Children's Occupational Therapist - Banbury
Banbury
Full Time
£32,073 - £39,043 Per annum
Expires: 02/07/2026
Band 5
Permanent
About the Role
Job overview
Do you like working with children in the community, both at home and at school?
We are looking for a qualified Occupational Therapist to join the Children’s Integrated Therapy team. Working as part of a locality team, managing your own caseload as part of the wider Service delivery to the community and schools providing Specialist Occupational Therapy for children and young people aged 0 - 19 years across Oxfordshire in a range of settings.
This position gives you the opportunity to support the community within the North (Banbury) and North West of Oxfordshire (Witney).
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be part of the Children’s Integrated Therapy team, providing specialist Occupational Therapy for children and young people with a range of needs including complex disability. They will have responsibility for their own caseload, as an autonomous practitioner, adapting their approach to meet the needs of the child in a range of settings including patient’s own homes, clinics, early years settings and schools.
You will work with the professional leads and team leaders to ensure an efficient, high quality therapy service is delivered which is evidence-based and centred around the needs of the child/young person. Working jointly with other members of the multi-disciplinary team including Education, Social and Health Care, you will support the EHCP process and the delivery of recommended provision within a variety of pathways.
In addition, you may provide line management and clinical leadership for non-qualified staff working at lower grades
Working for our organisation
Oxford Health NHS Foundation Trust provides physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and North East Somerset.
Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people’s homes, delivering care as close to home as possible
Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: “Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team”
Our values are: “Caring, safe and excellent”
At Oxford Health we offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:
- Excellent opportunities for career progression
- Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
- 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
- NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
- Competitive pension scheme
- Lease car scheme
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee Assistance Programme
- Mental Health First Aiders
- Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists may apply)
- Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
What we need from you!
- A qualified Occupational Therapist with passion and drive for developing your clinical skills in a changeable environment.
- A keen interest in implementing latest evidence-base.
- Be self-motivated and able to work autonomously as well as showing initiative and promoting new ideas on how to improve the service.
- Be compassionate, caring and creative with excellent communication skills.
What we can offer you!
- A small, friendly, supportive team
- Regular line-management and professional supervision
- Personal development planning and opportunities for continuing professional development
- Access to training to further develop your skills both internally within OHT and linking with external providers
- Mentoring and coaching
- Structured induction period
We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the “supporting statement” element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.
The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.
We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Degree/ Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Experience working with children
Desirable criteria
- Experience with multiple complex conditions and provision of equipment
Training
Essential criteria
- Has attended relevant external training for the job
- Has a knowledge of interdisciplinary team working
- Full UK driving licence and access to own vehicle
Skills
Essential criteria
- Has worked with equipment provision
Desirable criteria
- Good understanding of Safeguarding
Documents to Download
Guidance Notes for Candidates Applying for a job at OHFT (PDF, 424.6KB)
Recruiter Contact Details
Name: Ruth Bayer
Title: Lead Specialist Childrens Occupational Therapist
Email: [email protected]
Telephone: 07887847665