Bank Senior Occupational Therapist - SE

Benefits

• Flexible Shift Booking – Enjoy the freedom to self-book bank shifts and request time off up to six weeks in advance, supporting a healthy work–life balance.
• Wagestream Access – Monitor and access earned wages in real time, helping you avoid high‑interest borrowing and stay in control of your finances.
• Professional Growth – Broaden your experience across multiple services, access free training opportunities, and join our Strive for Better professional network.
• 24/7 Wellbeing Support – Benefit from free counselling, legal advice, financial guidance, and career coaching whenever you need it.
• Innovative Culture – Share ideas, apply for national funding, and help drive meaningful service improvements across our organisation.
• Recognition & Engagement – Celebrate colleagues through awards, take part in executive Q&A sessions, and feel connected to our leadership.
• Commitment to Excellence – Join a group where services are consistently rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC.

• Complete detailed assessments and diagnoses, working with children and families to co‑create personalised treatment plans and communicate complex clinical information in a clear, supportive way.
• Provide tailored interventions, advice, and training, including sourcing specialist equipment for home and school use.
• Deliver care across a range of settings – homes, schools, nurseries, and clinics, ensuring equitable access and holistic support.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and external agencies, attending joint sessions, case conferences, and maintaining effective communication throughout.
• Prioritise goals for children with a variety of needs, including complex conditions or life‑limiting illnesses, and manage therapy blocks, discharges, and referrals appropriately.
• Apply safe manual handling techniques and adapt practice to reflect the cultural and linguistic needs of families.
• Uphold safeguarding responsibilities, manage incidents appropriately, and comply with mandatory training.
• Prepare high‑quality written reports for EHCPs, reviews, and other professional documentation to support positive educational and therapeutic outcomes.

• Essential:
  Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration
• Evidence of relevant postgraduate training or equivalent experience, such as:
  Child development
• Specialist study of ASD, ADHD, and other neurodevelopmental conditions
• Demonstrable post‑registration experience working with children in a paediatric setting
• Desirable:
  Membership of BAOT
• Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups
• Clinical Educator qualification
• Experience delivering children’s Occupational Therapy services in a community environment
• Previous NHS experience
• Additional requirement: A full driving licence and access to a car.

We 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…