Job summary
- Main area
- Senior paediatric occupational therapist
- Grade
- Band 6
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 396-NN-7447110-AHP-AL-Y
- Employer
- Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Ham Clinic
- Town
- Ham
- Salary
- £44,485 - £52,521 pro rata pa incl HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 05/10/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Paediatric Occupational Therapist
Band 6
Home, community, hospital
Kingston and Richmond NHS Foundation Trust offers a range of fantastic opportunities to grow your career across both hospital and community settings in south London. Whether you're looking to build new skills or take your experience to the next level, we are uniquely placed to provide the right environment to support your professional development. With colleagues working in people’s homes, in community clinics, and in our two hospitals, we have an outstanding breadth of knowledge and experience to draw from.
Our commitment to exceptional care is reflected in being the first trust of our kind in London to achieve an ‘Outstanding’ rating from the CQC for both overall quality and leadership. We exist to provide the best possible care for our patients and we do that by giving our colleagues what they need to be their best at work. We have won numerous awards from the HSJ and Nursing Times for the way we support our colleagues across all our services.
We are proud to be recognised for our outstanding cancer care, children's services, pioneering surgical teams, and exceptional rehabilitation services. Our maternity services have been rated the "Best in London" by women surveyed by the Care Quality Commission (CQC), with parents travelling to Kingston to take advantage of our considerable experience and expertise.
Our Trust values
These words are important reminders, but it’s our behaviours that tell people who we are. We expect all colleagues to bring our values to life in their work.
- Compassionate: We provide care with kindness, understanding, and empathy for all.
- Inclusive: We embrace diversity and respect the unique contributions of every individual.
- Collaborative: We foster teamwork across all levels, working together and with our partners to deliver the best outcomes.
- Inspiring: We are committed to continuous improvement and excellence in patient care, staff development, and innovation.
Job overview
The Richmond Occupational Therapy Service is looking for a motivated and enthusiastic Band 6 OT to join the Richmond Children’s Therapy Team. You will join an established team of Occupational Therapists who work closely together in an integrated service with Children’s Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy. We deliver a service to children between 0–18 years within a variety of settings including nurseries, mainstream schools, clinics and within the child/young person’s home. We will consider full time applicants as well as therapists interested in part time work for three days or more. We welcome applications from occupational therapists who have experience in other settings and can demonstrate transferable skills into paediatrics.
The post holder will have the opportunity to develop their skills within a variety of clinical areas including complex neurodevelopmental conditions e.g. autism, and complex physical disabilities e.g. cerebral palsy. The service values multi-disciplinary working including groups, joint assessments and sessions with the Physiotherapists and Speech and Language Therapists and Paediatricians.
The successful candidate will be closely supervised by our team of Band 7 occupational therapists and will be offered regular individual supervision, group supervision and access to multi-disciplinary in-house training and external training. The service is commitment to continuing professional development which is strongly supported by the Trust.
Main duties of the job
- To carry and manage a caseload of pre-school and school age children with a range of complex needs, working in clinic, early years settings and in the child/young person's home.
- To deliver specialist occupational therapy provision identified in children's education health and care plans.
- To contribute to service development and service audits.
- To support junior members of staff and and participate/provide training to the wider team.
- To offer bespoke training to parents and schools.
Working for our organisation
Development and staff wellbeing
Your growth and personal happiness matters to us. After all, we can’t expect the best from you if we don’t invest in your development and nurture your wellbeing. From the moment you join us, we’re committed to fostering your professional and personal development within a supportive, empowering environment. Whether you’re just starting your career or looking to advance further, we provide you with the tools and opportunities you need to succeed. We actively support colleagues to take part in research, quality improvement and innovation, whatever their role or level in the organisation.
To support your wellbeing, we offer an extensive range of resources, including an on-site staff nursery at Kingston Hospital, wellbeing practitioners, regular wellbeing classes, dedicated staff physiotherapist, comprehensive occupational health services, 24/7 employee assistance programme, and a range of other support and activities.
We also take every opportunity to thank and recognise the work our teams do, through weekly ‘shoutouts’ and patient feedback, monthly and annual awards.
Wherever you work across our organisation, we look forward to welcoming you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
***Please see the attached supporting document/s which contains more information about the role in the job description and person specification***
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- BSC Degree/Diploma Occupational Therapy
- HCPC registered
Desirable criteria
- Evidence of post graduate training
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working as an occupational therapist
- Experience managing a caseload
Desirable criteria
- Working as part of a team
- Previous experience of working with children and families
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability use clinical reasoning to analyse and interpret assessment findings and plan intervention
- Ability to manage own time and varying demands of a caseload
- Effective written and spoken communication
- Ability to work flexible and manage change
- Ability to work autonomously and take the initiative
Desirable criteria
- Experience of supervising students/other therapists
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Familiar with a range of standardised occupational therapy assessments
Desirable criteria
- Experience of specialist equipment
- knowledge of government legislation and children and families act
Your application: Please ensure your supporting statement aligns with the job description and person specification, as your application will be assessed against these criteria.
Artificial Intelligence: We kindly ask that you refrain from using AI tools to draft your application, as we value authentic, individual responses that reflect your own communication style.
References: Please provide 3 years of employment/educational history with professional email addresses (not personal ones like Hotmail or Gmail). If you cannot supply these, inform the interviewers to avoid delays in pre-employment checks.
Closing date: To keep our recruitment process efficient, some vacancies may be capped and closed early once we receive a sufficient number of applications.
Shortlisting: You will only be contacted by email or SMS from the SWL Recruitment Hub if you are successfully shortlisted. Please check your registered Trac email regularly.
DBS: We are committed to safeguarding children and vulnerable adults at risk of harm. For roles involving direct access to these groups, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check will be required. All employees, however, hold a responsibility to safeguard children and vulnerable adults as part of their duties and to understand the specific safeguarding responsibilities associated with their role.
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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
- Catherine Johnson
- Job title
- Band 7 Paediatric Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 020 8891 8190
- Additional information
Lynsey Luff Band 7 Paediatric Occupational Therapist
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