Paediatric OT - Sensory Specialist (Band 6/7)

Unlocking Language; Greater London; Hybrid; GBP 42,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Unlocking Language is seeking a Band 6/7 Paediatric Occupational Therapist to join at our Canary Wharf clinic in London. The role focuses on sensory processing, sensory integration and regulation for children aged 2–25, with emphasis on Early Years and complex needs.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team alongside Speech and Language Therapists, delivering assessments, individual therapy and sensory programmes, and contributing to the development of a dedicated sensory room.

Qualifications

• Hold a recognised degree or postgraduate qualification in Occupational Therapy.
• Be registered with the HCPC.
• Have relevant paediatric occupational therapy experience.
• Have experience working with autistic children and/or children with complex developmental needs.
• Have strong knowledge and experience of sensory processing and regulation.
• Have experience planning and implementing sensory programmes and sensory circuits.
• Be confident working with Early Years children.
• Be able to assess children's functional, motor and sensory needs.
• Be able to work independently while contributing effectively to a multidisciplinary team.
• Have excellent communication skills when working with children, parents and professionals.
• Maintain high standards of clinical documentation and professional practice.

Responsibilities

• Carry out specialist sensory assessments and observations.
• Identify children's individual sensory processing profiles and how these impact participation, regulation, learning, play and daily life.
• Plan and deliver individualised sensory-based occupational therapy programmes.
• Develop and implement sensory diets and sensory strategies where clinically appropriate.
• Design and deliver sensory circuits, including alerting, organising and calming activities.
• Support children who experience sensory dysregulation.
• Provide strategies for sensory seeking, sensory avoidance and sensory sensitivities.
• Support proprioceptive, vestibular, tactile and interoceptive development.
• Work on body awareness, motor planning, coordination and postural control.
• Advise parents, therapists and other professionals on environmental adaptations and regulation strategies.
• Support the development of sensory programmes that can be continued at home, nursery or school.

Skills

Paediatric Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Sensory processing

Early Years

Autism experience

Complex developmental needs

Team collaboration

Education

Degree or postgraduate qualification in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Unlocking Language is seeking a Band 6/7 Paediatric Occupational Therapist to join at our Canary Wharf clinic in London. The role focuses on sensory processing, sensory integration and regulation for children aged 2–25, with emphasis on Early Years and complex needs.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team alongside Speech and Language Therapists, delivering assessments, individual therapy and sensory programmes, and contributing to the development of a dedicated sensory room.