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Specialist Occupational Therapist Band 6 Rehab - April 2026 The role of Specialist Occupational Therapist will provide a high quality, evidence based occupational therapy service, which promotes participation and functional activity of children and young people accessing our neurorehabilitation services. Our service delivery aims to promote outcome focussed interventions, safe care, function and par

Specialist Occupational Therapist Band 6 Rehab - April 2026 The role of Specialist Occupational Therapist will provide a high quality, evidence based occupational therapy service, which promotes participation and functional activity of children and young people accessing our neurorehabilitation services. Our service delivery aims to promote outcome focussed interventions, safe care, function and participation of children and young people accessing home, school, and community life. You will deliver child and family focused, goal led interventions at a specialist level within a multi-disciplinary and multi-agency setting. This role is not open to sponsorship. Role Requirements Provide high quality, evidence based occupational therapy provision for children and young people, in partnership with other members of the multi-disciplinary team and education services. Undertake specialist occupational therapy assessments of children with a range of needs including highly complex needs. Develop therapy goals, in collaboration and with the child and family/carers, as well as the MDT, to maximise recovery and facilitate the participation of the child in their daily life. Devise and carry out therapeutic interventions that are developmentally appropriate, goal directed, and occupation centred both in terms of means and outcome. Use observational and standardised outcome measures to monitor and evaluate each childs progress and adjust intervention/programmes, as necessary. Contribute to the assessment of the child/young persons upper limb and support provision of interventions to maintain or improve upper limb range and function where possible. Assess and advise on specialist equipment and liaise with social services and relevant others on its provision. This may be loaned equipment for use at The Childrens Trust or recommendations of equipment for long-term use on return to home. Assess, evaluate, and recommend discharge/transition plans for children/young people within the multidisciplinary team framework. Contribute to child related reports, including looked after children and annual review reports as required, and assist with the collation of these as required, in a timely manner and in line with organisational targets. Contribute to child related meetings, meetings with parents, MDT meetings, and liaison with external agencies where appropriate. Keep appropriate and accurate intervention records, fulfilling legal, professional and all other requirements of The Childrens Trust. Work flexibly in terms of hours, including the ability to work an early evening (weekly) and one weekend day, per calendar month. To undertake other or additional duties that are within your skills and abilities, as the organisation may reasonably require from time to time. Interview Date:TBC Strictly no agencies, please. About Us The Childrens Trust is the UKs leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service. Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom. Staff Benefits The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits on our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment. We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service. Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teachers pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment. Rehabilitation of Offenders Many roles at The Childrens Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected. The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Childrens Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions. Equal Opportunity Employer To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UKs diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networksacross the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here.We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background.We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements. Online Searches In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidates name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as Linked In. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview. JBRP1_UKTJ

The Head of Nursing and Quality is a senior strategic and operational leader within The Children s Trust, responsible for delivering the highest standards of nursing, clinical care, safety, and clinical governance across the organisation. Reporting directly to the Director of Nursing and Quality, the postholder provides professional leadership for the nursing and care workforce, oversees the day to day clinical management of the organisation and deputises for the Director of Nursing and Quality / Registered Manager as required. This role ensures compliance with all relevant regulatory frameworks, including CQC, OFSTED Care, National Minimum Standards for Children s Homes, and national patient safety requirements, while fostering a culture of excellence, continuous learning, and improvement. The postholder will lead on the development of evidence-based practice, ensuring services are safe, equitable, responsive, and aligned with The Children s Trust s strategic objectives. Interview date: Friday 2 January 2026 This role is not open for sponsorship. Duties and Responsibilities Strategic Leadership and Professional Practice Provide highly visible, credible leadership to nursing and care teams across the organisation. Act as a key delegate and deputy for the Director of Nursing and Quality / Registered Manager. Champion a culture that promotes safe, equitable, compassionate, and evidence-based care. Ensure children, young people, and families are meaningfully involved in shaping service delivery and evaluating their experience. Lead the development and delivery of organisational initiatives, contributing to strategic objectives, the business plan, and the organisational dashboard. Proactively network externally to promote the organisation s clinical and professional profile. Regulatory Compliance and Quality Assurance Ensure full compliance with CQC, OFSTED Care, National Minimum Standards for Children s Homes, NMC standards, and other applicable legislation. Lead audits of CQC and Ofsted standards, identifying gaps and implementing robust action plans. Assist in the continued development, implementation, and maintenance of an effective