Paediatric Occupational Therapist

NELFT North East London Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare organization in the UK is offering an exciting opportunity for a Band 5 Children's Occupational Therapist to join their team in Barking and Dagenham. In this permanent, full-time role, you will assess and provide interventions for children aged 0-19 with functional difficulties due to special needs or disabilities. The role includes managing your own caseload and collaborating within a multidisciplinary team to deliver family-centered care. Strong time management and communication skills are essential, making this a rewarding position for the right candidate.

Qualifications

• Experience in providing assessment and intervention for children with special needs or disabilities.
• Ability to manage a caseload independently.
• Strong teamwork and communication skills.

Responsibilities

• Manage your own caseload and work without direct supervision.
• Provide functional assessments for children with special needs.
• Deliver family-centered occupational therapy intervention.
• Contribute to planning and evaluating the Occupational Therapy service.

Skills

Time management

Communication

Assessment skills

Intervention planning

Job description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Children's Occupational Therapist in Barking and Dagenham as part of the Children's Integrated Targeted Health Services. The post is a permanent, full time role (37.5 hours per week).

You will join a small, innovative and supportive team, providing assessment and intervention for children and young people aged 0-19 who have functional difficulties attributable to a wide range of special needs or disabilities. Assessment and intervention is delivered within the clinic but also in the child's home, school, nursery or community settings. Opportunities exist to develop and run groups.

The Children's Occupational Therapy Team is based in a purpose-built centre, co-located with many other health services. Therapists have good access to clinical space as well as close working relations with the multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Managing your own caseload and working without direct supervision.
• Providing functional assessment of children with special needs and disabilities, focusing on childhood occupations.
• Delivering family‑centered and evidence‑based occupational therapy intervention.
• Contributing to the planning, coordination, delivery and evaluation of the Occupational Therapy service.

The successful applicants will thrive on working as part of a team and will demonstrate excellent time‑management and communication skills.