Band 7 Children’s Occupational Therapist
Job Reference HCRGCG/TP/171506/19684
Number of Positions: 1
Contract Type: Permanent – Full Time (Band 7 AFC & NHS Pension)
Weekly contracted hours: 30 hours
Location: Harlow
Closing Date: 25/07/2026
Job Category: HCRG – Additional Clinical Services
Service type: HCRG – Children’s Services
Job Introduction
As a Children’s Occupational Therapist, you will be part of our valued team in Essex, receiving exclusive rewards and benefits including:
- Band 7 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 such as grocery shopping and 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 as 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
- An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year
- The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards, with the majority of our rated services holding “good” or “outstanding” ratings from the Care Quality Commission
Job Responsibilities
You will manage a mixed, complex caseload of children and young people aged 0–19 years, delivering specialist occupational therapy interventions across a broad range of clinical need. You will work across a variety of settings, including schools, community clinics and hubs, family homes, and special schools, providing a high‑quality, child‑centred service that aligns with evidence‑based best practice.
The Ideal Candidate
Qualified Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration and a minimum of two years’ paediatric experience working with children and young people who present with a range of conditions. Innovative, adaptable and highly motivated, with a genuine passion for improving outcomes for children and young people within the local community. Excellent communication and organisational skills, and a flexible, solution‑focused approach, consistently delivering positive, high‑quality experiences for children, young people and their families.
Essential: Full UK driving licence and access to a car for work purposes.
We’re committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
Safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance. We have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
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