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James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Senior Paediatric Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 16 November 2025

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Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 7 Occupational Therapist to join our community Paediatric Occupational Therapy team at the Newberry Child Development Centre. We are looking for a positive, proactive clinician to join us on a 1-year secondment or fixed term contract to help us build a strong future for our Paediatric Occupational therapy service. We also welcome applications from candidates seeking substantive employment as this will also be considered as an option for the service.

We are pleased to offer this rare and exciting opportunity at a time of positive change for our strong and growing team. We welcome applications from all qualified and experienced practitioners who want to work in a supportive environment, which respects professional values and looks to develop and advocate for Occupational Therapy's contribution to our children and young people's service. If this sounds like the position for you, then please get in touch for more information or to arrange an informal visit to the Newberry Centre.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 7 Paediatric Occupational Therapist, you will be responsible for your own complex caseload consisting of patients with a variety of different conditions whilst leading on the supporting/training of team members to develop within this specialist field and to manage their own caseloads. Good prioritisation, organisational and time management skills will be needed to balance clinical and non-clinical duties. You will need advanced communication skills to ensure a successful multidisciplinary approach to patient care, working in close liaison with the other teams including Neurodevelopmental and Physiotherapy. You will be in regular discussions with children, young people and their families, as well as other health, education and social care professionals. You will be responsible for other non-clinical duties such as in-service development ideas, training/supervision of students, therapy assistant practitioners and colleagues. This will include the use of formal appraisal documentation.

About us

The Newberry Centre offers community-based therapies and neurodevelopmental services to the children and young people in the local area. As a senior member of our paediatric occupational therapy service, your role will involve the day-to-day leadership of the service. You will provide clinical support and line management to the other members of the team and will have opportunities to both gain and develop experience in service development and clinical leadership. You will also hold your own caseload and therefore have opportunities to both maintain and further develop your own clinical practice, with support and encouragement to undertake further training. We very much welcome applicants from qualified Sensory Integration therapists (up to Module 3 or 4), however, there will be opportunities to undertake this training, for the right candidate.

We want to attract the best and brightest people to work with us and that means we will look after you from the moment you apply for a role at the Trust and throughout your career with us. Our staff are central to everything we do, and we believe that investing in you is crucial if we want to enable you to reach your full potential.

Details

Date posted

03 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

177-ELEC-7530642-A

Job locations

James Paget Hospital

Lowestoft Road

Gorleston

NR316LA


Job description

Job responsibilities

To assist in the planning, co-ordination, delivery, and evaluation of the Therapy Service (Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy) provided to children and young people including patients with complex presentation throughout the Trust, on a day-to-day basis. This includes ensuring the teams workload is appropriately prioritised and work is effectively distributed and coordinated across the team on a day-by-day basis

Job description

Job responsibilities

To assist in the planning, co-ordination, delivery, and evaluation of the Therapy Service (Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy) provided to children and young people including patients with complex presentation throughout the Trust, on a day-to-day basis. This includes ensuring the teams workload is appropriately prioritised and work is effectively distributed and coordinated across the team on a day-by-day basis

Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy (BSc/MSc)
  • Current HCPC registration
  • Evidence of relevant postgraduate courses
  • Undertaken a student/fieldwork educators' course
  • Coaching/supervision training

Desirable

  • Leadership training, e.g. 16 steps
  • Membership of relevant specialist group
  • Appraisal training
  • Recruitment training

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Band 6 experience which includes relevant work in a variety of child and young peoples' services, including paediatrics.
  • Demonstrates specialist clinical skills within paediatric settings including complex case management.
  • Significant experience of team working including integrated teams
  • Evidence of variety of assessment skills within different clinical areas including paediatrics
  • Evidence of involvement in service development, e.g. working on projects.
  • Training and clinical supervision of clinical staff and students including the teaching of specialist skills
  • Working knowledge of clinical governance/current topics in the NHS
  • Demonstrates self-directional learning and the ability to evaluate own performance

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Self-motivated, proactive and resourceful
  • Ability to use own initiative and problem solve
  • Ability to act as an autonomous practitioner, organising, prioritising and delegating workload as appropriate
  • Good communication skills, including empathy, motivational and assertiveness skills
Person Specification

Education and Qualifications

Essential

  • Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy (BSc/MSc)
  • Current HCPC registration
  • Evidence of relevant postgraduate courses
  • Undertaken a student/fieldwork educators' course
  • Coaching/supervision training

Desirable

  • Leadership training, e.g. 16 steps
  • Membership of relevant specialist group
  • Appraisal training
  • Recruitment training

Knowledge and Experience

Essential

  • Band 6 experience which includes relevant work in a variety of child and young peoples' services, including paediatrics.
  • Demonstrates specialist clinical skills within paediatric settings including complex case management.
  • Significant experience of team working including integrated teams
  • Evidence of variety of assessment skills within different clinical areas including paediatrics
  • Evidence of involvement in service development, e.g. working on projects.
  • Training and clinical supervision of clinical staff and students including the teaching of specialist skills
  • Working knowledge of clinical governance/current topics in the NHS
  • Demonstrates self-directional learning and the ability to evaluate own performance

Skills and Knowledge

Essential

  • Self-motivated, proactive and resourceful
  • Ability to use own initiative and problem solve
  • Ability to act as an autonomous practitioner, organising, prioritising and delegating workload as appropriate
  • Good communication skills, including empathy, motivational and assertiveness skills

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

James Paget Hospital

Lowestoft Road

Gorleston

NR316LA


Employer's website

https://www.jpaget.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

James Paget University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

James Paget Hospital

Lowestoft Road

Gorleston

NR316LA


Employer's website

https://www.jpaget.nhs.uk/work-for-us/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Head of Neonatal, CYP services

Justine Goodwin

justine.goodwin@jpaget.nhs.uk

01493452210

Details

Date posted

03 November 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£47,810 to £54,710 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

177-ELEC-7530642-A

Job locations

James Paget Hospital

Lowestoft Road

Gorleston

NR316LA


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