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Job summary

Main area
Paediatric Occupational Therapy
Grade
Band 5
Contract
Fixed term: 18 months (FTC)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
391-RFL-7892934
Employer
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Kentish Town Health Centre,
Town
Camden London
Salary
£38,488 - £46,852 per annum inclusive of HCAS
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
15/04/2026 23:59

Employer heading

NHS

Band 5 - School Health Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Band 5

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community.  This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

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Job overview

The Paediatric Occupational Therapy service offers a high quality service to all eligible children aged from birth to school leaving age who live or attend school in Camden or who are registered with a Camden GP. The service covers more than 50 primary and secondary schools, special schools and units, nurseries and children’s centres as well as specialist services to Camden Mosaic (CDT). The caseload is varied and there is much opportunity to develop specialist skills in the areas of ASD, SI and NDT as well as the provision of special equipment and assistive technology. The paediatric OT service is integrated with Social Care OT and there is much joint working and collaboration with health OTs routinely taking responsibility for equipment in the home.

The post will potentially become permanent after the 12 months due to service restructuring.

Main duties of the job

A vacancy has arisen for a Band 5 Occupational Therapists with some previous experience in paediatrics either as a student or band 5 required to join our large community based paediatric team.

The post holder will be based at Swiss Cottage school and will need to demonstrate knowledge of paediatric OT clinical practice and previous experience as an OT student in paediatrics is desirable although not essential. There are opportunities to rotate to the other services, depending on the needs of the services and the aspirations of the professionals. 



 

Working for our organisation

The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.

Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top

For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.

Person specification

Royal Free World Class Values

Essential criteria
  • Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values

Education & Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Degree in Occupational therapy
  • HPC Registration
Desirable criteria
  • Member of COT
  • Member National Association of Paediatric Occupational Therapists CYPF
  • Evidence of CPD including attendance at appropriate postgraduate, specialist short courses relevant to paediatric OT
  • Post-graduate training in: - Assessment & treatment Bobath - DCD

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Expert knowledge of Autistic Spectrum Disorders and related paediatric conditions and associated Occupational Therapy approaches
  • Experience of a wide range of assessment and treatment tools used in OT for children
Desirable criteria
  • Significant experience in paediatric OT
  • Previous experience of OT service development
  • Experience of audit/research
  • Experience in developing and providing training to others, both within OT and multidisciplinary
  • Experience of supervision and willingness to further develop supervisory skills
  • Experience of supervision of students
  • Knowledge of Sensory Integration Therapy

Skills & Aptitudes

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge of core OT skills
  • Excellent written and verbal communication, and organisational skills
  • Ability to prioritise workload using time management skills
  • Ability to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
  • Knowledge of Paediatric OT skills
  • Effective presentation skills / IT skills
  • Demonstrate basic understanding of the role of OT within different client groups
  • Ability to work in a team
  • Motivated to work collaboratively with MDT and Multi -agency

Personal Qualities & attributes

Essential criteria
  • Flexible, Enthusiastic, Reliable , Playful
  • Empathetic with children and their parents/carers
  • Team builder/player
  • Approachable
  • Supportive to others
  • Ability to cope under pressure

Others

Essential criteria
  • Ability to move freely onto the floor to be at child’s level and to assist with manual handling tasks

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Nursing TimesApprenticeships logoNo smoking policyPositive about disabled peopleDisability confident employerTimewise PartnerCare Quality Commission - Requires improvementEnei MemberArmed Forces Covenant

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Eleftheria Kosmidou
Job title
Head of CYP's Therapies
Email address
[email protected]

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Address
Service Excellence Team
Telephone
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