Job Summary
Join our Band 6 Children’s Occupational Therapy Rotation at Leeds Children’s Hospital! Are you looking to develop your career in OT while making a real difference to children and families? Our Band 6 rotation offers excellent opportunities to develop specialist skills, broaden your experience and build your future in paediatric occupational therapy. Working across inpatient and outpatient services, you will support children in wards, clinics, schools and at home. You will gain experience across a range of specialist areas including Rheumatology, Chronic Pain, Neurology, PICU, Neuromuscular, Oncology, Orthopaedics, Neurodevelopmental Babies, and General Medicine & Surgery. The successful candidate will have a Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy, HCPC registration, experience of working as an OT with children or in a relevant clinical specialty, able to demonstrate excellent communication skills and effectively prioritise their workload within a busy clinical environment.
Main duties of the job
Join our Band 6 Children’s Occupational Therapy Rotation at Leeds Children’s Hospital! Are you looking to develop your career in OT while making a real difference to children and families? Our Band 6 rotation offers excellent opportunities to develop specialist skills, broaden your experience and build your future in paediatric occupational therapy. Working across inpatient and outpatient services, you will support children in wards, clinics, schools and at home. You will gain experience across a range of specialist areas including Rheumatology, Chronic Pain, Neurology, PICU, Neuromuscular, Oncology, Orthopaedics, Neurodevelopmental Babies, and General Medicine & Surgery. The successful candidate will have a Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy, HCPC registration, experience of working as an OT with children or in a relevant clinical specialty, able to demonstrate excellent communication skills and effectively prioritise the workload within a busy clinical environment.
About us
The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.
Details
Date posted: 26 July 2026Pay scheme: Agenda for changeBand: Band 6Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a yearContract: PermanentWorking pattern: Part-timeReference number: 001651Job locations: Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom
Job responsibilities
Name: Claire England or Sarah WaightsPosition: Clinical Service Manager Children’s OT & Occupational Therapist AdvancedEmail: claire.england@nhs.net or s.waights@nhs.netPhone number: 0113 3920615Shortlisting Date: 14th August 2026Interview Date: 21st August 2026
Job Summary
Join our Band 6 Children’s Occupational Therapy Rotation at Leeds Children’s Hospital! Are you looking to develop your career in OT while making a real difference to children and families? Our Band 6 rotation offers excellent opportunities to develop specialist skills, broaden your experience and build your future in paediatric occupational therapy. Working across inpatient and outpatient services, you will support children in wards, clinics, schools and at home. You will gain experience across a range of specialist areas including Rheumatology, Chronic Pain, Neurology, PICU, Neuromuscular, Oncology, Orthopaedics, Neurodevelopmental Babies, and General Medicine & Surgery. The successful candidate will have a Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy, HCPC registration, experience of working as an OT with children or in a relevant clinical specialty, able to demonstrate excellent communication skills and effectively prioritise their workload within a busy clinical environment.
Why you should join our Team
The Children’s Occupational Therapy team works across Leeds Children’s Hospital, providing services within both inpatient and outpatient settings. Our core hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm, although flexible working arrangements will be considered. We are a friendly, supportive team committed to delivering the highest quality care to children and their families. We place a strong emphasis on staff wellbeing and continuing professional development. Our mission is to make a positive difference to children’s lives through specialist, personalised and fun therapy, delivered in partnership with the child, their family and the wider multidisciplinary team. Leeds Children’s Hospital provides care for children and families from across Leeds and the wider region. As a teaching hospital and specialist centre for many services, you will gain valuable experience working with rare and complex conditions, making this an exciting and rewarding place to develop your career.
What you will bring to the role
Manage autonomously a clinical workload at a specialist level: assessing and treating patients and maintaining associated records. Provide a patient-focused service following the Occupational Therapy process (screen referrals, assess and plan treatment programmes, implement and evaluate treatment programmes, monitor and discharge) and using Occupational Therapy core skills. Develop and apply specialist knowledge, gained from past experience, on the job experience and specialist training. Supervise and support Occupational Therapists. Delegate work to, supervise and support Occupational Therapy Support Staff. Supervise and educate Occupational Therapy Students. Act as a specialist Occupational Therapy resource for colleagues, carers and patients. Deputise for Band 7. Be actively involved in team and service developments including audit and research.
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.
Employer details
Employer name: Leeds Teaching HospitalsAddress: Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX, United KingdomEmployer’s website: https://www.leedsth.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
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