# Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for West London NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist/7f37ae9a-32ac-47e3-9f8b-3b143fc965a8 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/occupational-therapist/7f37ae9a-32ac-47e3-9f8b-3b143fc965a8.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** West London NHS Trust - **Town:** Southall - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £45,953 - £54,254 Per annum - **Contract type:** 12 months (Fixed term: 12 months) - **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-15T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-01T10:22:16.512Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Hounslow/West_London_NHS_Trust/Occupational_Therapy/Occupational_Therapy-v8047649 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8047649?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.westlondon.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview The Hounslow Occupational Therapy Department is looking for a motivated, dynamic therapist to join the Children’s Therapy Team. You will join an established team of Occupational Therapists working in an integrated service with Children’s Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy. We continually strive towards evidence based clinical practice and have modernised services to provide rapid access for children and families with short waiting times for assessment and treatment. We provide services to children aged 0-19 years and their families with a diverse range of special needs including complex neurological disorders, developmental co-ordination disorders and autistic spectrum disorder. The post provides the opportunity to work in our special centres and units team, based in a variety of provision centres, both primary and secondary, across the borough. The post holder would be based at Heart of Hounslow and will have to commute to schools within the borough. We are able to offer: - Peer support from an experienced and friendly team - Strong multi-professional team working - Opportunities to develop specialist clinical skills in a variety of settings - A strong commitment to CPD and clinical effectiveness - A comprehensive supervision and appraisal structure Please contact Uma Saimaruhan on 020 8973 3133 if you require any further information. ### Main duties of the job The successful candidate will be employed within the special centres and units occupational therapy team. Our team works collaboratively with the speech and language therapy team and the physiotherapy team and provides the OT EHCP provision for children who have an official placement within one of the provision centres affiliated with a mainstream school across the Hounslow borough. You will be required to undertake comprehensive assessments of children with a complex range of disabilities, using appropriate standardised and non-standardised tests, clinical observations as well as gathering appropriate information from a variety of sources. It is expected that the successful candidate be proficient in report writing with strong clinical reasoning skills as you will be required to independently manage your own clinical caseload. You will promote, develop and maintain a high quality of service provision, and strive for this to be efficient and effective for all children on your caseload. This will include being responsible for providing relevant education professionals with specialist knowledge/training/advice related to Occupational Therapy. It is expected that the successful candidate will continue engaging in CPD opportunities to actively develop their knowledge and experience, and have increasing responsibility and independence, whilst receiving the regular supervision and support of the Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. ## Job Details The Hounslow Occupational Therapy Department is looking for a motivated, dynamic therapist to join the Children’s Therapy Team. You will join an established team of Occupational Therapists working in an integrated service with Children’s Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy. We continually strive towards evidence based clinical practice and have modernised services to provide rapid access for children and families with short waiting times for assessment and treatment. We provide services to children aged 0-19 years and their families with a diverse range of special needs including complex neurological disorders, developmental co-ordination disorders and autistic spectrum disorder. The post provides the opportunity to work in our special centres and units team, based in a variety of provision centres, both primary and secondary, across the borough. The post holder would be based at Heart of Hounslow and will have to commute to schools within the borough. We are able to offer: Peer support from an experienced and friendly team Strong multi-professional team working Opportunities to develop specialist clinical skills in a variety of settings A strong commitment to CPD and clinical effectiveness A comprehensive supervision and appraisal structure Please contact Uma Saimaruhan on 020 8973 3133 if you require any further information. ## Job Description The successful candidate will be employed within the special centres and units occupational therapy team. Our team works collaboratively with the speech and language therapy team and the physiotherapy team and provides the OT EHCP provision for children who have an official placement within one of the provision centres affiliated with a mainstream school across the Hounslow borough. You will be required to undertake comprehensive assessments of children with a complex range of disabilities, using appropriate standardised and non-standardised tests, clinical observations as well as gathering appropriate information from a variety of sources. It is expected that the successful candidate be proficient in report writing with strong clinical reasoning skills as you will be required to independently manage your own clinical caseload. You will promote, develop and maintain a high quality of service provision, and strive for this to be efficient and effective for all children on your caseload. This will include being responsible for providing relevant education professionals with specialist knowledge/training/advice related to Occupational Therapy. It is expected that the successful candidate will continue engaging in CPD opportunities to actively develop their knowledge and experience, and have increasing responsibility and independence, whilst receiving the regular supervision and support of the Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist. ## Responsibilities The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required. Please view as attached The person specification below is not the full person specification, but outlines the criteria against which your application form will be assessed. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to supervise others - Ability to reflect on clinical practice and experience - Ability to use clinical reasoning skills to analyse and interpret assessment findings and plan intervention - Ability to work as a team member - Effective written and spoken communication - Basic computer skills e.g. word, excel, email **Desirable** - Some experience of supervising a student or OT assistant - Some experience communicating professional knowledge through presentation/ demonstration - Some experience planning and running groups ### Knowledge **Essential** - Working knowledge of broad range of relevant clinical areas - Some knowledge of child development, neuro-developmental stages and the role of occupation in childhood - A working knowledge of the main frames of reference used in OT practice - Knowledge of Government legislation for children with disabilities and special needs - Awareness of the principles and standards around supervision **Desirable** - Some understanding and knowledge of up to date paediatric equipment and resources - Some knowledge of standardised assessments and clinical observations used in paediatric assessment ### Experience **Essential** - Experience as a Junior level Occupational Therapist - Experience working in mainstream primary and secondary schools - Experience of working as part of a Occupational Therapy team and / or multi-disciplinary team **Desirable** - Previous experience of working with children and their families ### Qualifications **Essential** - Graduate Diploma/ Degree in Occupational Therapy - Registered with Health Professions Council - Evidence of relevant postgraduate CPD activities **Desirable** - Membership of relevant Clinical Interest Group - Member of the College of Occupational Therapy ### Other Requirements **Essential** - Clearance from Occupational health Department - Clearance from CRB at enhanced level - Able to work harmoniously with a diverse workforce and to deliver a quality service to people from different backgrounds, by including and embracing their varied needs. ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Committed to personal development - Ability to take initiative and work autonomously - Highly motivated - Flexible and able to cope with change - Sensitive to the needs of others ## Documents - [job description (pdf, 832.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10336630) - [occupational health requirements (pdf, 376.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=3003) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.