organisation-wide clinical governance framework. Jointly coordinate the completion of the annual Quality Account. Lead clinical policy development, ensuring all clinical policies are evidence-based, current, and understood by staff. Patient Safety, Clinical Risk and Incident Management Lead a culture of transparency, learning, and continuous improvement within the Nursing and Care directorate. Implement and oversee the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF) and annual associated plan alongside the Head of Clinical Governance. Ensure timely review and oversight of incident reporting, risk assessments, serious incident investigations, and associated actions. Promote and strengthen organisational processes for identifying, mitigating, and monitoring clinical risks. Communicate themes and learning from incidents across the organisation. Workforce Leadership, Development and Management Provide professional leadership to nursing, care, safeguarding, respiratory, pharmacy, clinical governance and clinical education teams. Line manage: Business Support Manager, Senior Clinical Lead, Lead Respiratory Nurse and three house managers, and associated teams. Ensure robust workforce planning, including appropriate skill mix and safe staffing. Lead recruitment and retention strategies for nursing and care services in partnership with the People Team. Ensure regular, high-quality clinical supervision, appraisal, and professional development opportunities. Oversee NMC revalidation processes and compliance with professional standards. Build high-performing teams through motivation, recognition, coaching, and consistent performance management. Nursing and Care Leadership Provide strategic leadership for the nursing and care education team and line manager this through the Senior Clinical Lead. Ensure a safe and effective education provision aligned with national standards and NMC, and other regulatory requirements. Safeguarding Ensure strong collaboration with safeguarding professionals ensuring safeguarding governance, policy implementation, training compliance, and multi-agency collaboration. Provide senior oversight of safeguarding concerns, investigations, and learning in conjunction with the Director of Nursing and Quality, and wider safeguarding team. Infection Prevention and Control (IPC) Provide leadership for infection prevention and control, ensuring compliance with national guidelines. Monitor infection data, oversee IPC audits, and initiate improvement strategies. Promote best practice in all clinical and residential settings. Documentation, Information Management and Digital Systems Ensure safe, accurate and secure medical and care records, with regular audit for compliance. Maximise use of digital systems to support clinical decision-making, documentation, and governance. Ensure clear, consistent standards for record-keeping across all clinical and care areas. Resource, Budget and Performance Management Hold delegated responsibility for staffing and non-staffing budgets across nursing, care, and residential services. Lead capital and equipment planning to ensure all clinical environments are safe and fit for purpose. Review and ensure effective skill mix and resource allocation. Set SMART objectives for direct reports and monitor performance through structured quarterly reviews. Senior Leadership and Organisational Responsibilities Serve as a critical member of the Nursing and Care Senior Leadership Team. Participate in the senior site manager weekend rota. Communicate organisational messages effectively and relay staff feedback to senior leaders. Undertake additional duties aligned with the role s scope and organisational requirements. Ensure full compliance with Health & Safety regulations and The Children's Trust policies. Wellbeing and Emotional Resilience Maintains a positive approach and outlook when dealing with change and overcoming challenges and problems. Recognises own limitations, develops realistic goals, and uses support network resource when or if necessary. Treats challenges and problems as a learning experience. Remains organised and focused when under pressure. Responds appropriately and effectively to all constructive feedback. Motivates self and other. Education: Registered Nurse. Leadership / management qualification. Master s degree in relevant subject. Experience: Evidence of recent management and leadership experience at equivalent to Band 8c or above, for a minimum of two years. Evidence of continuous professional and personal development. Experience of working with children and families with complex health needs. Skills, Abilities & Knowledge: Dynamic, passionate, open, collaborative, and supportive leadership style. Able to build teams and delegate. Able to problem solve and make informed decisions, and take charge of events. Excellent interpersonal skills. Strong influencing skills in depth knowledge of all relevant regulatory legislation, with experience of implementing and working to them. Demonstrable track record of achievement in quality and patient safety. Experience of leading a service and of transformational change. Experience managing projects. Experience of effective partnership working, with both internal and external stakeholders. Experience of managing budgets. Personal Qualities: Commitment to the vision and values of The Children s Trust. Flexible and can do attitude to competing commitments in workload. Highly motivated and reliable. Ability to cope working in a demanding environment. Commitment to maintaining personal wellbeing and the wellbeing of colleagues. About Us The Children s Trust is the UK s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service. Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom. Staff Benefits The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits on our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment. We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service. . click apply for full job details

