Children's Occupational Therapist | St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

st georges nhs trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in the City of London seeks a Specialist Children's Occupational Therapist to join their Occupational Therapy Team. The role involves managing children with special educational needs, providing guidance to colleagues and families, and working in a collaborative environment. Ideal candidates will have relevant experience and a commitment to excellent patient care. The post has a progressive banding structure pending competency assessment.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children with special educational needs.
• Ability to manage complex cases effectively.
• Understanding of teamwork and collaboration in healthcare.

Responsibilities

• Manage children with special educational needs autonomously.
• Advise health colleagues and educational professionals in the community.
• Work across a variety of specialisms within children's services.

Job description

Overview

We have an exciting job opportunity to work as a Specialist Children\'s Occupational Therapist with the Occupational Therapy Team based at Queen Mary\'s Hospital. The job will be offered as a Developing Band 5 to Band 6 post pending the post holder reaching competence. Please ensure all Desirable Criteria in the Person Specification is met when applying.

About the Service

The Children’s Therapies team provides high quality responsive uni- and multi- disciplinary assessment, treatment, advice and information to children and their families in the London Borough of Wandsworth, who require Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy.

Aims

The aim is to remediate development difficulties where this is possible and to maximise function for all children accessing the services, including those with severe, complex and profound development difficulties.

Responsibilities

• To autonomously manage children with special educational needs providing advice and input as required within statement of Special Educational Needs.
• To support and advise health colleagues, teaching professionals, parents and carers within the community in the management of complex cases and to provide a more structured framework of advice for Education staff working with children with OT needs.
• You will have the opportunity to work with a wide variety of specialisms within children\'s services.

Trust Vision and Values

The post holder is expected to have a clear understanding of how this post contributes to the achievement of the trust vision of: A thriving Foundation Trust at the heart of an integrated healthcare system. One that delivers improved patient care at a community, hospital and specialist setting, supported by a unique and nationally recognised programme of research, education and employee engagement. Our vision for 2028 is to provide outstanding care, together. With the help of our patients, staff and partners, we have chosen four overall aims for 2028 – our CARE objectives. These are the things we care about the most and will be central to achieving our vision.

• Collaboration and partnership
• Affordable services, fit for the future
• Right care, right place, right time
• Empowered, engaged staff

We expect all our staff to share the values that are important to the Trust, being Excellent, Kind, Responsible & Respectful, and behave in a way that reflects these

*****Please refer to supporting document, ensuring that any applications refers to the supporting document and person specification. *****

This advert closes on Sunday 21 Sep 2025