Job summary

We are looking for a passionate and skilled Children's Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic multidisciplinary therapy service at Vranch House School & Centre.

This part-time role offers flexibility, with the option to work year-round or term-time only, helping you achieve the right work-life balance.

As part of our wider Therapy Service, you will support:

• Community outpatients aged 5-18 years attending mainstream education settings across Devon.
• Children and young people aged 2-19 years with complex physical needs attending Vranch House Special School.

At Vranch House, we're proud to provide a truly unique environment for therapists. This is more than just a job. It's an opportunity to develop your skills, explore new approaches and make a real difference to the lives of children and young people across Devon.

• Excellent opportunities for continuing professional development (CPD), including specialist training and support for career progression.
• Regular supervision, mentoring and opportunities to work alongside an experienced multidisciplinary team.
• The opportunity to work in what many therapists describe as a "therapist playground" - a creative environment where you can trial, develop and deliver innovative interventions tailored to each child's needs.
• The chance to make a meaningful impact in both community and specialist school settings.

If you are enthusiastic, creative and keen to develop your clinical skills, we would love to hear from you.

Main duties of the job

Manage a diverse caseload of community outpatients aged 5-18 years and pupils at Vranch House School aged 2-19 years.

Support children and YP with physical needs, including developmental delay, neurological, genetic, musculoskeletal and oncology-related conditions.

Deliver evidence-based assessment, advice and treatment, contributing to annual reviews, EHCPs and therapy programmes.

Work collaboratively with children, young people and families to establish meaningful goals.

Deliver therapy programmes and interventions through individual and group sessions in education settings, at Vranch House School and within the Outpatient Department.

Use your clinical expertise to help children achieve their potential through child-centred therapeutic approaches.

Build strong relations through effective verbal and written communication, including participation in TAF meetings and maintaining accurate records.

Identify and coordinate onward referrals, including to Wheelchair Services, Physiotherapy and Occupational Therapy CFHD.

Work closely with families, education professionals, the Vranch House Therapy Team and the wider multidisciplinary team to achieve the best outcomes for children and young people.

Work autonomously while managing a varied workload.

Support the development of junior staff and students through supervision and appraisal.

Deliver training and in-service sessions to education staff, parents, carers and members of the Vranch House Therapy Team.

About us

Vranch House is a long-established children's charity based in Exeter, providing specialist therapy services for children and young people across Devon since the 1960s.

Today, our thriving Therapy Service delivers Physiotherapy across Mid, East and North Devon, Occupational Therapy across Mid and East Devon, and Speech and Language Therapy, Dysphagia and Music Therapy for pupils attending Vranch House School. We also proudly deliver a county-wide Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC) Service in partnership with CFHD.

Children and young people are at the heart of everything we do. We are passionate about helping every child reach their full potential through high-quality, child-centred care delivered in a supportive, nurturing and positive environment.

At Vranch House, we strive to be a dynamic, innovative and connected workplace where staff feel valued, supported and inspired. Our welcoming and inclusive culture has led to exceptional staff retention, with many colleagues choosing to build long and successful careers with us. We are equally committed to helping our teams grow, offering opportunities to develop specialist skills, expand knowledge and progress professionally throughout their time with us.

This is an exciting opportunity to join a highly respected charity where you can make a genuine difference to children's lives while developing your career within a skilled, supportive and forward-thinking multidisciplinary team.

Job summary

Children and Family Health Devon is a system-wide service that delivers an integrated, coordinated support model which wraps around the child, young person and family. It has been specifically designed to respond to all elements of the commissioners strategy and specification along with the vision and strategic direction of the Integrated Care System for Devon. It builds on our strong relationships across education, health, social care and voluntary sector services in Devon, and, most importantly, it has been developed and refined in partnership with children, young people and their families/carers.

Children and Family Health Devon is part of an Alliance that is unique and brings together five leading providers of adult and childrens community, acute and mental health services in Devon:

• Torbay and South Devon NHS Foundation Trust
• Devon Partnership NHS Trust
• Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
• Northern Devon Healthcare NHS Trust
• Livewell South West

• Young Devon
• Vranch House
• Kooth

• University of Exeter
• University of Plymouth
• Marjon University

Children and Family Health Devon is committed to promoting equity and inclusion for all communities; to providing specialist children and young peoples health services which are accessible, appropriate and which recognise the diversity of people, their needs and choices.

Main duties of the job

• To assist in the provision of the Speech and Language Therapy Service to children with speech, language and communication needs across Devon Partnership Trust.
• To include, but not limited to, assisting with the setting up and running of parent groups, childrens groups, individual assessment and intervention, advice and target setting within settings/ home and developing resources and packages of care.
• The post-holder will be accountable for own professional action and recognise own professional boundaries, seeking advice as appropriate. He/she will be involved in projecting a positive image of the service as all times, working independently within the framework of the service through receipt of regular supervision and the trust appraisal system.

About us

About Devon Partnership Trust

We provide mental health, learning disability and neurodiversity services, as well as a range of specialist & secure services for the wider south west region & nationally. We are passionate about promoting good mental health & wellbeing. We strive to use the expertise & resources within our organisation, and through our partnerships, to deliver high quality services that are safe & focused on people's recovery.

We are committed to developing a culture of coproduction, involving patients, families & carers in everything we do

Our values

We not only recruit based on qualifications & experience - we recruit individuals who possess & demonstrate the behaviours which underpin our Trusts core values. These include such attributes as showing a commitment to quality of care, improving lives of others, giving respect, dignity & compassion. We can bring those values to life in our everyday tasks by giving a smile; making time for people; challenging ourselves & others, & being open to new ideas.

We are committed to being an inclusive employer & applications are encouraged & welcomed from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics as governed by the Equality Act 2010. Part time & flexible working applications will be considered & supported, where possible. We particularly encourage applicants with lived experience of mental health conditions, neurodiversity or learning disabilities. We are a Disability Confident Leader.