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Band 6 Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Please Note: The application deadline for this job has now passed.

Job Introduction

We are looking for a Band 6 Children’s Occupational Therapist to join our Community Children’s Therapy Team in West Essex, covering Uttlesford, Harlow and Epping Forest, to help us continue to change things for the better.

Are you a caring and innovative Occupational Therapist with skills, working with children and adolescents with a variety of conditions, looking to join a supportive and progressive team? Are you interested in working in an environment focused on the highest clinical and quality standards with most of our services being rated overall “good” or “outstanding” by the Care Quality Commission? 

We are looking for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our friendly and supportive West Essex Integrated Therapies Team. Full-time and part-time hours considered

Main Responsibility

You’ll work closely with our team of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy Assistants, within a diverse multidisciplinary team with other dedicated staff as part of our innovative Child and Family Wellbeing Service. You will benefit from the support of friendly and inclusive colleagues and access regular supervision with a Band 7 Occupational Therapist and team meetings.

The Ideal Candidate

You’ll use your experience to deliver excellent assessment and treatment to a varied selection of children and young people aged 8-18 with diverse conditions. Therapy will be delivered in clinic, at one of our family hubs or at the child’s home/ school. You’ll care for service users and their families in the way that you believe is best, delivering our high service standards, sharing best practice and actively improving the way we work.

You will be a qualified Occupational Therapist with a minimum of two years’ post graduate practice in paediatrics and have experience of working with children and young people in the community. You will have strong communication and organisation skills and a flexible approach will ensure you deliver positive experiences to service users at every stage of their healthcare journey.

Package Description

As a Occupational Therapist, you’ll be part of our valued team! 

You will feel valued as a Pediatric Occupational Therapist within HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:  

  •  Band 6 salary with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions

  • Free tea, coffee and milk at your base location  

  • Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on everyday purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you 

  • Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life’s emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates 

  • Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing – from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling   

  • Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our ‘Outstanding’ learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise  

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.   

HCRG caregroup work as part of the NHS and local authorities, providing high quality care for more than 1 million people each year up and down the country. We are a progressive, forward thinking and passionate company who strive to make a real difference to people and our colleagues. We re-invest all of the money we earn to improve the experience, deliver ambitious transformations and empower all of our colleagues to make the changes, no matter how big or small, that make a real difference.  

If you’d like to discuss the role further, please contact Anecke van Staden via email: anecke.vanstaden@hcrgcaregroup.com

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