Occupational Therapist Specialist
At a glance
- Band
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 22/09/2026
- Closes
- 06/10/2026
Sponsorship verdict
This contract type is not eligible for Skilled Worker sponsorship.
NHS Trusts cannot issue a Certificate of Sponsorship for part-time, bank, locum, zero-hours, job-share or short fixed-term (under 12 months) contracts under current Home Office rules. This applies even when the wider Trust holds a Skilled Worker licence.
Role summary
This is a Band 6 Paediatric Occupational Therapist role based at the Children Centre, Princess Of Wales Hospital in Bridgend, with opportunities to work across other sites and community settings. The post holder will manage a complex and varied caseload, providing highly specialist OT interventions for children with disabilities/developmental problems. Responsibilities include assessing, planning, and implementing treatment plans autonomously, maintaining clinical records, and providing leadership and supervision to junior staff and students. The role involves working in partnership with various health and social care sectors.
Essential criteria
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy. Post graduate training/ accreditation in fieldwork education. Registered member of the HCPC.
- Registered member of the HCPC.
- Knowledge of specialist equipment for children and young people.
Desirable criteria
- Post-graduate training in the area related to Paediatric OT. Management qualifications e.g. ILM
- Membership of professional body
- Postgraduate clinical experience, with post graduate clinical experience in Paediatric OT.
- Extensive clinical experience including group and individual Paediatric intervention.
- Experience of applying professional theory to practice.
- Experience of supervision.
- Awareness of current professional issues.
- Ability to use reflective practice based on current evidence.
- Experience of advising/teaching other professions.
- Aptitude and Abilities Skills
- Ability to work well under pressure within a multi/inter disciplinary team.
- Ability to work within a team and develop team working.
- Autonomous practitioner with excellent personal organisational skills for caseload management, including time management and prioritisation skills.
- Welsh language skills in Speaking/Listening at Level 3 or above
- Qualifications and/or Knowledge
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy. Post graduate training/ accreditation in fieldwork education. Registered member of the HCPC.
- Registered member of the HCPC.
- Knowledge of specialist equipment for children and young people.
- Post-graduate training in the area related to Paediatric OT. Management qualifications e.g. ILM
- Membership of professional body
- Postgraduate clinical experience, with post graduate clinical experience in Paediatric OT.
- Extensive clinical experience including group and individual Paediatric intervention.
- Experience of applying professional theory to practice.
- Experience of supervision.
- Awareness of current professional issues.
- Ability to use reflective practice based on current evidence.
- Experience of advising/teaching other professions.
- Aptitude and Abilities Skills
- Ability to work well under pressure within a multi/inter disciplinary team.
- Ability to work within a team and develop team working.
- Autonomous practitioner with excellent personal organisational skills for caseload management, including time management and prioritisation skills.
- Welsh language skills in Speaking/Listening at Level 3 or above
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 6 at £37,338 – £44,962 a year, across England.
This advert: £40,559 – £48,841 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board
Occupational Therapist Specialist
The closing date is 06 October 2026
Job summary
Are you passionate about Children's occupational therapy? Then look no further than our Band 6 Paediatric post.
The post will offer you the opportunity to continue to develop your skills in a range of assessment and intervention with children and young people within the Cwm Taf Morgannwg population.
The post holder will be based at the Children Centre, Princess Of Wales Hospital , however will have opportunity to work across our other site's delivering robust intervention to a complex and varied caseload.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be based at Children Centre, Princess Of Wales Hospital , however will be required to work across other health authority sites, and will be required to work in a variety of community settings: clinic, schools, nurseries, client's homes.
The post holder will manage a complex and varied caseload, assessing, identifying, planning and providing highly specialist occupational therapy (OT) interventions for children with disabilities/developmental problems. The post holder will implement the treatment plan with autonomy; taking sole responsibility for the patient's safety when undertaking home visits/school and community work, and maintain clinical records in accordance with legal requirements an
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