The Head of Clinical Governance will lead and enhance the organisation s commitment to delivering high-quality, safe care for children. This role is pivotal in overseeing clinical governance frameworks, ensuring compliance with regulatory standards, managing clinical risks, and implementing quality improvement initiatives. The postholder will work collaboratively across teams to promote a culture of safety and continuous improvement, aligning with The Children s Trust s strategic objectives. Whilst the post directly reports to the Director of Nursing and Quality, the remit of the role spans the whole organisation and works across all clinical directorates. Interview date: Friday 2 January 2026 This role is not open for sponsorship. Duties and Responsibilities Clinical Governance Develop and maintain an effective clinical governance framework that supports safe and high-quality care. Facilitate regular clinical governance meetings to discuss performance, incidents, and quality improvement initiatives. Ensure that clinical pathways and practices are aligned with best practice guidelines and evidence-based standards. Patient Safety Lead initiatives to enhance patient safety across all services, promoting a culture of transparency and reporting. Implement and maintain the Patient Safety Incident Response Framework (PSIRF), ensuring that learning from incidents is captured and shared. Monitor and report on patient safety metrics, identifying areas for improvement and ensuring appropriate action plans are developed. Clinical Risk Management Identify, assess, and manage clinical risks within the organisation, ensuring effective risk mitigation strategies are in place. Conduct regular reviews of incident reports and risk assessments to inform organisational learning and development. Oversee the management of serious incidents, ensuring thorough investigations and appropriate follow-up actions are completed. Quality Improvement Develop and implement quality improvement initiatives aimed at enhancing patient outcomes and experiences. Lead quality impact assessments for new initiatives or changes in practice, evaluating potential risks and benefits and manage the organisational governance in relation to these. Collaborate with multidisciplinary teams to promote a culture of continuous quality improvement. Regulatory Compliance Ensure compliance with relevant legislation, standards, and guidelines, including CQC regulations and national safety frameworks. Maintain an up-to-date understanding of regulatory changes and ensure organisational policies and practices reflect these updates. Coordinate and draft the annual organisation quality account. Clinical Audit Design and implement a comprehensive clinical audit program that evaluates the quality of care and compliance with clinical standards. Analyse audit findings to identify trends and areas for improvement, facilitating the development of action plans. Incident Management Oversee the incident management process, ensuring that incidents are reported, investigated, and learned from effectively. Develop strategies to communicate learning from incidents across the organisation to promote a culture of safety. Professional Standards Promote adherence to professional standards and best practices among clinical staff, ensuring high levels of accountability and professionalism. Monitor compliance with organisational policies and procedures, implementing corrective actions as needed. Policies and Procedures Develop, review, and update clinical policies and procedures to ensure they align with current best practices and regulatory requirements. Ensure all staff are trained and knowledgeable about relevant policies and procedures. Medical Records Ensure that medical records are maintained accurately and confidentially, supporting patient safety and care continuity. Medicines Management Line manage the lead pharmacist and wider pharmacy team Oversee medicines management processes, ensuring compliance with best practices and safe medication administration. Complaints and Patient Experience Manage the complaints process, ensuring that concerns are addressed promptly and appropriately, and lessons learned are disseminated. Work to enhance patient experience through feedback mechanisms, ensuring that patient voices are heard and acted upon. General Undertake other or additional duties that are within your skills and abilities, as the organisation may reasonably require from time to time. Act as a critical member of the Nursing and Care senior leadership team. Health and Safety Adhere to all Health and Safety guidelines, principles and regulations required to perform your role and comply with The Children s Trust policies and procedures. Wellbeing and Emotional Resilience Maintains a positive approach and outlook when dealing with change and overcoming challenges and problems. Recognises own limitations, develops realistic goals, and uses support network resource when or if necessary. Treats challenges and problems as a learning experience. Remains organised and focused when under pressure. Responds appropriately and effectively to all constructive feedback. Motivates self and other. Education & Qualifications: Active NMC membership Educated to Masters degree level in a relevant area (or relevant experience), and / or with relevant post graduate teaching or leadership qualifications. Experience: Evidence of significant operational leadership experience at AfC band 8a equivalent or above Experience working with children with learning disability Experience of working within quality and clinical governance dedicated roles Experience within training/education/practice-based education and presenting effectively to a variety of audiences Experience managing significant budgets Experience writing business cases for service proposals Experience of effective partnership working with internal and external stakeholders Management of change Skills & Abilities: Dynamic, passionate, open, participative, and supportive leadership style Strong influencing skills Ability to develop and deliver innovative training programmes Clinically credible in own area of practice Able to deliver a multi-faceted service balancing the capacity of each area to meet service needs and priorities. Effective communicator Knowledge: Strong understanding of: Health care educational framework and of developing training strategies Clinical and operational audit data and analysis/presentation methodology Multidisciplinary team working Care of children with learning disabilities Safeguarding Quality improvement programmes and methodologies Personal Qualities: Commitment to the vision and values of The Children s Trust. Flexible and can do attitude to competing commitments in workload. Highly motivated and reliable. Ability to cope working in a demanding environment. Commitment to maintaining personal wellbeing and the wellbeing of colleagues. About Us The Children s Trust is the UK s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service. Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom. Staff Benefits The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits on our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment. We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service. Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher s pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment. Rehabilitation of Offenders Many roles at The Children s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check . click apply for full job details

