Job summary
- Main area
- Neurodiversity Paediatric Occupational therapist
- Grade
- 7
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time
- Part time
- Job ref
- 391-NMUH-7151483
- Employer
- Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Cedar House St Michaels site
- Town
- Enfield
- Salary
- £51,883 - £58,544 Per annum inclusive of HCAS, pro rata
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 29/05/2025 23:59
Employer heading

Band 7 Neurodiversity Children's Occupational Therapist
7
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 successful candidate will work as part of the Neurodiversity Enfield team for children 0-6. This is a multidisciplinary team which is designed to provide a needs-led, family-centred approach for children under the age of six with neurodivergent learning needs. The Neurodiversity Team includes (but is not limited to) parents, speech and language therapists, occupational therapists, paediatricians, clinical psychologists, administrators, the voluntary sector, and educators. The role involves leading practice, providing specialist support to children and families, liaising with other professionals, and demonstrating a neuro-affirmative attitude to differences such as autism and ADHD. The post holder will possess advanced Occupational Therapy expertise in assessing and supporting children, young people, and families (CYPF) with neurodivergent learning needs. This will include managing a designated caseload, providing second opinions, offering specialist advice, and developing and delivering training for families and external services, such as healthcare providers and community partners.
Main duties of the job
The position requires an OT capable of working effectively and flexibly within an interdisciplinary framework, engaging with various professionals in a multidisciplinary and multi-agency environment. This includes collaboration with community providers, speech and language therapists (SLT), psychologists, dieticians, paediatricians, physiotherapists, and other allied health professionals. The post holder will be responsible for fostering strong relationships and facilitating communication between the Neurodiversity Team and the OT Community Team to optimise service delivery.
Supervision of junior staff and students is a key component of the role, ensuring their development and professional growth.
The role also involves contributing to the planning, coordination, delivery, and evaluation of the effectiveness of the pathway and the Occupational Therapy role within it. Additionally, you will participate in service improvement initiatives and contribute to quality enhancement efforts within the team.
In all the work that you do, you will be expected to represent the role of Occupational Therapy, to colleagues, professionals and families, to ensure that the support offered within the team truly represents the multidisciplinary expertise represented.
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 refer to the attached job description for more information about this role and main responsibilities
Person specification
Royal Free World Class Values
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Degree in Occupational therapy
- Member of RCOT
- HPC Registration
- Post-graduate training in relevant courses such as CO-OP, Coaching for Occupational Performance
- Evidence of CPD including attendance at appropriate postgraduate, specialist short courses relevant to paediatric OT Autism, Assessment / Treatment in Paed OT.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience in paediatric OT and working with neurodivergence
- Experience of working with other professionals/early years staff.
- Ability to relate clinical theory to clinical practice.
- Experience in developing and providing training to others, both within OT and multidisciplinary
- 8. Knowledge and experience of a range of assessments appropriate for assessing social communication difficulties in pre-school and school children.
- Extended knowledge of Autism and related paediatric conditions and associated Occupational Therapy approaches
- Knowledge of clinical governance and its implications for service, including experience of quality issues and audit
- Knowledge of child protection procedures
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supervision and willingness to further develop supervisory skills
- Experience of working with children in early years
- Experience of assessing and supporting children with Autism and social communication difficulties
- Experience of working in children centres and nurseries, schools.
- Experience of working with paediatricians
Skills and aptitudes
Essential criteria
- Able to construct clear care plans differentiating appropriate therapy from a range of options, based on analysis of information from assessment.
- Knowledge of Paediatric OT skills
- Demonstrate extended understanding of the role of OT within different client groups
- Excellent written and verbal communication, and organisational skills
- Ability to work in a team
- Ability to prioritise workload using time management skills
- Motivated to work collaboratively with MDT and Multi-agency
- Demonstrates empathy with clients, carers and families often where barriers to understanding exist ensuring that effective communication is achieved.
Desirable criteria
- Ability to speak another language
Personal Qualities & attributes
Essential criteria
- Able to make own effective travel arrangements
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Lauren Braham
- Job title
- Neurodiversity Therapy Lead
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07487613308
- Additional information
Please feel free to contact me via email or telephone if you have any queries.
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