Specialist Children's Occupational Therapist

The role of Specialist Childrens Occupational Therapist involves working autonomously to manage a caseload of community patients aged 0 to 19 years presenting with a wide range of developmental, neurological, and physical needs.

The post holder will be responsible for assessment and sound clinical reasoning, goal setting, intervention/treatment planning and delivery, and discharge to support flow through the service.

The position also includes job planned time working within the Specialist Sensory Processing service, delivering specialist sensory assessments and to support evidence-based treatment, working towards meaningful patient outcomes. The post will play a vital role in enabling children to achieve their potential and participate fully in childhood occupations.

This position will enhance both Occupational Therapy core and specialist skills within the field of paediatrics at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Teaching NHS Trust. The post holder will be responsible for defined service development projects supporting the work of lead clinicians and will demonstrate a commitment to ongoing personal and professional development.

The post holder will work efficiently and effectively across a range of health, community and educational settings, under the supervision of an experienced therapist. The role involves having a flexible response to meeting service demand, supervision of junior staff/students, and actioning of delegated work from senior staff members working within an agreed

Are you an experienced and compassionate Occupational Therapist ready to take the next step in your career? Or challenge yourself in a new role?, Our ideal candidate is highly motivated and enthusiastic about Children's Occupational Therapy with an interest in sensory processing difficulties and working with neurodiverse populations. This is an amazing career opportunity to work with children and young people and play an active role in service improvement projects.

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield).

Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion.

As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.