Clinical Specialist/Team Manager (OT) - CFHDNHS

Job summary

Exciting Job opportunities!!!

CFHD are looking to recruit a 0.7 wte Specialist Occupational Therapist to provide specialist Occupational Therapy support within the Experts at Hand service through advice, consultation, modelling of strategies, training, and targeted intervention.

The post-holder will work as part of the multidisciplinary team and autonomously to support children and young people, families, and professionals by building capacity within early years, school and post-16 settings, delivering training, and offering time-limited direct interventions where indicated.

This is an exciting chance to take a leadership role in shaping and developing this innovative pilot service as it is rolled out across Devon.

The successful candidate will have the opportunity to influence service development, support implementation, and help drive the success of this new model of support for children, young people, and the wider workforce.

Interview information:

Interviews will be held on the 1st and 2nd December 2026 at Capital Court in Exeter.

Main duties of the job

• To provide Specialist OT assessment and intervention for a caseload of complex cases
• Provide support and clinical supervision to OT staff across CFHD
• Work within the Physical and Sensory Pathway providing support to Occupational Therapists working across a range of pathways
• Screen and triage referrals and ensure a strengths-based approach to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions to support the complex packages of care for children with additional needs in the community
• Contribute to risk assessment and care planning in collaboration with children, young people and their carers
• Provide specialist occupational therapy assessment, advice and interventions to children, young people and their families and to hold a caseload of children with complex needs
• Provide case management of an identified caseload of children and young people with highly complex long-term conditions and complex needs by utilising and promoting evidence-based care

Job description

Full Vacancy details can be found on the attached Job Description/Person Specification. Please refer to your suitability to the post in your supporting information from the role requirements or person specification.

About us

At Children and Family Health Devon, we are dedicated to improving the physical and mental health of children and young people across Devon and Torbay. We aim to create an environment where children and young people can thrive and are committed to reducing health inequalities and providing specialised support, empowering them to lead healthy, fulfilling lives.

Our children and young people say

We would like the people who work for Children and Family Health Devon to be understanding, patient and respectful. They should be trustworthy and make us feel safe and comfortable. It is important that they use their skills and experience to listen carefully in a non-patronising and non-judgemental way. When staff are positive and friendly, they help to create an environment that is informal and without pressure.

Who we are

We are an alliance of NHS organisations led Devon Partnership Trust. We are a group of professionals including psychologists, psychiatrists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, physiotherapists, nurses and many other professions.

Join us in beautiful Devon

With access to moors, sea and cities, there are plenty of opportunities to enjoy Devon. Whether you enjoy spending time in the cultural hub of Exeter, exploring the Jurassic coastline or discovering the world surfing reserve in North Devon there really is something for everyone.