Occupational Therapist

Momenta Connect; Greater London; On-site; GBP 45,000 - 55,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

£250 CPD allowance per year

Protected admin time 25%

10% protected rest time daily

Relocation support up to £3,000

Job summary

Momenta Connect is seeking an Occupational Therapist to grow clinical skills within paediatric settings and a supportive multi-disciplinary team. The role focuses on enabling children and young people to reach their potential through school and clinical practices, with tailored training and supervision.

You’ll work in school-based and clinic settings, delivering targeted OT interventions, assessments, and collaboration with families and teachers to integrate goals into daily life.

Qualifications

• HCPC and RCOT registration.
• Undergraduate or Masters degree in Occupational Therapy.
• Paediatric occupational therapy experience, ideally in school-based or specialist settings.
• Experience completing assessments for Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP).
• Experience supporting children and young people with SEMH, complex or developmental needs.
• Specialist CPD, trauma-informed practice or related training.

Responsibilities

• Assess children and young people’s developmental and learning needs, including EHCP-related needs.
• Develop, deliver and review individualised occupational therapy intervention plans.
• Work with parents, carers, teaching teams and multi-disciplinary colleagues to embed therapy goals into daily life.
• Equip key adults with practical strategies, evaluate impact, maintain documentation and contribute to MDT meetings.

Skills

Paediatric OT experience

EHCP assessments

Multi-disciplinary collaboration

CPD / trauma-informed practice

Education

Bachelor/Master in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

RCOT membership

Job description

Empower independence. Shape futures. Grow your career.

Looking for an Occupational Therapy role where you can grow your clinical skills, work as part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team and make a genuine difference every day?

Momenta Connect is an innovative, award-winning and growing practice. We’re looking for ambitious Occupational Therapists who want to develop their clinical expertise, feel supported by a friendly multi-disciplinary team and make a meaningful difference to children and young people.

You’ll have flexibility, development, protected admin time and wellbeing support, including a trial of 10% protected rest time every day.

Looking to change into paediatric occupational therapy? At Momenta Connect, we offer an introduction to paediatrics program that supports with specific teaching and professional development goals within the skill areas required to work in Paediatric Occupational Therapy. We focus on upskilling in education and clinical settings, providing tailored training sessions in specific learning areas such as fine motor, gross motor, sensory processing, handwriting, paediatric assessments such as Movement ABC, BOT, Beery VMI, and many more! At the end of your first year, you will have the tools to be an independent paediatric practitioner within school and/ or clinical settings with clinical supervision support along the way to further support your clinical and professional development.

Job Title: Occupational Therapist

Location: South West London

Salary: Up to £50,000 FTE, dependent on experience

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, with flexible working across 5 days (Monday to Friday)

Contract: Permanent, with 52-week, summer contract and part-time options available. The summer contract offers five weeks off during the summer break plus 22 days’ annual leave.

Momenta Connect is proud to be named Investors Market Entrant of the Year 2026.

What’s in it for you?

We know great clinicians change lives, so our offer is built around flexibility, development, clinical support, wellbeing and help with everyday costs.

• · Regular clinical supervision, peer support and opportunities to develop specialist practice
• · £250 annual CPD allowance, dedicated CPD time and monthly internal learning sessions
• · 25% protected administration time and a trial of 10% protected rest time each day
• · Travel support - Incentive schemes to be discussed where applicable*

Relocation support of up to £3,000 for eligible colleagues*

Leave, wellbeing and lifestyle support

• · Flexible 52-week or summer contract options, with annual leave, bank holidays and years of service allowance
• · “Your Wellbeing Matters” programme, including mental health support, wellbeing resources and physical health checks
• · Family growth support, including enhanced maternity and paternity leave and paid fertility treatment support
• · Life Assurance, competitive pension, Critical Illness Cover, Cycle to Work, Electric Car Purchase Scheme and retail discounts

About the role

You’ll work mainly in school settings, with some clinic-based and remote opportunities where appropriate. As an Occupational Therapist, you’ll help unlock children and young people’s potential by assessing EHCP-related needs, delivering specialist interventions and supporting therapy goals to become part of everyday life.

In this role, you’ll:

• · Assess children and young people’s developmental and learning needs, including those linked to Education, Health and Care Plans.
• · Develop, deliver and review individualised occupational therapy intervention plans.
• · Work with parents, carers, teaching teams and multi-disciplinary colleagues to embed therapy goals into daily life.
• · Equip key adults with practical strategies, evaluate impact, maintain accurate documentation and contribute to multi-disciplinary meetings.

It’s a varied role where you’ll balance assessment, intervention, consultation and collaboration, while making a visible difference to children, families and school teams every day.

What you’ll need

• HCPC and RCOT registration
• Undergraduate or Masters degree in Occupational Therapy
• Paediatric occupational therapy experience, ideally in school-based or specialist settings

It would be great if you also bring

• · Experience completing assessments for Education, Health and Care Plans
• · Experience supporting children and young people with SEMH, complex or developmental needs
• · Specialist CPD, trauma-informed practice or other relevant training

For more information about this role please refer to the Job Description and Job Pack.

Momenta Connect is committed to safeguarding and promoting welfare. Successful applicants will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and social media check.

*Terms and conditions apply. Some benefits are subject to eligibility criteria. Please speak to our recruitment team for further details.

We reserve the right to close the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.