Job overview

The Hounslow Occupational Therapy Team are seeking a dynamic and experienced therapist to join as the Education Special Centres and Units Team Lead.

Hounslow Children’s Occupational Therapy Service is a well-integrated team. We are committed to supporting staff in developing their skills and expertise.

We are able to offer:

- Peer support

- A comprehensive supervision and appraisal structure

- Both internal & external CPD opportunities

This role provides an opportunity to combine clinical leadership and service development alongside working with a clinical caseload.

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist who has some experience of managing and supporting staff, has worked within school-based settings, and has a keen interest in service development.

A key part of the role will be to shape and deliver responsive, high-quality support to children and young people with EHCPs who have a range of Occupational Therapy related needs, difficulties and differences that impact on participation in activities of daily living.

The OT Team Lead will work closely with the current Health OT Team Leads and the service manager, and alongside the Speech and Language and Physiotherapy Team Leads.

Main duties of the job

·       Delivery and co-ordination of services for children who have complex Occupational Therapy related needs, as relevant to the Special Centres and Units Education service.

·       Identify the need, plan and deliver specialist training to the Occupational Therapy Team and other educational and health professionals.

·       Joint working with relevant professionals in the field of health, education, the voluntary sector and social services.

·       Deliver highly specialist clinical skills including evidence-based assessment and intervention for a diverse and highly complex caseload.

·       To provide highly specialist advice to parents/carers and other professionals.

·       To provide highly specialist reports, therapy programmes and other types of complex written information.

·       To supervise a team of therapists working across the special centres and units in Hounslow.

·       To collaborate with the local authority for promotion and implementation of an evidence based, effective service meeting the needs for children and young people, and their families.

Working for our organisation

West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.

Our high secure services care for patients from South of England and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow and   Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m. 

The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission. Forensic services are rated as ‘Outstanding’.

The Trust is an established partner and contributor in the development of the evolving North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board. The Trust leads the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.