Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist; LTV and Complex Needs
At a glance
- Band
- Band 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Part-time
- Posted
- 20/08/2026
- Closes
- 01/09/2026
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 role is for an experienced Occupational Therapist to work with children who have long-term needs, including those on Long Term Ventilation, neurological, and complex medical conditions. The post holder will manage a complex caseload, working autonomously to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions. They will collaborate with physiotherapists, parents, carers, and other services to provide child-centred therapy. The role involves advanced clinical reasoning and participation in multidisciplinary team decision-making.
Essential criteria
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
- HPC registration
- Experience of working with children with complex needs / LTV
- Evidence of CPD, post registration educational and training
- Level 7 study or equivalent
- High level knowledge of a variety of assessments and treatment modalities
Desirable criteria
- Experience of Supervising Junior Staff and Students
- Knowledge of specialist paediatric approaches and high standard of performance in a range of general paediatric skills
- experience of audit
- evidence of relevant CPD
- Experience of working in paediatrics
- Experience of working in acute health care setting
- Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
- HPC registration
- Experience of working with children with complex needs / LTV
- Evidence of CPD, post registration educational and training
- Level 7 study or equivalent
- High level knowledge of a variety of assessments and treatment modalities
- Experience of Supervising Junior Staff and Students
- Knowledge of specialist paediatric approaches and high standard of performance in a range of general paediatric skills
- experience of audit
- evidence of relevant CPD
- Experience of working in paediatrics
- Experience of working in acute health care setting
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 7 at £46,148 – £52,809 a year, across England.
This advert: £49,387 – £56,515 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Job summary
We are looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist with skills in managing children with long term needs including Long Term Ventilation, neurological and complex medical conditions to work within the Acute Integrated Therapy Team.
The post holder will carry a complex caseload of children with complex needs who are under the care of the Long Term Ventilation team, and other specialist teams across Alder Hey. They will work in partnership with parents, carers, education and other service providers to ensure a child centred approach to therapy.
The post holder will work jointly with physiotherapist colleagues to manage this caseload.
We are looking to recruit a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist, to work as an autonomous clinician using specialist assessment skills to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions for patients who have acute and long term conditions.
We are looking for a Occupational Therapist with highly developed analytical & judgment skills to be directly involved in the clinical decision-making process as part of the MDT, using and interpreting the results of diagnostic tests to progress the management of the child's condition.
To be directly involved in the clinical decision-making process as part of the long term ventilation multidisciplinary team, providing appropriate advice and education to families and colleagues to pro
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