Occupational Therapist
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
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Job summary
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Band 7 Occupational Therapist to develop the paediatric acute OT service across WLCH, with leadership in MDTs and a focus on family-centred care.
The role involves advanced assessment and management for infants to adolescents, service evaluation, and a commitment to education, audit and research within a highly skilled team across Chelsea and West Middlesex sites.
Qualifications
- Degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of CPD in relevant clinical area
- RCOT member
- Member of relevant CIG
- Clinical educators course or equivalent
Responsibilities
- Provide highly specialist occupational therapy assessment, treatment and management for infants, children and young people whilst in hospital.
- Provide leadership and supervision to junior staff, assistants and students, contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives.
- Support education, audit and research activities within the specialty.
- Join a dynamic, embedded paediatric service with opportunities for joint working and education.
Skills
Education
Job description
Go back Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
The closing date is 27 September 2026
An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist to join the Paediatric Acute and Respiratory service within West London Children's Healthcare (WLCH).
This specialist Band 7 role offers the opportunity to work within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team delivering advanced occupational therapy care to infants, children and young people whilst in hospital.
WLCH brings together paediatric services across Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, providing outstanding opportunities for cross-site collaboration, service development, education and research.
We are looking for an enthusiastic clinician with significant paediatric respiratory experience, excellent clinical reasoning skills and a passion for delivering high-quality family-centred care.
In return, WLCH offers:
- Outstanding learning and development opportunities
- Access to specialist clinical supervision and leadership development
- Opportunities to participate in research and innovation through Imperial College London and the Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health (PaeCH)
- A supportive multidisciplinary working environment
- Opportunities to work across diverse specialist paediatric services
- Access to NHS pension and staff benefits schemes
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and passionate Occupational Therapist to join our AHP team in acute paediatrics. This role will be responsible for establishing the paediatric acute OT service at the Trust and will include service evaluation and audit to measure impact.
You will work closely with the acute paediatric physiotherapy team and Clinical Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist and work collaboratively with families and the wider MDT. The post holder will provide assessment and management for BCYP with neuro-developmental needs, neurological needs, sensory needs and complex discharges to maximise function and reduce impact of illness and hospital admission. There may be a requirement to work with the neonatal occupational therapy team in this role. You will be joining a dynamic, embedded team with opportunities for joint working, education and training.
This role will predominantly be based at the Chelsea site with some input at the West Middlesex Hospital site dependent on clinical needs. There may be a requirement to work on other sites within WLCH.
Our Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital--along with award-winning clinics across North West London.
Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5m, providing full clinical services including maternity, A&E and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health care. The CQC rates us Good in safety, effectiveness, care and responsiveness, and Outstanding in leadership and resource use.
We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Mid.
We are delivering sustainable healthcare through our Green Plan. In line with Greener NHS ambitions, we aim for net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Achieving this requires collective effort. We encourage staff to reduce their impact on carbon, waste and pollution wherever possible. Every action counts to create a healthier, more sustainable future.
We are committed to equal opportunities and believe diversity drives innovation and excellence. We welcome applications from the global majority, veterans and underrepresented communities, valuing the perspectives they bring.
If you haven't heard from us within 3 weeks of the closing date, your application was likely unsuccessful. Employment is subject to a six-month probation. Some roles may require weekend shifts at multiple sites.
The post holder will work as a Band 7 Occupational Therapist within Paediatrics across West London Childrens Healthcare (WLCH). The role involves providing highly specialist occupational therapy assessment, treatment and management for infants, children and young people whilst in hospital.
The post holder will also provide leadership and supervision to junior staff, assistants and students, contribute to service development and quality improvement initiatives, and support education, audit and research activities within the specialty.
This is an excellent opportunity to join a progressive and research-active paediatric service within a unique integrated childrens healthcare organisation committed to improving outcomes for children and young people across North West London.
Please see attached JD for full details.
- Degree in Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registration
- Evidence of CPD in relevant clinical area
- RCOT member
- Member of relevant CIG
- Clinical educators course or equivalent
- Significant recent clinical experience in relevant area
- Evidence of broad experience at Band 6 (or equivalent)
- Evidence of MDT working
- Evidence of goal planning and using outcome measures
- Previous Band 7 experience
- Recent relevant work in NHS
- Expereince of planning and managing service improvement activities
- Significant paediatric experience including neurological presentations
- Use of paediatric assessments and outcome measures
- Ongoing CPD
- Acute paediatric experience
- Up to date with professional practice and research
- Experience of setting up a new service
- Negotiation and conflict resolution skills
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.
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust
Cross Site -- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital/West Middlesex Hospital
£58,133 to £65,261 a yearper annum incl. HCAS (pro rata)
Permanent
Full-time
289-WLCH-105-A
Cross Site -- Chelsea and Westminster Hospital/West Middlesex Hospital
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