Paediatric Occupational Therapist | Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust; Carshalton; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization is seeking a motivated Occupational Therapist to work in a community team in Carshalton. The role involves providing assessment and treatment to meet the needs of children, collaborating with multi-professional teams, and offering development opportunities. Excellent communication skills and a passion for working with children are essential. This is a full-time position with a commitment to professional development.

Benefits

Professional development opportunities

Regular supervision and training

Qualifications

• Motivated and enthusiastic about working with children.
• Ability to work collaboratively within multi-professional teams.
• Experience in paediatric Occupational Therapy preferred.

Responsibilities

• Provide paediatric OT service to children with a Sutton GP.
• Assess needs of children and set goals for intervention.
• Manage a clinical caseload ensuring effective service provision.
• Communicate assessment findings and treatment plans.
• Monitor the effectiveness of intervention through evaluation.

Skills

Good IT skills

Excellent written communication

Excellent verbal communication

Organisational skills

Creativity

Job description

We are looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to work in the Community Children’s Occupational Therapy team, based at Green Wrythe Lane Clinic.

The successful candidate will work closely with established multi-professional teams within Sutton Health and Care and with outside services to deliver Occupational Therapy assessment, advice and treatment to meet the functional needs of children.

You will be flexible, organised and creative with good IT skills, and enjoy working collaboratively with other team members to support children and young people. You should also have excellent written and verbal communication skills.

We are committed to professional development, and offer regular in-service training, peer group and one to one supervision. You will be supported by a senior OT and there will be opportunities to develop the skills required for this post.

Responsibilities

• To provide a paediatric OT service and be responsible for a clinical caseload of children with a Sutton GP.
• To use standardised and nonstandardised assessment, interview and observation skills to determine needs of children and effectively set goals and plan intervention.
• To manage a defined caseload ensuring time management to enable effective service provision.
• To carry out assessments and interpret a range of factors relating to the child’s condition, including implications for access to education, functional skills at home and the wider community.
• To contribute to the development of material that enables clients to understand and self manage their condition whenever possible, and supports continuation of programmes in the child’s environments.
• To recommend, provide or advise on provision of basic equipment and take responsibility for demonstrating and training clients / carers in its usage.
• To have a full understanding of the workings of any equipment and ensure regular checks are completed to maintain safety.
• To communicate assessment findings and treatment plans with service users.
• To provide written, typed and / or verbal reports to referrers and other agencies involved in clients’ care and keep accurate up-to-date records.
• To monitor the effectiveness of intervention through goal setting, outcome measurement and evaluation of practice and communicate this information to relevant parties.

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary’s Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document which contains more information about the role and requirements. Please ensure your application refers to the job description and person specification.

The recruiting team reserve the right to close this advertisement early once applications reach maximum limit.

This advert closes on Tuesday 30 Sep 2025