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Maintenance Engineer to join our Estates Team. In your role as the Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer will deliver an effective integrated maintenance service, aligned with HSE, Inspection Prevention Control, legislative requirements, CQC and Ofsted standards. Role Requirements Reporting to the Senior Engineer the Multiskilled Maintenance Engineer will deliver an effective integrated maintenance service, aligned with HSE, Inspection Prevention Control, legislative requirements, CQC and Ofsted standards. As part of the organization s maintenance function, the Maintenance Engineer will provide planned maintenance, reactive maintenance, inspections, testing, building alteration and refurbishment works. They will also be required to provide technical and professional advice as necessary to ensure that all work is carried out efficiently, to the required quality standard, on time, within budget constraints and in accordance with legal and statutory requirements. These services will be provided at the Tadworth site and retail units in a shift pattern covering 7 days a week Inspect, fault find, carry out repairs to all buildings and building services across the estate. Be flexible adapting to a changing work environment and needs reassessing work methods and responding to urgent requests. Undertake required planned preventative maintenance assigned to you. Complete assigned tests and inspections. Help review, develop, work to policies and procedures. Inspect and replenish fixed oxygen system as required and trained. Receive, raise, acknowledge, update progress and close jobs on the CAFM system via provided tablet. Help review, determine and work to service level agreements. Review and follow plans, specifications, and instructions to ensure accurate and safe completion of work. Review inspections reports and determine remedial work requirements. Assess and identify required materials, tools, and equipment for completion of tasks. Liaise with the helpdesk for ordering of required materials and to maintain agreed stock levels. Support and update the Project Manager on agreed project works undertaken inhouse. Assess and complete condition reports as required. Communicate with staff as required providing updates on works and to ensure any disruption to normal activates are managed and agreed. Escort and supervise Sub-Contractors as required in line with policy. Deputise as instructed by the Head of Estates or the Senior Engineer. Undertake general estate duties extending to but not limited to; gritting, litter picking, emptying bins and jet washing. To undertake other or additional duties that are within your skills and abilities, as the organisation reasonably requires from time to time. Interview Date: TBC Terms and Conditions About Us The Children s Trust is the UK s leading charity for children with acquired brain injury, providing expert rehabilitation, education, therapy, and care at our national specialist centre in Tadworth, and to children and their families across the UK, via our Brain Injury Community Service. Boasting a beautiful 24-acre site in Surrey, we are located just outside of London, close to the M25 (accessible via Junction 8, A217 to Tadworth) and easily accessible via National Rail, by way of: Clapham Junction, Sutton, and Epsom. Staff Benefits The work we do is highly rewarding, and in addition to an attractive salary, we offer a valuable range of benefits, including, Zest; our staff flexible benefits platform, on-site nursery, free eye tests, enhanced Maternity and Paternity Pay, time out days for those experiencing menopause symptoms and time off for gender reassignment. We also offer additional annual leave days for those with long service, with entitlements ranging from 35 to 41 days (including bank holidays) depending on your length of service. Other benefits include free on-site parking; a staff shuttle service from Epsom and Sutton train stations to Tadworth Court, subsidised cafeteria, on-site staff accommodation (subject to availability), the ability to retain your NHS pension (where applicable), Teacher s pension (where applicable) or the opportunity to join an alternative scheme, and the opportunity to develop your career in a supportive and collaborative environment. Rehabilitation of Offenders Many roles at The Children s Trust are exempt from the provisions of Section 4 (2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974, by virtue of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (as amended in 2013 and 2020) and as such, are subject to an Enhanced DBS check. Successful applicants will be required to complete an Enhanced Disclosure & Barring Service (DBS) check, which will disclose all unspent convictions and adult cautions and any spent convictions or adult cautions that would not be protected. The exceptions to this are our retail roles within The Children s Trust shops, which are subject to Basic DBS checks which will disclose unspent convictions or adult cautions. Equal Opportunity Employer To help us achieve our ambition to give children and young people with brain injury and neurodisability the opportunity to live the best life possible, we want to accurately reflect the UK s diverse population. We want equity, diversity, and inclusion to be at the heart of everything we do, and our people, services, and culture to reflect the diverse needs of all. Through our diversity and inclusion strategy, we have made a commitment to increase the diversity of our charity and create an inclusive culture. We have networks across the organisation working to ensure that these aims are met - including an LGBTQIA2S+ group, Ethnic Diversity Group, and Spark our broad EDI group. Read more about our EDI work here. We welcome applications from all who share our ambition regardless of background. We will strive to ensure that any reasonable adjustments are made in respect of interview and working arrangements. Online Searches In accordance with statutory safeguarding and child protection guidance, online searches will be conducted for shortlisted candidates before interview. The online searches will be conducted by a person who is independent of the interview and selection process and will focus on relevant information returned via searches of the candidate s name (and variations thereof). Social media searches will be limited to professional platforms such as LinkedIn. Any concerns relating to suitability for work with children and young people will be forwarded to the interview panel, for discussion during the interview.