Children's Occupational Therapist

Job summary

Join our Band 6 Childrens Occupational Therapy Rotation at Leeds Childrens Hospital! Are you looking to develop your career in OT while making a real difference to children and families? Our Band 6 rotation offers excellent opportunities to develop specialist skills, broaden your experience and build your future in paediatric occupational therapy. Working across inpatient and outpatient services, you will support children in wards, clinics, schools and at home. You will gain experience across a range of specialist areas including Rheumatology, Chronic Pain, Neurology, PICU, Neuromuscular, Oncology, Orthopaedics, Neurodevelopmental Babies, and General Medicine & Surgery. The successful candidate will have a Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy, HCPC registration, experience of working as an OT with children or in a relevant clinical specialty, able to demonstrate excellent communication skills and effectively prioritise their workload within a busy clinical environment.

Main duties of the job

Join our Band 6 Childrens Occupational Therapy Rotation at Leeds Childrens Hospital! Are you looking to develop your career in OT while making a real difference to children and families? Our Band 6 rotation offers excellent opportunities to develop specialist skills, broaden your experience and build your future in paediatric occupational therapy. Working across inpatient and outpatient services, you will support children in wards, clinics, schools and at home. You will gain experience across a range of specialist areas including Rheumatology, Chronic Pain, Neurology, PICU, Neuromuscular, Oncology, Orthopaedics, Neurodevelopmental Babies, and General Medicine & Surgery. The successful candidate will have a Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy, HCPC registration, experience of working as an OT with children or in a relevant clinical specialty, able to demonstrate excellent communication skills and effectively prioritise their workload within a busy clinical environment.

About us

The Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust is committed to delivering the highest quality and safest treatment and care to every patient, every time. Our vision is to provide the highest quality specialist and integrated care. We will do this through delivery of our multi-year goals and strategic priorities, which you can read about on this page. Central to it all is The Leeds Way our values and behaviours that are at the heart of everything we do.

Details

• Date posted: 26 July 2026
• Pay scheme: Agenda for change
• Band: Band 6
• Salary: £39,959 to £48,117 a year
• Contract: Permanent
• Working pattern: Part-time
• Reference number: 001651
• Job locations: Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, West Yorkshire, LS1 3EX, United Kingdom

Job responsibilities

For questions about this job, contact:

Name: Claire England or Sarah Waights Position: Clinical Service Manager Children's OT & Occupational Therapist Advanced Email: claire.england@nhs.net or s.waights@nhs.net Phone number: 0113 3920615 Shortlisting Date: 14th August 2026 Interview Date: 21st August 2026

Job Summary

Join our Band 6 Children’s Occupational Therapy Rotation at Leeds Children’s Hospital! Are you looking to develop your career in OT while making a real difference to children and families? Our Band 6 rotation offers excellent opportunities to develop specialist skills, broaden your experience and build your future in paediatric occupational therapy. Working across inpatient and outpatient services, you will support children in wards, clinics, schools and at home. You will gain experience across a range of specialist areas including Rheumatology, Chronic Pain, Neurology, PICU, Neuromuscular, Oncology, Orthopaedics, Neurodevelopmental Babies, and General Medicine & Surgery. The successful candidate will have a Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy, HCPC registration, experience of working as an OT with children or in a relevant clinical specialty, able to demonstrate excellent communication skills and effectively prioritise their workload within a busy clinical environment.

Why you should join our Team

The Children’s Occupational Therapy team works across Leeds Children’s Hospital, providing services within both inpatient and outpatient settings. Our core hours are Monday to Friday, 8:00am–4:00pm, although flexible working arrangements will be considered.We are a friendly, supportive team committed to delivering the highest quality care to children and their families. We place a strong emphasis on staff wellbeing and continuing professional development. Our mission is to make a positive difference to children’s lives through specialist, personalised and fun therapy, delivered in partnership with the child, their family and the wider multidisciplinary team.Leeds Children’s Hospital provides care for children and families from across Leeds and the wider region. As a teaching hospital and specialist centre for many services, you will gain valuable experience working with rare and complex conditions, making this an exciting and rewarding place to develop your career.

What you will bring to the role

Manage autonomously a clinical workload at a specialist level: assessing and treating patients and maintaining associated records. Provide a patient-focused service following the Occupational Therapy process (screen referrals, assess and plan treatment programmes, implement and evaluate treatment programmes, monitor and discharge) and using Occupational Therapy core skills. Develop and apply specialist knowledge, gained from past experience, on the job experience and specialist training. Supervise and support Occupational Therapists. Delegate work to, supervise and support Occupational Therapy Support Staff. Supervise and educate Occupational Therapy Students. Act as a specialist Occupational Therapy resource for colleagues, carers and patients. Deputise for Band 7. Be actively involved in team and service developments including audit and research.

Please see the attached job description for further information about this vacancy.