childrens occupational Therapist

Job overview

Children’s Occupational Therapy Job Advert

Band 5 Post fixed term cover until 27/02/26

Are you interested in a career in Childrens OT? But have no experience? Then this could be the role for you!

We are a dynamic, innovative, and friendly team who report high levels of job satisfaction. We offer a professionally led service, monthly in-service team training, effective supervision and External Training opportunities through the Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Band 5 Occupational Therapist who wishes to develop specialist skills in community Paediatrics within a supportive team. We are looking for a creative, friendly, and enthusiastic OT to join our established Children’s Team. We are located near Enfield Town, with easy commuter links from central London/Hertfordshire.

No experience of children's OT is necessary as we will provide in house training and clinical support. However, an ability to work within an Occupational Frame of Reference and a strong desire to work within children’s services is essential.

For an informal chat or to arrange a visit please contact: Fiona Kingsley, clinical lead 0204553 7704.

We look forward to hearing from you.

Main duties of the job

Main duties

Your job will be to provide specialised assessment and intervention to children (0-18years) with varying needs in community settings, mainstream schools, clinic and at home. You will work alongside the MDT on integrated pathways, including the joint DCD diagnostic clinic.

Enfield OT is committed to evidence-based practice; you will have the opportunity to gain skills in CO-OP and M-CIMT, as well as running groups and parents and school staff training sessions. We are an innovative team and one of the first children’s services to develop leisure groups with local community providers.

This role includes participating in service development and in-service training provision.

Job responsibilities

To provide a high standard Occupational Therapy service to children aged 0-18years referred to Enfield’s Children’s Occupational Therapy Department.

To contribute to service improvements and Quality initiatives within the team.

To be responsible for a defined caseload of children both within the community, working autonomously but with close supervision and clinical support.

To provide family centred, occupationally focused assessment and intervention to disabled children and children with additional needs. To work within the available evidence based and good practice guidelines.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To accept clinical responsibility for a designated caseload of children and organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and use of time.

• To provide assessment and interventions for children with OT needs and to provide expert advice, guidance and information to families, carers, schools, and other professionals.
• To work autonomously but with the ability to know when to seek support and clinical advice.
• To participate in multi-disciplinary assessment and intervention.
• With clinical support as needed to select and apply appropriate OccupationalTherapy assessments for children, addressing occupational performance and enabling the child in areas of self-care, productivity, and leisure.
• To set occupationally focused intervention goals with children and/or their parents/carers that are family centred and agreed by the child and/or their parents/carers.
• To work within an occupational frame of reference.
• To increasingly demonstrate the ability to analyse the interplay of the child, environment and activity when assessing the child’s level of functioning and identifying appropriate strategies and intervention to facilitate and enhance participation in self-care, school, and play/leisure.
• To demonstrate specialist knowledge of evidence-based practice and treatment options using current research, and clinical reasoning skills.
• To plan and implement individual interventions, in collaboration with the child/carer.
• To work with Senior OT’s to provide training sessions to schools and families and group therapy sessions.
• To evaluate interventions through the use of appropriate outcome measures, to ensure effectiveness of intervention.
• To manage clinical risk within own clinical caseload and seek help as needed.