Highly Specialist Children's Occupational Therapist in City of London

Highly Specialist Children's Occupational Therapist

NHS AfC: Band 7

Main area Special schools Lead Occupational Therapist Grade NHS AfC: Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working
• Compressed hours

30 hours per week (Flexible working patterns/ agile working) Job ref 220-WHT-8400835

Employer Whittington Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Edgware Community Hospital Town London Salary £55,524 - £62,652 Per Annum (Pro Rata) Including HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 19/11/2026 23:59

Barnet Children’s Integrated Therapies are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, innovative and self‑motivated Occupational Therapist to join our service. The successful candidate will lead the delivery of the Occupational Therapy Service for children and young people in Specialist schools, while managing a varied and rewarding clinical caseload across the community. This Band 7 role is ideal for an experienced clinician skilled in interdisciplinary working who is ready to take on greater leadership responsibility, including providing high‑quality clinical supervision, oversight and day to day support to junior OTs.

This post involves working with children and young people 0-19 years across a range of settings, including Special schools, children’s homes and clinic environments. You will be responsible for the development of the Occupational Therapy service within the Complex specific pathway which will involve working closely with key stakeholders to drive high quality Occupational Therapy support. A key focus of this role is to provide clinical leadership for children with complex physical disabilities, ensuring best-practice assessment, intervention, and ongoing service development. As a clinical specialist, you will provide expert assessment and management for children requiring specialist seating and upper limb interventions, working closely with tertiary services and the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality care.

Main duties of the job

We have 1 part time (0.8 WTE) permanent position available for the successful candidate to join our Children's Integrated Therapies (CIT) Team. You will work independently while being part of a friendly, open, supportive and experienced therapy team. Please note a strong Band 6 who is working towards a Band 7 role will be considered as a development opportunity. Alternative working hours and patterns will be considered for this post.

Working for our organisation

Working for Whittington Health in Barnet will offer:

• Outer London Pay weighting, worth up to £4,967
• Informal networking across the 4 Boroughs where Whittington Health provides services for Children and Young People: Islington, Haringey, Camden and Barnet;
• Commitment to excellence in practice;
• Strong and supportive supervision and direct line management;
• Agile working in the community using mobile technology;
• Flexible working hours and arrangements;
• Shadowing opportunities;
• Service and Trust Induction Packages;
• Specialist advice and second opinions
• Team Meetings
• Support to develop your own clinical interests
• Team projects co-working with other colleagues.

You will have opportunities for Agile working arrangements including the provision of mobile technology and flexible working hours and arrangements.

Whittington Health have an excellent reputation for being innovative, responsive and flexible to the changing clinical needs of the local population. We are treating more patients than ever before and are dedicated to improving services to deliver the best for our patients

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will have opportunities for Agile working arrangements including the provision of mobile technology and flexible working hours and arrangements.

Whittington Health have an excellent reputation for being innovative, responsive and flexible to the changing clinical needs of the local population. We are treating more patients than ever before and are dedicated to improving services to deliver the best for our patients

Please see detailed job description and specification attached. Full job description and main responsibilities attached.

Person specification

Education & Qualification

• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy
• HPC Registration
• Evidence of continued Professional Development related to the post.
• Clinical educator training
• Masters level modules or further training courses in speciality
• Member of RCOT

Knowledge & Experience

• Experience of multidisciplinary working with Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Paediatricians and other agencies to support children with complex needs.
• Experience of assessment, provision and review of specialist equipment and environmental adaptations for children with physical disabilities.
• Experience supporting children with postural management needs at home and in schools.
• Day to day clinical supervision and oversight to junior team members.
• Previous experience working in Special schools
• Sound understanding of confidentiality
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance including SEND, EHCP processes, safeguarding and clinical governance requirements.
• Knowledge of current evidence-based practice relating to postural management, specialist seating, physical disability and participation in children and young people.
• Minimum 2 years NHS experience
• Experience of the development and implementation of training programmes for staff/ parents.

Skills & Abilities

• Advanced skills in the assessment and management of upper limb function, including splinting, with the ability to provide specialist clinical advice and support for children and young people with complex physical disabilities.
• Excellent therapy assessment and treatment skills in specialist field.
• Ability to plan, prioritise and manage a complex caseload alongside leadership responsibilities, adapting to changing service demands and priorities.
• Demonstrates effective communication skills with all disciplines and agencies. This includes clear, concise verbal and written reporting skills
• IT skills including word processing and excel
• Excellent presentation skills of complex information

Personal Qualities

• Able to respond to pressure appropriately
• Professional manner
• Commitment to equal opportunities
• Demonstrate trust values: innovative, compassionate, accountable, respectful, excellent
• Commitment to Continuing Professional Development
• To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area
• To have access to a car

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN AND ADULTS

To comply with the Trust’s Safeguarding Children and Adults policies, procedures and protocols. All individual members of staff (paid or unpaid) have a duty to safeguard and promote the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults This will require you to:

• Ensure you are familiar with and comply with the London Child Protection Procedures and protocols for promoting and safeguarding the welfare of children and young people.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with theLondon Multi Agency Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Pan London Procedures.
• Ensure you are familiar and comply with local protocols and systems for information sharing.
• Know the appropriate contact numbers and required reporting lines.
• Participate in required training and supervision.
• Comply with required professional boundaries and codes of conduct

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

Other important information

• You must already have the right to work in the United Kingdom or fully meet the eligibility criteria for sponsorship under the Skilled Worker visa route. We welcome applications from candidates who require visa sponsorship; however, we can only consider these where all UKVI requirements are met. Before applying, please ensure that both you and the role satisfy the relevant UK Visas and Immigration (UKVI) points‑based system criteria, as applications that do not meet these requirements cannot be progressed. For more information about the criteria, please click here
• Applications are welcome from people wishing to job share or work flexible patterns. We are committed to equal opportunities.
• In submitting an application form, you authorise WhittingtonHealth NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed to the post.

If you are offered a role with one of the NLPSS partner trusts, as part of pre-employment checks your identity and right to work documentation will be verified remotely (in most circumstances), using a certified identity verification service provider TrustID. You will be asked to capture an image of the relevant documents as well as a “selfie” using your smartphone/tablet (if available) for facial matching. TrustID will also perform a digital address check using Trunarrative and Equifax, which is a soft check and does not leave a footprint on your credit rating. For more information, visit www.trustid.co.uk

Please note that during the recruitment process your Identity Documentation (i.e. passport, driving licence, visa, etc.) will be scanned using a device which recognises UV, Infrared and Machine Readable Zone security features of the documents provided

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We would welcome applications from individuals who are from underrepresented groups in the organisation

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