Job Description

To provide an occupational therapy service in Stockport using the balanced system framework. The successful candidate will be expected to meet the functional needs of children across their home learning environment, their community and in educational settings at universal, targeted and specialist level and across the 5 strands of the balanced system framework.
To work as a member of a team, providing assessment, diagnosis and treatment for children with varied and complex functional difficulties.
To liaise with health, education and social services, working in partnership with primary carers and external agencies to ensure the delivery of a high quality service.
To work in a variety of settings / be placed based i.e. seeing children either in their own homes, community settings or nurseries, mainstream schools, resource units and special schools and clinics with a range of complex special needs as required for the continuum of provision under the balanced system framework
Main duties of the job
Main Duties and Responsibilities
To work as part of the children's therapy services team providing support to ensure a continuum of offer is available in the local area using the balanced system matrix
To create / develop 'mini balanced system' offer in own area of work
To perform advanced therapeutic assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex difficulties, to develop and deliver an individualised treatment programme.
To be responsible for your own caseload and a defined area of the service, working without direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review and case conferences. Access to advice and support from a highly specialist occupational therapist is available, if required, clinical work is not routinely evaluated.
To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.
Supervise, educate and assess the performance of Students (this would be to a graduate standard and involve working with universities to ensure the standard of practice and teaching meets the standards set by the degree level qualification).
Undertake evidence-based audit and research projects to further own and team's clinical practice. Make recommendations to clinical team leader for changes to practice. May lead the implementation of specific changes to practice or contribute to service guidelines.
About us
We hold a unique position in the Stockport community as the provider of healthcare and we are one of its largest employers.
We believe that the best organisations are those that reflect the communities they serve. We are therefore seeking to improve the diversity of our workforce to make it truly representative of our local population.
We actively encourage applications irrespective of race, age, disability, sex, gender reassignment, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage & civil partnership, or pregnancy or maternity. Recognising those communities that are underrepresented within our workforce, we would particularly welcome applications from you.
If you require support with your application please contact a member of the recruitment team, who can discuss alternative application methods.
We recognise that flexible working is important. We take requests for flexible working seriously, consider any request we receive and try to work with you, so we can explore if your request may fit with the needs of the service.
Benefits we offer to you:

• Between 27-33 days of annual leave plus bank holidays
• NHS pension scheme membership
• Salary sacrifice schemes for lease cars, home electronics and more, to make your salary go further
• NHS Staff discounts
• Cycle to work scheme
• Salary finance - for loans, savings, budget planning and tips on managing debt
• Stockport Credit Union- for local financial advice

Details
Date posted
10 December 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
38,682 to 46,580 a year pro rata per annum
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time, Flexible working, Term time hours
Reference number
362-A-25-7655798
Job locations
Kennedy Way
Unit 2, Green Lane Industrial Estate
Stockport
SK4 2JT
Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to attached job description and person specification for more information related to the duties and responsibilities of this post.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately. If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of 54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salaryIn addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of 16. Job description
Job responsibilities
Please refer to attached job description and person specification for more information related to the duties and responsibilities of this post.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment and promote safeguarding by implementing the Trusts policies and procedures, acting promptly on concerns, communicating effectively and sharing information appropriately. If successful this vacancy will require an enhanced DBS check at a cost of 54.50. This cost will be deducted from your first Trust salaryIn addition to this it will be a condition of your employment that you will join the DBS update service and pay the annual subscription fee of 16.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Registration with the Health Care Professions Council
• Membership of RCOT
• Evidence of continuous and current clinical, professional, leadership and academic development relevant to clinical fields.
• Clinical Educators/Field worker course or equivalent

Desirable

• Upper limb intervention training e.g Constraint Induced Movement therapy, Bimanual Therapy

Knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge of a range of relevant conditions and their management related to this clinical area
• An understanding of Clinical governance and evidence based practice.

Desirable

• Use Person specification to score 0 for no evidence of essential requirements, 1 for some evidence and 2 for good evidence

Experience
Essential

• Broad base of clinical experience prior to specialising
• Experience of multi-disciplinary working
• Experience of effective team working across settings

Desirable

• Use Person specification to score 0 for no evidence of essential requirements, 1 for some evidence and 2 for good evidence

Skills and Abilities
Essential

• Use Person specification to score 0 for no evidence of essential requirements, 1 for some evidence and 2 for good evidence

Desirable

• Use Person specification to score 0 for no evidence of desirable requirements, 1 for some evidence and 2 for good evidence

Work Related Circumstances
Essential

• Evidence of being fit to fulfil work related duties, or reasonable adjustments can be made.

Desirable

• Use Person specification to score 0 for no evidence of essential requirements, 1 for evidenced essential requirements

Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Registration with the Health Care Professions Council
• Membership of RCOT
• Evidence of continuous and current clinical, professional, leadership and academic development relevant to clinical fields.
• Clinical Educators/Field worker course or equivalent

Desirable

• Upper limb intervention training e.g Constraint Induced Movement therapy, Bimanual Therapy

Knowledge
Essential

• Knowledge of a range of relevant conditions and their management related to this clinical area
• An understanding of Clinical governance and evidence based practice.

Desirable

• Use Person specification to score 0 for no evidence of essential requirements, 1 for some evidence and 2 for good evidence

Experience
Essential

• Broad base of clinical experience prior to specialising
• Experience of multi-disciplinary working
• Experience of effective team working across settings

Desirable

• Use Person specification to score 0 for no evidence of essential requirements, 1 for some evidence and 2 for good evidence

Skills and Abilities
Essential

• Use Person specification to score 0 for no evidence of essential requirements, 1 for some evidence and 2 for good evidence

Desirable

• Use Person specification to score 0 for no evidence of desirable requirements, 1 for some evidence and 2 for good evidence

Work Related Circumstances
Essential

• Evidence of being fit to fulfil work related duties, or reasonable adjustments can be made.

Desirable

• Use Person specification to score 0 for no evidence of essential requirements, 1 for evidenced essential requirements

Skills Required