Job summary
- Main area
- Paediatric Occupational
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 5/6
- Contract
- Permanent: This post will be advertised as a band 5 to band 6 development post. The post holder will have competancies that require to be fullfilled in order to develop to a band6 OT.
- Hours
- 37.5 hours per week (full time post)
- Job ref
- 391-NMUH-8218175
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- St Michael Site Cedar House
- Town
- Enfield
- Salary
- £36,943 - £54,254 Per Annum Including HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 08/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Children's Occupational Therapist
NHS AfC: Band 5/6
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.
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Job overview
Band 5 to 6 Development Post
Children’s Occupational Therapy
Are you interested in a career in Children's OT? But have no experience? Then this could be the role for you!
This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Band 5 or Band 6 Occupational Therapist who wishes to develop specialist skills in community Paediatrics within a supportive team. We are looking for a creative, friendly, and enthusiastic OT to join our established Children’s Team. We are located near Enfield Town, with easy commuter links from central London/Hertfordshire.
No experience of children's OT is necessary, but you will need to have worked in the United Kingdom as a Band 5 Occupational Therapist. We will provide on the job training in paediatrics so you can complete your Band 6 Clinical Competencies between 12-18 months in the team. If successful, you will transition internally to a Band 6 role.
We are a dynamic, innovative, and friendly team who report high levels of job satisfaction. We offer a professionally led service, monthly in-service team training, effective supervision, and External Training opportunities through the Trust.
Main duties of the job
Main duties
Your job will be to provide specialised assessment and intervention to children (0-18years) with varying needs in community settings, special schools, clinic, and CDC. You will work alongside the MDT on integrated pathways, including the joint DCD diagnostic clinic.
Enfield OT is committed to evidence-based practice; you will have the opportunity to gain skills in CO-OP, M-CIMT and Parent Coaching, as well as running groups and parents and school staff training sessions. We are an innovative team and one of the first children’s services to develop leisure groups with local community providers.
This role includes participating in service development and in-service training provision.
To provide a high standard Occupational Therapy service to children aged 0-18years referred to Enfield’s Children’s Occupational Therapy Department.
To contribute to planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the Children’s Occupational Therapy Service. To contribute to service improvements and Quality initiatives within the team.
To be responsible for a defined caseload of children both within the community and special school, working autonomously with access to supervision. Advice and support from colleagues is available as required.
To undertake Band 6 Competencies framework between 12-18 months of employment. If Competencies successfully completed to progress internally to a Band 6 within the team.
Working for our organisation
The North Middlesex University Hospital, Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust is a medium-sized acute and community trust with over 525 beds and over 600 community staff, serving more than 600,000 people living across Enfield and Haringey and the surrounding areas, including Barnet and Waltham Forest.
In the year ending 31 March 2022, the Trust reported a turnover of £419.7m and employed almost 4,000 staff. Following the transfer of Enfield Community Services on 1st April 2023, this has increased as we have welcomed over 600 new staff including District Nurses, Community Matrons, Community Physiotherapists, Psychologists and many more across a wide range of adult and children's community services in Enfield.
In January 2025 we joined the Royal Free group: it is an exciting time to join North Mid as we continue our journey to become an integrated care organisation to deliver high quality, seamless care in our local communities, with a focus on tackling health inequalities.
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICSs, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone statutory bodies, we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To provide a high standard Occupational Therapy service to children aged 0-18years referred to Enfield’s Children’s Occupational Therapy Department.
To contribute to planning, co-ordinating, delivering and evaluating the Children’s Occupational Therapy Service. To contribute to service improvements and Quality initiatives within the team.
To be responsible for a defined caseload of children both within the community and special school, working autonomously with regular access to supervision and clinical support.
To provide family centred, occupationally focused assessment and intervention to disabled children and children with additional needs. To work within the available evidence based and good practice guidelines.
To undertake Band 6 Competencies framework during between 12-18 months of employment. If Competencies successfully completed to progress internally to a Band 6 within the team
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Person specification
Education and professional qualifications
Essential criteria
- Diploma/BSc/MSc Occupational Therapy or recognised equivalent
- Current HCPC Registration
- Evidence of Continuing Professional Development
Desirable criteria
- Practice Educator/Fieldwork Educator qualification
- Membership of RCOT
Royal Free shared commitments
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust shared commitments.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of self-directed learning and professional development
- Experience of multidisciplinary working
Desirable criteria
- Experience working as a qualified Occupational Therapist in a relevant paediatric setting or children's private practice
- Post-qualification experience of six months or more
- Experience working within occupational therapy frameworks of practice
Skills and aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Strong commitment to working within community paediatric occupational therapy
- Ability to achieve Band 6 competencies within 18 months
- Excellent verbal and written communication skills
- Accurate documentation and report-writing skills
Desirable criteria
- Ability to analyse and respond to complex information
Employer certification / accreditation badges
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
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lauren Braham
- Job title
- Clinical Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07483318348
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