Band 6 Occupational Therapist

Job Title: Occupational

Therapist - 89768

Grade: Band 6/7

Trust: Berkshire

Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust

Location: Erlegh

House, Reading RG6 6BZ

Ward/Dept: CYPIT Occupational Therapy

Hours: 37.5 hours

Shift Pattern: Mon-Fri 9:00-17:00

Pay Rates Day: £24.61/£28.90

Why might this job interest you?

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist looking for a new role? We

have a new and exciting opportunity for a Band 6/7 Occupational Therapist to

join the team based in Reading.

Berkshire Healthcare CYPIT service is an integrated childrens therapy

service shaped around the needs of the child and family operating within the

Children, Families and All Age Services Division (CFAA). They are structured

within integrated teams consisting of Speech and Language Therapists,

Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, as well as a strong integrated

therapy assistant team based in locality areas within West Berkshire

strategically focused on phases of life. They work closely together to ensure that

they have the greatest therapeutic impact, working both directly and indirectly

with children, young people and families to enable them to achieve their goals. Remote working is also an option.

Main duties of the job

Provide specialist advice, teaching and training to colleagues working within and outside the service, regarding individual patients and all areas of clinical delivery.

Investigate, interpret and analyse clinical and non-clinical facts to form accurate clinical diagnosis, evaluation and prognosis as part of the comprehensive assessment of patients, particularly those with a highly complex presentation, and to recommend the best course of intervention.

Be professional and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work including the management of patients in your care. To ensure a high standard of clinical care for the families and stakeholders under your management, and support more junior staff to do likewise

Maintain accurate, comprehensive and up-to-date documentation, in line with legal and departmental requirements, and communicate assessment and treatment results to the appropriate disciplines in the form of reports and letters.

Communicate effectively and work collaboratively with medical, nursing and other therapy and education staff to ensure delivery of a coordinated integrated service.

About us

Here at NHS Professionals, we run England's largest NHS staff bank and are experts at putting people in places to care. Every year we help thousands of dedicated and highly skilled NHS workers enjoy better career opportunities, more flexible shifts, and a healthier work-life balance across our partnered Trusts.

Career Progression access to Learning & Development opportunities, so that you can take on new roles and challenges

Work-life Balance flexible shifts, committed shifts, wellbeing resources and build paid annual leave

Opportunity & Access over 50 partner NHS Trusts to give you the flexibility of choice to work how and where you want

Details

Date posted

29 September 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 7

Salary

£24.61 to £28.90 an hour

Contract

Bank

Duration

6 months

Working pattern

Full-time,

Flexible working

Reference number

M0042-89768C

Job locations

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Science & Technology Centre

Earley Gate, Whiteknights Road

READING

RG6 6BZ

United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• OT Qualification and NHS experience mandatory.
• HCPC registration mandatory.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of supervision and training of other band 5 therapists/students and other professionals.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in working with children.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• OT Qualification and NHS experience mandatory.
• HCPC registration mandatory.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of supervision and training of other band 5 therapists/students and other professionals.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in working with children.

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 .

Additional information

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 .

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Science & Technology Centre

Earley Gate, Whiteknights Road

READING

RG6 6BZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

NHS Professionals Limited

Address

Berkshire Healthcare Foundation Trust

Science & Technology Centre

Earley Gate, Whiteknights Road

READING

RG6 6BZ

United Kingdom

Employer's website

https://www.nhsprofessionals.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Job responsibilities

Please see attached Job Description for a more detailed breakdown of the duties and responsibilities of this role.

Qualifications

Essential

• OT Qualification and NHS experience mandatory.
• HCPC registration mandatory.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of supervision and training of other band 5 therapists/students and other professionals.
• Minimum of 2 years experience in working with children.