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Job overview
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.
HUTS forms part of the Haringey Children's Therapy Team: a large, friendly and supportive multidisciplinary team based at Tynemouth Road Health Centre.
Main duties of the job
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
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Person specification
Personal qualities
Essential
- Ability to cope with and empathise with distressed families and children
- Ability to work as a team player and to encourage team working
Skills and abilities
Essential
- Ability to translate clinical knowledge into practical strategies for non-specialist staff
- Strong skills in influencing and supporting change in other professionals’ practice, including workforce development approaches
- Ability to identify patterns of need and respond at a population/service level
- Ability to carry out a range of assessments to support differential diagnosis and evaluation of progress
- Excellent Interpersonal skills with regard to individual client management (including empathy, observation and interview skills)
- Ability to work effectively as part of a multi-disciplinary team including excellent communication, liaison, negotiation, and influencing skills
- Ability to be an effective team member and assume leadership responsibilities
- Ability to negotiate and deal with conflict
- Ability to manage complaints and prevent escalation wherever possible
- Excellent analytical, reflective and problem solving skills
- Ability to present effective verbal and written reports for clients, carers, colleagues and managers
- Ability to organise and prioritise timetables and workload of junior colleagues, assistants and students
- Ability to work calmly under pressure and be flexible to demands
- Up-to-date knowledge of relevant national policies, legislation and guidance relevant to clinical area
- Ability to devise and deliver training and to provide programmes of support to parents/carers taking into account cultural and linguistic backgrounds and disability
- Ability to devise and deliver training to professionals within Health, Education and Social Care
- Ability to use standardised outcome measures and set up non standardised outcome measures that are appropriate for the clinical area and client group
Knowledge and experience
Essential
- Knowledge of universal OT service delivery models and how these link to targeted and specialist pathways
- Highly specialist knowledge of a range of assessment or screening tools and procedures
- Well established knowledge of a range of universal, targeted and highly specialist therapeutic interventions relevant to occupational therapy
Education and qualifications
Essential
- Evidence of CPD in specialist area
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This advert is for Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist, Universal Therapy Service with Whittington Health NHS Trust in London, London, England. It is listed as a Band 7 Occupational Therapist role. The advertised salary is £55,524 - £62,652 HCAS Outer London. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 06 Aug 2026.
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