Job summary
Package Description: As a valued member of our Bank Senior Occupational Therapy team, your wellbeing and development matter. We offer a comprehensive range of benefits designed to help you feel supported, recognised, and empowered in your role:

Flexible Shift Booking Enjoy the freedom to self-book bank shifts and request time off up to six weeks in advance, supporting a healthy worklife balance.
Wagestream Access Monitor and access earned wages in real time, helping you avoid high interest borrowing and stay in control of your finances.
Professional Growth Broaden your experience across multiple services, access free training opportunities, and join our Strive for Better professional network.
24/7 Wellbeing Support Benefit from free counselling, legal advice, financial guidance, and career coaching whenever you need it.
Innovative Culture Share ideas, apply for national funding, and help drive meaningful service improvements across our organisation.
Recognition & Engagement Celebrate colleagues through awards, take part in executive Q&A sessions, and feel connected to our leadership.
Commitment to Excellence Join a group where services are consistently rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC.

Main duties of the job
As a Bank Senior Occupational Therapist within HCRG Care Group, you will have the opportunity to work in a supportive and empowering environment. The role involves providing specialist assessment, diagnosis, and therapeutic interventions for children with developmental needs. You will collaborate with families, carers, and professionals to help children develop life skills. The position allows for flexible shift booking, access to earned wages in real time through Wagestream, and professional growth opportunities. You will have the chance to be involved in innovative cultural practices, share ideas, and drive meaningful service improvements. The role requires a diploma or degree in Occupational Therapy, HCPC registration, and relevant postgraduate training or experience. The job is temporary, based in Redhill, and offers hybrid working arrangements to support work-life balance.

About us
HCRG Care Group is a leading independent provider of community health and care services in the UK. Established in 2006, they focus on transforming health and care through experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. The organisation partners with health and care commissioners and communities to deliver services including community health for adults and children, primary care services, dermatology, musculoskeletal, and adult social care. Their commitment to equal opportunities is reflected in their inclusive approach, welcoming diverse applicants and being a Disability Confident Committed company. They emphasize safeguarding and safer working practices, ensuring procedures are in place for all team members. HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited oversees the company, ensuring data privacy and confidentiality for applicants.

Job responsibilities
Package Description:
As a valued member of our Bank Senior Occupational Therapy team, your wellbeing and development matter.

We offer a comprehensive range of benefits designed to help you feel supported, recognised, and empowered in your role:

• Flexible Shift Booking Enjoy the freedom to self-book bank shifts and request time off up to six weeks in advance, supporting a healthy worklife balance.
• Wagestream Access Monitor and access earned wages in real time, helping you avoid highinterest borrowing and stay in control of your finances.
• Professional Growth Broaden your experience across multiple services, access free training opportunities, and join our Strive for Better professional network.
• 24/7 Wellbeing Support Benefit from free counselling, legal advice, financial guidance, and career coaching whenever you need it.
• Innovative Culture Share ideas, apply for national funding, and help drive meaningful service improvements across our organisation.
• Recognition & Engagement Celebrate colleagues through awards, take part in executive Q&A sessions, and feel connected to our leadership.
• Commitment to Excellence Join a group where services are consistently rated Good or Outstanding by the CQC.

Are you an experienced and compassionate Occupational Therapist ready to take the next step in your career?

We are looking for a dedicated Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our multidisciplinary Childrens Community Health Team. This is a rewarding and influential role, where you will:

• Provide specialist assessment, diagnosis, and therapeutic interventions to children with a wide range of developmental needs.
• Work collaboratively with families, carers, and other professionals to support children to develop independence, confidence, and essential life skills.
• Contribute to holistic, personcentred care plans that enable children and their families to reach their full potential.

If youre passionate about improving outcomes for children and thrive in a dynamic, supportive environment, we would love to hear from you.

Base & Working Arrangements
You will be based at one of our Surrey-wide office hubs, with the option of hybrid working to support your professional and personal needs.

At HCRG Care Group, we proudly champion a flexiblefirst approach. Our agile working culture empowers teams to deliver outstanding care while enjoying a supportive and adaptable work environment.

Main Responsibilities

• Complete detailed assessments and diagnoses, working with children and families to cocreate personalised treatment plans and communicate complex clinical information in a clear, supportive way.
• Provide tailored interventions, advice, and training, including sourcing specialist equipment for home and school use.
• Deliver care across a range of settings - homes, schools, nurseries, and clinics, ensuring equitable access and holistic support.
• Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary teams and external agencies, attending joint sessions, case conferences, and maintaining effective communication throughout.
• Prioritise goals for children with a variety of needs, including complex conditions or lifelimiting illnesses, and manage therapy blocks, discharges, and referrals appropriately.
• Apply safe manual handling techniques and adapt practice to reflect the cultural and linguistic needs of families.
• Uphold safeguarding responsibilities, manage incidents appropriately, and comply with mandatory training.
• Prepare highquality written reports for EHCPs, reviews, and other professional documentation to support positive educational and therapeutic outcomes.

Ideal Candidate Essential

• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC registration
• Evidence of relevant postgraduate training or equivalent experience, such as:
• Child development
• Specialist study of ASD, ADHD, and other neurodevelopmental conditions
• Demonstrable postregistration experience working with children in a paediatric setting

Desirable

• Membership of BAOT
• Membership of relevant Special Interest Groups
• Clinical Educator qualification
• Experience delivering childrens Occupational Therapy services in a community environment
• Previous NHS experience

Additional requirement: A full driving licence and access to a car.

For further information please contact Lisa on 07867373045

About the Company
We change lives by transforming health and care.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. Were 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 doesnt happen often, sometimes a role is very popular, and well need to close it earlier than the date weve shown here. If youre keen to join our team, wed love to hear from you so please apply as soon as you can.

As youd 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 youll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job well 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.

Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential

• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy, HCPC registration, Evidence of relevant postgraduate training or equivalent experience, such as Child development, Specialist study of ASD, ADHD, and other neurodevelopmental conditions, Demonstrable post registration experience working with children in a paediatric setting.

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.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome applications from all sections of the community.