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Paediatric Occupational Therapist

The closing date is 14 September 2025

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Job summary

We are recruiting a full-time Paediatric Occupational Therapist in the Disabled Children and Therapy Service offering a unique opportunity to work with children and young people with a range of complex needs, delivering high-quality, family-centred care and promoting independence and inclusion.

Main duties of the job

As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist, you will:

  • Provide specialist assessments and interventions for children with physical, behavioural, and developmental challenges.
  • Contribute to multidisciplinary meetings.
  • You will make recommendations for and provide equipment and adaptations to enhance independence and safety. You will carry this out in children's own homes and schools.
  • Offer guidance and training to families, carers, and educational staff.
  • Support the supervision and development of other staff and students.

About us

Cornwall Councils ambition is to be an employer of choice, a high performing Council and a learning organisation. We commit to providing a reward and benefits package to attract, motivate and reward our employees. We offer a range of flexible working options to our staff. This helps provide our employees with a greater work/life balance. Whilst still ensuring that service needs are met.

Our core employee rewards and benefits include:

  • A competitive salary.
  • A defined benefit pension scheme, based on your career average earnings. This includes the option for extra voluntary contributions
  • A generous annual leave entitlement with the potential to purchase additional leave.
  • A national award-winning employee health and wellbeing programme
  • Employee benefits scheme giving employees access to a wide range of discounts to local and national goods and services.

Additional Information:

Please note, we are unable to offer sponsorship for this role

Details

Date posted

19 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

F0021-700003246

Job locations

New County Hall

Treyew Road

Truro

Cornwall

TR1 3AY


Job description

Job responsibilities

You will work collaboratively with families, schools, health professionals and social care colleagues to assess, plan, and deliver occupational therapy interventions that support the development and well-being of children and young people. Your caseload will include children with a variety of medical conditions or disabilities and your input will contribute to improving participation in everyday activities at home, in school and in the community.

Job description

Job responsibilities

You will work collaboratively with families, schools, health professionals and social care colleagues to assess, plan, and deliver occupational therapy interventions that support the development and well-being of children and young people. Your caseload will include children with a variety of medical conditions or disabilities and your input will contribute to improving participation in everyday activities at home, in school and in the community.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Holds a degree in Occupational Therapy and is registered with the HCPC.

About you:

Essential

  • We are looking for a confident and skilled Occupational Therapist who:
  • Has proven post-qualification experience, ideally with children and young people.
  • Demonstrates excellent clinical reasoning, communication and organisational skills.
  • Is passionate about child-centred practice and working in partnership with families.
Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

  • Holds a degree in Occupational Therapy and is registered with the HCPC.

About you:

Essential

  • We are looking for a confident and skilled Occupational Therapist who:
  • Has proven post-qualification experience, ideally with children and young people.
  • Demonstrates excellent clinical reasoning, communication and organisational skills.
  • Is passionate about child-centred practice and working in partnership with families.

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

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.

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

Cornwall Council

Address

New County Hall

Treyew Road

Truro

Cornwall

TR1 3AY


Employer's website

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Cornwall Council

Address

New County Hall

Treyew Road

Truro

Cornwall

TR1 3AY


Employer's website

https://www.cornwall.gov.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Development OT Lead Fieldworker

Andrew Berriman

andrew.berriman@cornwall.gov.uk

Details

Date posted

19 August 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

F0021-700003246

Job locations

New County Hall

Treyew Road

Truro

Cornwall

TR1 3AY


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