Devon Partnership NHS Trust

Senior Occupational Therapist - CFHD

The closing date is 17 April 2026

Job summary

We are pleased to be able to offer an opportunity for a 30 hours per week Senior Band 6 Occupational Therapy position based in the Eastern Locality. Available as a Secondment or Fixed term position.

You will need to be able to provide a high standard of assessment and intervention for the children and young people that we work with.

The post is based within the Physical and Sensory Pathway whilst working closely with colleagues across the other pathways within CFHD. We are an innovative, dedicated and friendly service with both development and CPD opportunities.

You will be expected to have clinical supervisory skills and be able to hold a complex and varied caseload, working across the different environments such as home, schools and clinics.

Please contact us if you would like any further information regarding this position we would love to hear from you.

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) is the place to be! We are developing an innovative, integrated model of children's community services and looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our friendly and dedicated locality and county-wide professional teams.

As a large community service, you will be joining a strong, enthusiastic and supportive group of professionals who will be your peers, your phone a friend network and your inspiring colleagues. This provides a real sense of professional collaboration at work, that will be an asset to your daily work, your career development and your support network.

Main duties of the job

Hold responsibility for the assessment, diagnosis and treatment of a case load within a designated geographical area, within own level of competence and capability
Using a strengths-based approach; ensure clinical effectiveness through the use of evidence-based interventions, goal-based, collaborative practice and Routine Outcome Measures
Deliver specialist occupational therapy advice, assessment and interventions to a client group of children and young people experiencing a range of difficulties in maximising their occupational performance within different settings
Interventions may include direct therapy, coaching or training, provision or recommendations for suitable adaptive equipment where this is a statutory provision and provide specialist guidance and recommendations for home or school adaptations
Supervise and support Occupational Therapy Technicians and/or Integrated Therapy assistants
Mentor/ clinically supervise newly qualified Occupational Therapists and Band 4/5 staff as required
Participate in the provision of student placements
Promote and support participation of service users across the service
Work across other geographical areas as required to support colleagues according to need and demand
Part of the role will include assessment and intervention of specialised equipment and environmental adaptations as part of our statutory work completed

About us

Children and Family Health Devon (CFHD) comprises an Alliance of NHS organisations working together to improve health outcomes for children and young people in Devon.

CFHD provides integrated care and treatment for children and young people across physical and mental health which are provided by Torbay and South Devon Foundation Trust and Devon Partnership Trust. We are working closely with other organisations and providers to ensure we deliver locality and county-wide based integrated access to all of our services.

CFHD works closely with our local universities of Plymouth, Exeter & the Peninsula Medical School where we support students in clinical training placements and in addition support our own staff to undertake post graduate training.

Our integrated care and treatment has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.

Our children and young people say

We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.

Date posted

02 April 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£39,959 to £48,117 a year

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

11 months

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

C9369-26-0257

Job locations

Children & Family Health Devon

Bittern Road

Sowton Industrial Estate

Exeter

EX2 7FW

Job description

Job responsibilities

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in Occupational Therapy
HCPC registration
Diploma level specialist training or experience
Good written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

Post-graduate certified courses specific to childrens needs (e.g. Sensory training; ADOS, 3di etc)
Membership of professional body

Person Sepcification

Essential

Please see the attached document for full job description and person specification

Experience

Essential

To work within trust clinical guidelines and Royal College of OT and HCPC standards
To have working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own quality and safety of practice
Extensive knowledge of Occupational Therapy models of practice and specialist approaches
Extensive knowledge of legislation affecting clinical practice such as manual handling, housing and SEND
Knowledge and experience of a wide range of Occupational Therapy therapeutic interventions for children and young people including but not inclusive to: manual handling, specialist equipment, 24-hour postural management, fine motor, sensory differences and housing adaptations
Knowledge of a wide range of Occupational Therapy assessment tools appropriate to meet a wide range of needs in the paediatric population
Knowledge and use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures
Well-developed knowledge and understanding of legislation around SEND

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Degree in Occupational Therapy
HCPC registration
Diploma level specialist training or experience
Good written and verbal communication skills

Desirable

Post-graduate certified courses specific to childrens needs (e.g. Sensory training; ADOS, 3di etc)
Membership of professional body

Person Sepcification

Essential

Please see the attached document for full job description and person specification

Experience

Essential

To work within trust clinical guidelines and Royal College of OT and HCPC standards
To have working knowledge of national and local standards and monitor own quality and safety of practice
Extensive knowledge of Occupational Therapy models of practice and specialist approaches
Extensive knowledge of legislation affecting clinical practice such as manual handling, housing and SEND
Knowledge and experience of a wide range of Occupational Therapy therapeutic interventions for children and young people including but not inclusive to: manual handling, specialist equipment, 24-hour postural management, fine motor, sensory differences and housing adaptations
Knowledge of a wide range of Occupational Therapy assessment tools appropriate to meet a wide range of needs in the paediatric population
Knowledge and use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures
Well-developed knowledge and understanding of legislation around SEND

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).