixed term with potential to extend) Hours

• Full time
• Part time
• Job share
• Flexible working
• Home or remote working
• Compressed hours
• Term time hours
• Annualised hours

Employer East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust (Cambridgeshire) Employer type NHS Site Woburn Court Town Kempston Bedfordshire Salary £49,387 - £56,515 pro-rata if candidate is part time or Term Time Only. Salary period Yearly Closing 22/09/2026 23:59 Interview date 06/10/2026

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust delivers expert healthcare in people’s homes, community hospitals and local settings across the East of England.

Our nurses, therapists, clinicians, support teams and partners work together to provide coordinated care that supports independence, recovery and wellbeing. We believe people are best cared for close to home, in the communities where they live and belong.

By combining professional expertise with strong local relationships, we help people stay well, feel supported and access the right care at the right time. Expert healthcare, close to home, trusted by our communities.

Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed. Our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process.

East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is committed to creating a modern and inclusive work environment. We actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce and maintain and improve their wellbeing. We also offer flexible working patterns and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you.

We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community.

Before applying for this vacancy, please make sure you’re familiar with ongoing  sponsorship eligibility criteria which will impact the organisations ability to provide sponsorship, whether this is currently or in the future.

Please note, our selection processes are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills. Please be advised that the use of AI in applications is monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills.

Please note all new starters will be subject to a 6 month probationary period.

East of England Community Health and Care Trust is establishing Experts at Hand
, a national SEND reform project that recognises the vital role of Occupational Therapy in early years, mainstream schools and further education.

This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Children’s Occupational Therapist with a passion for innovation, workforce development and system-wide working. The post holder will act as a named Occupational Therapy Expert at Hand for a cluster of settings, providing consultation, training, coaching and targeted intervention.

The role includes clinical leadership responsibilities, supervision of Newly Qualified OTs, support practitioners and apprentices, alongside contributing to service development and evaluation. The post holder will play a key role in developing and delivering the Experts at Hand model across Luton and Bedfordshire as part of the SEND reform programme.

In addition, the post holder will manage a small caseload of children requiring short-term targeted-plus intervention, working closely with specialist services within a tiered model of support.

As part of a multidisciplinary system partnership, the post holder will work alongside Educational Psychology, Speech and Language Therapy, CAMHS and Local Authority colleagues to deliver a robust offer.

Interviews will take place in 2 parts. Virtual Stakeholder panel 6th October and formal face to face interview 15th October 2026.

• The post holder will act as a named Expert at Hand for a cluster of settings, providing consultation, training, coaching and targeted…