Job Summary
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 5 Children's Occupational Therapist in Barking and Dagenham as part of the Children's Integrated Targeted Health Services. The post is a permanent, full time role (37.5 hours per week).
You will join a small, innovative and supportive team, providing assessment and intervention for children and young people aged 0-19 who have functional difficulties attributable to a wide range of special needs or disabilities. Assessment and intervention is delivered within the clinic but also in the child's home, school, nursery or community settings. Opportunities exist to developing and running groups.
The Children's Occupational Therapy Team is based in a purpose-built centre, co-located with many other health services. Therapists have good access to clinical space as well as close working relations with the multi-disciplinary teams. The successful applicants would be expected to work closely with colleagues in Health, Education and Social Services.
Responsibilities
The responsibilities of the post include managing your own caseload, working without direct supervision; providing functional assessment of children with special needs and disabilities, focusing on childhood occupations; delivering family-centered and evidence based occupational therapy intervention and contributing to the planning, co-ordination, delivery and evaluation of the Occupational Therapy service.
The successful applicants will thrive on working as part of a team and will demonstrate excellent and time management skills communication skills.
The role will entail both one to one intervention and facilitation of groups for children and young people and parents.
About Us
Our Values 2025 - 2030 Working with our colleagues, patients and carers we have co-produced three new values that we aim to embed within our culture here at NELFT. They are: We are kind. We are respectful. We work together with our communities. These three values help us to strive to provide the best care by the best people.
Starting with NELFT NELFT places a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust. All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment. As part of the process new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers, and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes. The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.
Probationary Period This post will be subject to a probationary period.
High Cost Area Supplement - Outer London This post also attracts payment for High Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,714 and a maximum payment of £5,941 - per annum, pro rata for part time).
Use of AI Please see attached document regarding acceptable use of AI during the recruitment process.
Job Details
Date posted: 11 December 2025
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 5
Salary: £31,049 to £37,796 a year plus HCAS per annum
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Full-time
Reference number: 395-BD105-25-A
Job locations: Child and family Centre, Barking, IG117LZ
Person Specification
Experience (Essential)
* Strong desire to work in Occupational therapy with minimum of six months experience
* Experience of working with children either as a student, therapist or in a voluntary basis
Experience (Desirable)
* Knowledge of paediatric conditions
Qualifications (Essential)
* Occupational Therapy degree
* Relevant courses related to children
* HCPC registration
Qualifications (Desirable)
* RCOT registration
Skills (Essential)
* Basic IT skills
* Ability to assess and provide treatment related to the child/person's goals
Skills (Desirable)
* Facilitation of groups
Knowledge (Essential)
* Basic knowledge of child development and its application to occupational therapy
Knowledge (Desirable)
* Basic knowledge of some assessments used with children
Certificates of Sponsorship
Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for all job roles. Please check your eligibility under the UKVI points-based system. When calculating the basic salary for sponsorship, HCAS (High-Cost Area Supplement) is not included to ensure fairness and consistency within our Trust.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer Details
NELFT North East London Foundation Trust
Child and family Centre
Barking
IG117LZ
Website: https://www.nelft.nhs.uk/
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