# Paediatric Occupational Therapist > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-occupational-therapist/e2d81b8a-9a55-4e4b-834c-031f83d75bf3 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/paediatric-occupational-therapist/e2d81b8a-9a55-4e4b-834c-031f83d75bf3.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Dartford - **Region:** London - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 5 - **Salary:** £36,943 - £44,900 pa inc - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (This post is to cover a secondment position within team) - **Employment type:** Full time, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday) - **Closing date:** 2026-07-02T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-18T10:21:29.452Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Abbey_Wood/Oxleas_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Children_Young_people/Children_Young_people-v8089711 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8089711?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.oxleas.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post. Greenwich Children's Integrated Therapies Service are looking to appoint following increased interest in our services. This is an opportunity for shortly to qualify students, newly qualified or Band 5 Occupational Therapist with experience. You will have the opportunity to work with school-age children & young people with a range of functional difficulties. Providing assessment, advice & intervention, with a supportive team of therapists & assistants. There is the opportunity for professional development & the support of a team of therapists & assistants. You will have access to admin, managerial & clinical support. CPD is supported & the development of clinical interests is encouraged.  We have embedded support to offer for B5 therapists including: -Regular 1:1 supervision -Group supervision -Peer support -Oxleas internal preceptorship programme Our friendly,  well-established Services offer fantastic support & opportunities to develop your career. Greenwich has a young and very diverse population and is a place where every child and young person can achieve their full potential. We recognise and value the importance of promoting participation and functional skills in children & young people. ### Main duties of the job The Greenwich Children's Integrated Therapies service consists of  Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy,  and  teams, providing services to Early Years, School Years and Special Schools. There will be ample opportunities to for joint working as part of multidisciplinary team. The Greenwich Children’s Occupational therapy team has specialists in all key clinical areas including: Autism, Early years, Mainstream, Education & EHCP's,  Complex needs in primary and secondary specialist settings. We work closely to provide clinical support and second opinions. As the post holder you will: - Provide occupational therapy assessment and intervention to children and young people, with a variety of developmental disabilities. The CYP will present with a range of needs relating to self-care, play and school activities. - Work as part of a integrated team with teachers  supporting children with functional difficulties and their families - Have opportunities for involvement in service development projects. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities You will work alongside a large team of Therapists and Assistants and will have access to administrative, managerial and clinical support. Where appropriate you will receive higher levels of supervision for Newly Qualified Therapists to support the completion of your Occupational Therapy NQP Competencies Framework. Training and career development is well supported within Oxleas with the opportunity to attend both internal and external training. Please refer to attached Job Description for further details of the role and the Person Specification for essential and desirable requirements of the post holder. ## Job Details Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post. Greenwich Children's Integrated Therapies Service are looking to appoint following increased interest in our services. This is an opportunity for shortly to qualify students, newly qualified or Band 5 Occupational Therapist with experience. You will have the opportunity to work with school-age children & young people with a range of functional difficulties. Providing assessment, advice & intervention, with a supportive team of therapists & assistants. There is the opportunity for professional development & the support of a team of therapists & assistants. You will have access to admin, managerial & clinical support. CPD is supported & the development of clinical interests is encouraged. We have embedded support to offer for B5 therapists including: -Regular 1:1 supervision -Group supervision -Peer support -Oxleas internal preceptorship programme Our friendly, well-established Services offer fantastic support & opportunities to develop your career. Greenwich has a young and very diverse population and is a place where every child and young person can achieve their full potential. We recognise and value the importance of promoting participation and functional skills in children & young people. ## Job Description The Greenwich Children's Integrated Therapies service consists of Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy and Speech and Language Therapy, and teams, providing services to Early Years, School Years and Special Schools. There will be ample opportunities to for joint working as part of multidisciplinary team. The Greenwich Children’s Occupational therapy team has specialists in all key clinical areas including: Autism, Early years, Mainstream, Education & EHCP's, Complex needs in primary and secondary specialist settings. We work closely to provide clinical support and second opinions. As the post holder you will: Provide occupational therapy assessment and intervention to children and young people, with a variety of developmental disabilities. The CYP will present with a range of needs relating to self-care, play and school activities. Work as part of a integrated team with teachers supporting children with functional difficulties and their families Have opportunities for involvement in service development projects. ## Responsibilities You will work alongside a large team of Therapists and Assistants and will have access to administrative, managerial and clinical support. Where appropriate you will receive higher levels of supervision for Newly Qualified Therapists to support the completion of your Occupational Therapy NQP Competencies Framework. Training and career development is well supported within Oxleas with the opportunity to attend both internal and external training. Please refer to attached Job Description for further details of the role and the Person Specification for essential and desirable requirements of the post holder. ## Person Specification ### Skills **Essential** - Ability to work autonomously, set own priorities and manage time effectively. - Some knowledge of OT assessments and interventions relevant to area of practice ### Experience **Essential** - Range of practical placement experience - Experience of using standardised OT assessments - Some clinical experience including individual and group work. - Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team ## Documents - [staff benefits (pdf, 2.5mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1847) - [privacy notice for staff (pdf, 268.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1659) - [job description and person specification (pdf, 320.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10382914) - [important additional information for candidates (please read carefully) (pdf, 160.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1656) ## 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.