Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist
Barnet Children’s Integrated Therapies have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, innovative and self‑motivated Occupational Therapist, experienced in interdisciplinary working with children and young people in the community. OTs work as part of a dynamic Integrated Therapy Team that includes Speech and Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, Therapy Assistants and other OTs.
The post involves working with children and young people age 0-19 years in a range of settings including special and mainstream schools and clinics, with needs from mild to complex. Your role will provide assessment, advice, and treatment to children in 1:1, groups or integrated MDT groups.
This role involves building relationships with schools and nurseries, developing and running new training offers to support parents and schools through the Universal and targeted offer of support. The successful candidate will join our CIT Team providing an innovative service to children and families in Barnet.
Agile working arrangements, mobile technology and flexible working hours and arrangements are available. A strong Band 5 working towards Band 6 will be considered for development. Alternative working hours and patterns will be considered.
Main Duties
* Collaborate effectively with key stakeholders including families, education staff, and community partners to support the occupational therapy needs of children within community settings, upskilling others through advice, education, and practical support.
* Provide an effective and efficient high‑quality Occupational Therapy universal service for schools and parents to access, working closely with stakeholders to identify gaps and develop a standard school offer received by every school.
* Instrumental in the development of training packages for school staff to upskill and educate, supporting understanding of needs and enabling modifications to the environment and activities for optimum participation.
* Plan and deliver parent/carer training through structured group sessions, informal drop‑ins, and individual coaching, enabling families to understand and implement therapy strategies at home.
Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and strives for fair, accessible services. We aim to employ a workforce representative of our population, respecting differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy, maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust adopts inclusive recruitment, training, promotion and employment policies.
For further details or informal visits, contact: Sarah Morris, Clinical Lead, Occupational Therapist, sarah.morris75@nhs.net, 07510373883.
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