Senior Paediatric Occupational Therapist | West London NHS Trust

West London Mental Health Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider in Greater London is seeking a dynamic Occupational Therapist to join their Children's Therapy Team. You will work with children aged 0-19 with various special needs and will be expected to manage a clinical caseload, conducting assessments and providing valuable training to education professionals. This role offers professional development opportunities and a supportive team environment.

Benefits

Peer support from an experienced team

Opportunities to develop specialist clinical skills

Commitment to CPD and clinical effectiveness

Comprehensive supervision and appraisal structure

Qualifications

• Proficient in report writing with strong clinical reasoning skills.
• Ability to manage a clinical caseload independently.
• Willingness to engage in CPD and professional development.

Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive assessments of children with a complex range of disabilities.
• Independently manage a clinical caseload with strong report writing skills.
• Provide education professionals with specialist knowledge related to Occupational Therapy.

Skills

Strong report writing skills

Clinical reasoning skills

Ability to manage a clinical caseload independently

Job description

Overview

The Hounslow Occupational Therapy Department is looking for a motivated, dynamic therapist to join the Children’s Therapy Team. You will join an established team of Occupational Therapists working in an integrated service with Children’s Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy. We continually strive towards evidence based clinical practice and have modernised services to provide rapid access for children and families with short waiting times for assessment and treatment. We provide services to children aged 0-19 years and their families with a diverse range of special needs including complex neurological disorders, developmental co-ordination disorders and autistic spectrum disorder. The post provides the opportunity to work in our special centres and units team, based in a variety of provision centres, both primary and secondary, across the borough.

The post holder would be based at Heart of Hounslow and will have to commute to schools within the borough.

Responsibilities

• Undertake comprehensive assessments of children with a complex range of disabilities, using appropriate standardised and non-standardised tests, clinical observations and gathering information from a variety of sources.
• Independently manage a clinical caseload with strong report writing and clinical reasoning skills.
• Promote, develop and maintain a high quality of service provision, including providing relevant education professionals with specialist knowledge, training and advice related to Occupational Therapy.

We offer

• Peer support from an experienced and friendly team
• Strong multi-professional team working
• Opportunities to develop specialist clinical skills in a variety of settings
• A strong commitment to CPD and clinical effectiveness
• A comprehensive supervision and appraisal structure

Teamwork and CPD

The successful candidate will be employed within the special centres and units occupational therapy team. Our team works collaboratively with the speech and language therapy team and the physiotherapy team and provides the OT EHCP provision for children who have an official placement within one of the provision centres affiliated with a mainstream school across the Hounslow borough. It is expected that the successful candidate will continue engaging in CPD opportunities to actively develop their knowledge and experience, and have increasing responsibility and independence, whilst receiving the regular supervision and support of the Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist.

Qualifications and expectations

• Proficient in report writing with strong clinical reasoning skills.
• Ability to manage a clinical caseload independently.
• Willingness to engage in CPD and professional development.

About the Trust

West London NHS Trust is a diverse healthcare provider delivering mental health, physical healthcare and community services. The Trust works across eight London boroughs and employs a large workforce. The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission.

Administrative details

The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached. The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed.

This advert closes on Wednesday 24 Sep 2025