Job Description

Are you an experienced Paediatric Occupational Therapist looking for your next step in a supportive multi-disciplinary community team?



Our Children and Young People's Integrated Therapy (CYPIT) East are expanding. We have exciting opportunities for qualified OTs at Band 6 and Band 7 with post qualification paediatric experience to join us in Maidenhead or Slough.



You'll join an experienced multi-disciplinary community team with a passion for seeing children and young people reach their potential.

Working in CYPIT you will:

Work with children and young people with developmental and complex needs

Have independence and autonomy to manage your own caseload

Join a collaborative team, committed to impact-based clinical decision making



We care about your professional development. You'll benefit from our clinical excellence forums and Trust-wide OT networks, with tailored training to help you thrive.



Our Trust is rated "Outstanding" by the CQC, who praise our positive supportive culture. We prioritise wellbeing and promote a great work-life balance.



Our core hours are Mon - Fri 9-5, with some flexibility. We welcome full-time and part time applications (from 30 hours) and have permanent and fixed term contract positions available.



Applications are processed as they are received. We encourage you to apply as soon as possible, as vacancies may close early



Provide high quality assessment and interventions for children and young people with developmental / complex needs



Function as a specialist autonomous clinician, supporting delivery of the CYPIT model and provid ing support to more junior staff



Contribute to defined projects and service development initiatives as requested



Maintain accurate and contemporaneous clinical records and provide written therapy plans and reports including contribution to the EHCP Assessment process and tribunals as required



Use the Care Aims care planning approach, impact-based clinical decision making, and associated outcome measures



Provide specialist clinical care including assessment, diagnosis and interventions, for a paediatric caseload



Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated 'outstanding' by the CQC, we're committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire. As an employer, we're committed to offering an inclusive and compassionate environment where our people share in a sense of belonging and are supported to flourish.

Our values at Berkshire Healthcare are:

Caring for and about you is our top priority



Committed to providing good quality, safe services



Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions



Your wellbeing is important to us. Some of the benefits of working for us include:



Flexible working options to support work-life balance



27 days' annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell



Generous NHS pension scheme



Excellent learning and career development opportunities



'Cycle to Work' and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles



Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services



Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants



Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality



Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave



Free parking across Trust sites

The "must haves" for this role:

Qualified Occupational Therapist registered with HCPC

Post qualification experience working with children and young people

Driver with access to a vehicle (or equivalent a bility to travel between multiple sites efficiently)



For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification.



We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted.



We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community. Our commitment to inclusion is reflected in our accreditations: Race Equality Matters Silver Trailblazer, Neurodiversity in Business Corporate Member, Disability Confident Leader, Carer Confident Level 2, and the Armed Forces Covenant Gold Award. Reasonable adjustments will be provided to candidates as needed .



We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to contact Catherine Moulds on catherine.moulds@berkshire.co.uk who'll be delighted to help.



Please note, we may close this role earlier than the advertised closing date, so please submit your application as soon as possible.