Job Description

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 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.



We are excited to be able to offer this development opportunity for an experienced band 5 or alternatively a band 6 OT with community children's experience. This post is county-wide but with the flexibility of a choice of base.



The post is based within the multidisciplinary Early Child Development Pathway whilst working closely with colleagues across the other pathways within CFHD. We are a supportive team with significant training opportunities available for the right person to OT development needs.

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, early child settings and clinics. Please contact us if you would like any further information regarding this position we would love to hear from you.



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 within a multidisciplinary teams linked to the Child Development Centres across Devon to a client group of children and families 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

Provide a range of early help/light touch interventions across pathways such as sleep, communication issues, positive behavioural support



Supervise and support Early Years Practitioners and potentially in the future Occupational Therapy Clinical Support Workers and/or Integrated Therapy assistants.

Participate in the provision of student placements

To promote and support participation of service users across the service

To work across other geographical areas as required to support colleagues according to need and demand.



Children and Family Health Devon is a system-wide service that delivers an integrated, coordinated support model which wraps around the child, young person and family. It has been specifically designed to respond to all elements of the commissioner's strategy and specification along with the vision and strategic direction of the STP. It builds on our strong relationships across education, health, social care and voluntary sector services in Devon, and, most importantly, it 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".



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Please see the job description for the details regarding the post



Please contact us to discuss the post more fully. We also welcome applicants spending time with us prior to interview.