Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust

CNWL NHS Foundation Trust; Greater London; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in Greater London is seeking a motivated Occupational Therapist for a rotational role within various paediatric areas. The successful candidate will work with children and their families, providing support through effective communication and collaborative care. Opportunities for professional development and flexible working are included in this role, ideal for those passionate about child healthcare.

Benefits

Regular CPD opportunities

Flexible working arrangements

Structured induction and support

Qualifications

• Must show effective communication with multidisciplinary teams.
• Experience or ability to work with children with special needs.
• Flexibility in working across various community settings.

Responsibilities

• Communicate effectively with multidisciplinary team members.
• Work closely with children and families to foster participation.
• Provide clinical reports and advice for education plans.

Skills

Communication skills

Empathy

Negotiation skills

Job description

Overview

The Harrow Paediatric Occupational Therapy team is looking for a motivated, flexible and innovative therapist to work with children and young people in Harrow. This is a rotational role which rotates through a variety of community paediatric areas. It will allow you to develop your skills in pre-school, mainstream schools and special schools. We are a friendly, dynamic and innovative team who are passionate about supporting children, young people and families in Harrow.

We have an established internal training programme alongside regular opportunities for external training. We are based at Alexandra Avenue where there is a high level of integration and collaboration between different health, education and social care services. We are seeking an enthusiastic Occupational to join our Paediatric rotational scheme. This scheme offers the opportunity to gain a broad experience in Paediatrics through yearly rotations in the following areas of services: 1) Pre-school, 2) Mainstream school, 3) Secondary/ Special schools.

This post will involve working in a mixture of clinics, mainstream schools and special schools. Our service is keen to focus on evidence based family-centred care principles, and applying best practice guidelines to enable occupational participation. We are open to new ideas and constantly reviewing and modifying the way we work.

Responsibilities

1. To communicate complex patient related information effectively ensuring collaborative working with multidisciplinary team members across health, education, social services and the voluntary sector. To work in particular with teaching staff, or medical/ nursing staff to ensure the delivery of a well coordinated care/individual education plans/programmes, facilitating the development of physical skills
2. To share information with others, observing confidentiality and data protection guidelines and having due regard for local guidance on sharing information with colleagues in health, education, social services and the voluntary sector.
3. To communicate complex condition related information (both verbally and in the written form) from assessment, to CYP, Parents/carers, and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions. This includes child specific information as well as training packages to parents, teachers and other professionals regarding physical disability/difficulties, sensory/perceptual and functional difficulties. To have due regard for the cultural and linguistic differences of children/families concerned.
4. To work closely with CYP, carers and families, involving them in decision making, regarding intervention approaches, demonstrating empathy and ensuring that effective communication is achieved, particularly where barriers to understanding exist (i.e. communication difficulties, EAL and learning difficulties). This may involve the use of interpreters.
5. To employ excellent communication skills such as persuasion, motivation and explanations to encourage/reassure CYP and carers to undertake treatment programmes.
6. To demonstrate negotiation skills in the management of conflict across a range of situations.
7. To form productive relationships with others in particular parents/carers who may be under stress and/or have challenging communication difficulties.
8. To provide specialist clinical reports for CYP
9. To provide written advice for education and health care plans, describing the impact of the child’s difficulties will have on their learning environment.

About the team

• A large supportive, sociable and friendly MDT team of 60+ therapists
• Committed to the well-being of our staff
• Easily accessible via public transport from central London and neighbouring counties

What we can provide

• Time to ensure access to regular and ongoing CPD
• Opportunities for shadowing in a range of settings
• Clearly structured caseloads and prioritisation system
• Highly structured induction
• Access to clinical specialists in all areas
• Flexible working

In joining you will receive

• Regular and ongoing developing therapist training as well as peer supervision
• Opportunities to take a lead in projects and working groups linked to specialist areas of interest

This advert closes on Thursday 25 Sep 2025