CYPS Specialist Occupational Therapist


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£39,959 to £48,117 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Cheltenham, GL51 0LG
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	8 Oct 2026
Closing date:	2 Nov 2026

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Summary

The post holder will work under the clinical supervision of an appropriately experienced and qualified CYPS Practitioner and well as line management responsibilities being held by a senior member of staff. Provide a range of health care based assessment and treatment interventions for children and young people (0-18yrs) and their families/carers within the designated team. Provision will be in accordance to the application of a range of profession specific models of clinical practice. This will include: o Providing a holistic clinical/health assessment, consultation, advice and the delivery of intervention programmes for children and young people with a diverse range of needs. Care planning will utilise a wide range of treatment skills and options for use in both the home, community and school setting alongside using a personalised and coproduction approach when working with families, parents and carerso Clinical care will take a trauma informed approach with knowledge and understanding of Adverse Child Experience (ACES) that may be impacting on presenting needso Undertaking comprehensive and accurate assessment/formulation of children and young people (including diagnostic where required), using investigative, analytical and effective clinical reasoning skillso Demonstrate effective profession based core skills and competencies including effective clinical decision making and articulating rationale behind decision making. This includes consideration and identification of safeguarding needs and taking further action where requiredo Contributing to team based referral screening/Front Door pathwayso Providing effective and safe clinical risk assessments & risk management planning as part of routine clinical worko Undertaking accountability, responsibility and independent managing a clinical caseload of children/young people and their families. When allocated, the clinician is responsible case holder and has overall responsibility and accountability as well as a duty of care for assessment, treatment and review of the child/young person/family until the point of onward referral or dischargeo Expected roles, responsibilities and activity/performance expectations are outlined within a personal (team based) job plan. This job plan will be reviewed regularly and may be adjusted to meet team or service led requirements The Trust is required to work in line with the Governments UK Visa and Immigration Rules and Regulations. For more information about sponsorship for certain roles, please visit - https://www.gov.uk/browse/visas-immigration/work-visas To support compliance with UK immigration requirements, all applicants who require a visa to work in the UK must disclose their visa history in full. This includes current and previous sponsors, dates of sponsorship, visa category, and any changes of employment. If you are on a Graduate or Dependant Visa, please disclose the expiry date on your application. Incomplete information may mean we are unable to consider your application.

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