Job summary
- Main area
- Therapy
- Grade
- Band 8a
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 391-RFL-7168659
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Swiss Cottage School
- Town
- Camden
- Salary
- £61,927 - £68,676 per annum (pro-rata) inclusive of HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 02/07/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Band 8a Lead CYP's Occupational Therapist
Band 8a
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
This post is a leadership role for the OT team based at Swiss Cottage school. The post holder will be linked and connected with the wider OT team and will play a key role in advising and supporting the whole team as a clinical specialist in managing complex cases of CYP with complex needs.
Swiss Cottage School is a community special school with 260 learners, aged 4-19, identified with a range of layered needs. This can include Profound and Multiple Learning Difficulties, Physical Disabilities, Severe and Moderate Learning Difficulties, autism, complex communication needs, and Social Emotional Mental Health Needs.
The caseload is complex and there is much opportunity to develop specialist skills and a strong leadership profile as Swiss Cottage school is a hub of all SEND stakeholders involved and an example of collaborative work.
Main duties of the job
Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust.
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
- HCPC Registration
- Post graduate training in autism
Desirable criteria
- Masters level education in OT
- Post graduate training in physical disability needs
- Training on compassionate Leadership
Personal qualities/attributes
Essential criteria
- Polite, friendly and considerate of others
- Compassionate
- Ability to lead the school based and SCOT teams
Skills and aptitudes
Essential criteria
- A collaborative leadership style, strong mentorship and interpersonal skills, a creative and entrepreneurial spirit and demonstrated skills in building relationships within communities and across stakeholders.
- Training therapists and other health professionals in autism
- Diagnosis and treatment of acquired neurological disorders and neurodevelopmental disorders
Experience
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience in autism
- Experience of managing complex patients
- Formulating, developing and delivering a specialised individualised treatment programme for autism
- Communicating and influencing within an interdisciplinary team environment
- Previous experience in the ordering of equipment, adapting homes and understanding the needs of families in their own environments.
Desirable criteria
- Experience in leading a team
- Experience of managing change
- Experience in working with CYP with Physical Disability
other
Essential criteria
- Ability to move freely onto the floor to be at child’s level and to assist with manual handling tasks
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
- Ele Kosmidou
- Job title
- Head Paed OT
- Email address
- [email protected]
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