# Paediatric Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-occupational-therapist/1cd3ed13-7a98-4307-98e6-e3bf98f0ad45 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-occupational-therapist/1cd3ed13-7a98-4307-98e6-e3bf98f0ad45.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** London - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £47,951 - £56,863 per annum,pro rata inclusive of inner HCAS - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (End date: 30 August 2027, Maternity cover 30 august 2026 to 30th August 2027) - **Employment type:** Part time - 22.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-07-28T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-07-14T15:21:46.207Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Camden/Royal_Free_London_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Paediatric_Occupational_Therapy/Paediatric_Occupational_Therapy-v8043254 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8043254?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.royalfree.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Paediatric Occupational Therapist 12 Months Fixed Term Contract   - 22.5 hours per week Starts  30 August 2026 until  30th August 2027 This is an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapist that is looking to develop their career in a team that provides a wide range of experience within a highly skilled and supportive team of professionals, that offers various CPD opportunities. ### Main duties of the job The post involves working with school aged and pre-school children in a variety of settings including special and mainstream schools with a range of needs from mild to complex.  Knowledge of the assessment and treatment of children with DCD, ASD and physical difficulties is essential.  You will be working alongside a large and experienced team of Paediatric Occupational Therapists and there is scope for rotation within the Child Development Team and Social Care. You will visit schools and be responsible for assessment and intervention planning. Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities Please see attached job description for more information about this role and working at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Knowledge of clinical governance and its implications for service, including experience of quality issues and audit - Ability to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities ### Experience **Essential** - Previous experience in paediatric OT in a variety of settings including schools, community and or hospital - To demonstrate knowledge and understanding of Valuing Diversity, cultural practices and how to incorporate the needs of people from different ethnic/cultural communities into OT interventions - To demonstrate knowledge of assessment skills and an understanding of the application of Occupational Therapy to meet the needs of children with physical/ behavioural disabilities - Demonstrate the ability to plan intervention for the short-term and longterm effects of disability in accordance with the Borough’s policies and procedures on service delivery and eligibility. - Demonstrate knowledge of a variety of physical, behavioural, neurological and psychiatric conditions and an understanding of their impact on children and their families/carers. This can include impairments in areas of cognitive, perceptual, biomedical, neurological and sensory impairment, social communication skills ### Education & Qualifications **Essential** - Degree in Occupational therapy - HPC Registration **Desirable** - Member of RCOT specialist groups - CYPF - Evidence of CPD including attendance at appropriate postgraduate, specialist short courses relevant to paediatric OT - Post-graduate training in Occupational Therapy Specialist areas such as sensory Processing, CO-OP ### Royal Free World Class Values **Essential** - Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values ### Personal Qualities & Attributes **Essential** - Empathetic with children and their parents/carers - Flexible - Team worker ## Documents - [b6 cyp ot (pdf, 488.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10331887) - [person specification (pdf, 161.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10331885) - [functional requirements (pdf, 111.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10331886) - [allied health professional - benefits, about rfl, shared commitments and governing objectives (pdf, 649.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2752) ## 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.