Specialist Occupational Therapist

Specialist Occupational Therapist (Experts at Hand) - CFHD
The closing date is 07 August 2026

Job summary
Exciting Job opportunities!!! CFHD are looking to recruit a 1.0wte Specialist Occupational Therapist to provide specialist Occupational Therapy support within the Experts at Hand service through advice, consultation, modelling of strategies, training, and targeted intervention.

The post-holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary team and autonomously to support children and young people, families, and professionals by building capacity within early years, school and post-16 settings, delivering training, and offering time-limited direct interventions where indicated.

This is an exciting chance to take a leadership role in shaping and developing this innovative pilot service as it is rolled out across Devon.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to influence service development, support implementation, and help drive the success of this new model of support for children, young people, and the wider workforce.

Main duties of the job

• To provide Specialist OT assessment and intervention for a caseload of complex cases
• Provide support and clinical supervision to OT staff across CFHD
• Work within the Physical and Sensory Pathway providing support to Occupational Therapists working across a range of pathways
• Screen and triage referrals and ensure a strengths-based approach to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions to support the complex packages of care for children with additional needs in the community
• Contribute to risk assessment and care planning in collaboration with children, young people and their carers
• Provide specialist occupational therapy assessment, advice and interventions to children, young people and their families and to hold a caseload of children with complex needs
• Provide case management of an identified caseload of children and young people with highly complex long-term conditions and complex needs by utilising and promoting evidence-based care

About us
At Children and Family Health Devon, we are dedicated to improving the physical and mental health of children and young people across Devon and Torbay. We aim to create an environment where children and young people can thrive and are committed to reducing health inequalities and providing specialised support, empowering them to lead healthy, fulfilling lives.

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.

Who we are
We are an alliance of NHS organisations led Devon Partnership Trust. We are a group of professionals including psychologists, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, nurses and many other professions.

Join us in beautiful Devon
With access to moors, sea and cities, there are plenty of opportunities to enjoy Devon. Whether you enjoy spending time in the cultural hub of Exeter, exploring the Jurassic coastline or discovering the world surfing reserve in North Devon there really is something for everyone.

Details
Date posted: 23 July 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £49,387 to £56,515 a year pro rata
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time, Flexible working
Reference number: C9369-26-0241
Job locations: Children & Family Health Devon, Unit 1, Capital Court, Bittern Road, Sowton Industrial Estate, EXETER, EX2 7FW, United Kingdom; Children & Family Health Devon, Springfield Court, Fishleigh Road, Roundswell Business Park, BARNSTAPLE, Devon, EX31 3UD, United Kingdom; Children & Family Health, Lescaze Offices, Shinners Bridge, Dartington, TOTNES, Devon, TQ9 6JD, United Kingdom

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.

Person Specification
Experience
Essential

• Sound knowledge of child development
• Evidence of advanced training in specialist clinical area
• Evidence of audit and quality improvement training
• Experience of working as part of a professional team and multidisciplinary team
• Skilled in risk management
• Knowledge of clinical governance
• Experience of presenting complex information to staff and senior management
• Experience of implementing changes in service design and delivery both profession specific and in a multidisciplinary environment
• Understand legal responsibilities of the profession, and health and social care delivery
• Knowledge of NSFs, local government, and health policies and procedures, safeguarding adult
• Demonstrate advanced clinical reasoning skills
• Experience of managing patients with a range of complex conditions
• Experience in specialist assessment relevant to your specialist field
• Clear evidence of high level of professional skills within a specialist health or social care setting
• Experience of safeguarding vulnerable adults and/or children
• High level of knowledge of a broad range of relevant conditions and proven experience of delivering evidence-based practice
• Knowledge of the clinical guidelines, and experience of implementing these recommendations in practice

Desirable

• Complaints management and resolution
• Ability to write and present a business case
• Ability to analyse data
• Use of team-based working to promote change and development

Qualifications
Essential

• BSc or Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• State registration current HCPC registration
• Evidence of CPD maintained in a portfolio including attendance at recent postgraduate courses relevant clinical area of expertise and/or postgraduate qualification

Desirable

• Post graduate leadership certificate
• MSc in relevant clinical area

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
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab). 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).

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: Devon Partnership NHS Trust
Address: Children & Family Health Devon, Unit 1, Capital Court, Bittern Road, Sowton Industrial Estate, EXETER, EX2 7FW, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.dpt.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Operations Manager, Lauren Dempsey, cfhd.workforce@nhs.net