Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist, Universal Therapy Service

We are looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join the Haringey Universal Therapy Service (HUTS) with an interest in early intervention, workforce development and service innovation. HUTS includes Occupational Therapy and Speech and Language Therapy and supports children aged 0–19 years, with a strong emphasis on early intervention and the 0–5 age group. This is an exciting opportunity to develop skills in universal practice, service development and project work.

The postholder will work as part of HUTS to develop and deliver a universal occupational therapy offer for children under 5 with functional needs related to sensory and motor development. This will involve working closely with professionals across health, education, early years settings and community groups, as well as supporting parents and carers directly. HUTS is an evolving service, with established elements of the offer and exciting opportunities for service development, innovation and project work. The postholder will be supported by the HUTS Clinical Lead and will work collaboratively to develop the service, including identifying priorities, implementing new initiatives and evaluating impact.

Whittington Health serves a richly diverse population and works hard to ensure that all our services are fair and equally accessible to everyone. We aim to employ a workforce which is as representative as possible of this population, so we are open to the value of differences in age, disability, gender, marital status, pregnancy and maternity, race, sexual orientation, and religion or belief. The Trust believes that as a public sector organisation we have an obligation to have recruitment, training, promotion and other formal employment policies and procedures that are sensitive to these differences.

Main duties of the job:

• Develop and deliver a universal occupational therapy offer for children under 5.
• Work closely with health, education, and community professionals.
• Support parents and carers directly.
• Collaborate with the HUTS Clinical Lead to develop the service.

Person specification:

• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy.
• Registered Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists.
• Health and Care Professions Council Registration to Practice.
• Significant experience working at a specialist clinical level with supervisory responsibilities.
• Evidence of CPD in specialist area.

Skills and abilities:

• Highly developed clinical skills and post-graduate experience in working with children with additional needs.
• Well established knowledge of a range of therapeutic interventions relevant to clinical area.
• Experience of using digital technology to provide information, advice and training.
• Experience contributing to or leading service development or quality improvement initiatives.
• Excellent interpersonal skills with regard to individual client management.

To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults.

Whittington Health is committed to safeguarding all children and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.