HCRG Care Group
Bank Occupational Therapist - SW Surrey
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Job Introduction
Join our team as a Bank Occupational Therapist.
As well as the attractive hourly rates of pay, at HCRG Care Group you will benefit from:
- Flexible Shift Booking – Self-book bank shifts and request time off up to six weeks in advance for a better work-life balance.
- Wagestream Access – Track and access earned wages anytime, avoiding high-interest loans or overdrafts.
- Professional Growth – Gain experience across various services, access free training, and join our Strive for Better professional network.
- 24/7 Well-being Support – Free counselling, legal advice, financial guidance, and career coaching.
- Innovative Culture – Share ideas, apply for national funding, and contribute to service improvements.
- Recognition & Engagement – Nominate colleagues for awards and participate in executive Q&A sessions.
- Commitment to Excellence – Be part of a team with "Good" or "Outstanding" CQC-rated services.
Are you a motivated and compassionate Occupational Therapist looking for a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful difference in children’s lives?
Join our Children’s Community Health Team at HCRG Care Group, where you’ll provide high-quality Occupational Therapy assessment, diagnosis, and intervention to children, empowering them and their families to achieve their full potential.
As a Band 5 Occupational Therapist, you will play a vital role in a multidisciplinary team, supporting children with a range of developmental and performance challenges.
You’ll work in partnership with families, carers, and other professionals to enable self-management, independence, and well-being in children’s daily lives.
Base
You will be based at one of our Surrey-wide office hubs, with the flexibility of hybrid working to support your professional and personal needs.
At HCRG Care Group, we are proud to be a flexible-first employer. Our agile working approach allows our teams to thrive in a supportive and adaptable environment while delivering high-quality care.
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Main Responsibilities
- Carrying out high-quality School Based Assessments, as part of a Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) for children and young people
- Assess and provide tailored advice and interventions for children with diverse needs.
- Develop and implement individualised treatment plans in collaboration with families and carers.
- Recommend and support the use of specialist equipment for home and school settings.
- Liaise with professionals across health, education, social care, and voluntary sectors to ensure comprehensive care.
- Provide sensitive and effective communication with children and their families, adapting to their needs and circumstances.
- Contribute to team performance targets and participate in supervision, training, and team meetings.
- Assist with prioritising treatment goals for children with complex needs or terminal illnesses, ensuring appropriate discharge planning and referrals.
The Ideal Candidate
- Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration
- Knowledge or training in ASD strategies/interventions (e.g. PECS, SCERTS, ADOS)
- Evidence of post-graduate training or equivalent experience in:
- Child development
- ASD, ADHD, neurodevelopmental conditions
- Experience working with children in a similar paediatric setting
- Confidence in using a variety of assessments and treatment approaches
Desirable
- Membership of BAOT
- Membership of a Special Interest Group
- Clinical Educator qualification
- Experience delivering community-based children’s OT services
Other requirements: the successful applicant will need to be a car driver
Please See Attached Job Description For Full Personal Specification.
For further information please contact Lisa on 07867373045
About The Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.
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Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.
We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.
While it doesn’t happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and we’ll need to close it earlier than the date we’ve shown here. If you’re keen to join our team, we’d love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.
As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.
Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.
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