CYPS Occupational Therapist

Job summary

This role is offered on a fixed term basis for up to 12 months. The hours are part time, 30 hours per week.

Internal applicants who wish to be considered for a secondment opportunity should discuss with their line manager the suitability of a possible secondment

The post holder will work closely with CYPS Senior Leads to deliver safe, effective and high-quality services by providing strong clinical leadership and ensuring OT service priorities align with Directorate and Trust values.

Key responsibilities:

• Provide expert clinical leadership, ensuring service delivery reflects evidence-based practice and supports continuous learning and improvement.

• Manage a specialist caseload of children and young people with complex physical healthcare needs, delivering assessments, interventions and treatment programmes in partnership with families.

• Champion clinical governance, best practice principles and service improvement initiatives.

• Place the voice and lived experience of children and young people at the centre of decision-making and care planning.

We are looking for an innovative, motivated and compassionate clinician who can balance strong leadership with hands-on practice. This is a rewarding opportunity to make a difference to the lives of children, young people and their families, while shaping and developing high-quality services for the future.

A valid driving licence is essential for this post.

Main duties of the job

To hold a complex clinical caseload through providing clinical assessment and the delivery of treatment programmes for children and young people with a diverse range of physical healthcare needs.

Provide support and clinical leadership to band 6 and 5 team members to manage their clinical caseloads.

Hold accountability and provide assurance that the team is continuously striving to provide high quality, safe and effective services that are evidence based and fully adhere to corporate, clinical governance and expected standards of practice across all aspects of clinical delivery, including the effective and safe use of resources and equipment.

Demonstrate a commitment that the "voice" and lived experience of the child and young person is at the heart of all CYPS decision making and clinical care planning.

The post holder will liaise with other agencies including education settings, social care and voluntary agencies

The qualification, training & experience requirements for the role are underlined in the Job Description/Person Specification.

About us

We have a skilled and dedicated workforce of over 5000 colleagues working in a diverse range of services over 55 sites and within people's homes. We strive to enable a welcoming workplace culture that builds and celebrates civility, inclusivity and diversity, while providing a sense of belonging and trust.

Annual staff surveys, regular Pulse surveys and other engagement opportunities provide our people with lots of opportunity to tell us about their experiences of working with us. In the latest staff survey, 61% of colleagues gave us their views. It was great to hear that:

• 72% of colleagues would recommend the Trust as a place to work, ranking us 1st for Provider Trusts in the South West region on this question.
• 76% would recommend the standard of care provided in our services if a friend or relative needed treatment, also ranking us 1st in the South West region.
• 81% said that care of patients and service users is the Trust's priority, compared with an average in comparable NHS Trusts in England of 64%.

This high-level overview shows we are in a healthy position, with higher scores than average for comparable organisations, alongside a great response rate, indicating good staff engagement. However, we also know we have plenty of room for improvement in many areas. To that end, we continue to prioritise and invest in our commitment to genuinely becoming a Great Place to Work with consistent top-quartile performance in the annual staff survey and Pulse surveys.

Details

Date posted

08 October 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£49,387 to £56,515 a year per annum (pro rata)

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

12 months

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

327-26-809

Job locations

Springbank Community Centre

Springbank Way,

Cheltenham,

GL51 0LG

United Kingdom

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