Childrens Occupational Therapist
Job summary
Children's Occupational Therapy Job in Enfield
Come and work with a great team
We are a dynamic, friendly OT team who report high levels of job satisfaction. We offer a professionally led service with direct support from an OT Clinical Lead Specialist, monthly in-service team training, effective supervision and External Training opportunities through the Trust.
An exciting opportunity has risen for a highly motivated Occupational Therapist who wishes to develop specialist skills in Paediatrics within a supportive team. We are looking for a creative, friendly and enthusiastic OT to join our established Children's Team. We are located within easy commuter links from central London/Hertfordshire.
We are now part of the Royal Free Hospital as Royal Free London North Mid Trust NHS. We are committed to working as an integrated team, within health, education and social care. You will sit within a dynamic multi professional team comprised of Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Dietetics, Specialist Nurses and Speech and Language Therapy. The team is based at Cedar House, St Michaels Site near Enfield Town, with easy commuter links from central London and Hertfordshire.
Your job will be to provide specialised Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention to children with varying needs in community settings, clinic and the CDC. As part of this role you will be expected to participate in service development activities, regular audits and staff training.
Main duties of the job
To provide a high standard Occupational Therapy service to children aged 0-18 years referred to Enfield Children's Occupational Therapy Department.
Tocontribute to and lead on aspects ofplanning,co-ordinating,delivering andevaluating theChildren's Occupational TherapyService.
Tocontribute toand lead on specified serviceimprovementandqualityinitiatives withinthe team.
To be responsible for a defined caseload of children within community, SEN/EHCPs and special schools.
To work autonomously with access to supervision.
To lead on a designated clinical area within the team and develop clinical expertise within this specialist area.
To develop evidence based clinical pathways and service provision with a specialist area.
To provide high quality family centred, occupationally focused assessment and intervention to disabled children and children with additional needs. To support the team with implementing evidence-based treatment approaches and good practice guidelines.
To supervise, appraise and train students and junior staff as required.
Towork effectively and flexibly within an interdisciplinary framework in a multidisciplinary and multi-agency environment, including working with the local authority SEN service, teachers, community providers, social workers, SLT, psychologists, dieticians, paediatricians, physiotherapists and other professionals.
To be flexible to the demands of the service in regard to location of work
About us
The North Middlesex University Hospital, Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust is a medium-sized acute and community trust with over 525 beds and over 600 community staff, serving more than 600,000 people living across Enfield and Haringey and the surrounding areas, including Barnet and Waltham Forest.
In the year ending 31 March 2022, the Trust reported a turnover of £419.7m and employed almost 4,000 staff. Following the transfer of Enfield Community Services on 1st April 2023, this has increased as we have welcomed over 600 new staff including District Nurses, Community Matrons, Community Physiotherapists, Psychologists and many more across a wide range of adult and children's community services in Enfield.
In January 2025 we joined the Royal Free group: it is an exciting time to join North Mid as we continue our journey to become an integrated care organisation to deliver high quality, seamless care in our local communities, with a focus on tackling health inequalities.
North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICSs, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone statutory bodies, we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches.
Details
Date posted
22 April 2026
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 7
Salary
£55,524 to £62,652 a year Per Annum Including HCAS
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-time
Reference number
391-NMUH-7904096
Job locations
St Michael Site Cedar House
Gater Drive
Enfield
EN2 0JB
Job description
Job responsibilities
To manage a caseload of children and young people with a range of needs including those with complex disabilities, providing occupationally focused assessment and intervention.
To be responsible for a defined caseload of children with specified OT in their EHCP within mainstream schools/nurseries as well as home educated children, out of borough provision and special school settings if requested. To provide second opinions on EHCP OT provision as requested by Enfield SEN and to take the lead in attending SEN Tribunals where OT is contested.
To act as an expert advisor and practitioner in Childrens OT contributing to differential diagnoses, provision of highly specialist advice and intervention for a client group with complex physical, social, mental health and cognitive disabilities.
To set occupationally focused intervention goals with children and/or their parents/carers that are family centred and agreed by the child and/or their parents/carers.
To set and maintain high standards of clinical practice, which is evidence based, and includes outcome measures to monitor achievement of person-centred goals.
To work within an occupational frame of reference.
To demonstrate the ability to analyse the interplay of the child, environment and activity when assessing the childs level of functioning and identifying appropriate strategies and intervention to facilitate and enhance participation in self-care, school, and play/leisure.
To devise and manage a specialised treatment plan individual to a childs presenting condition through occupationally focused intervention, equipment provision (as appropriate), parental support & training, provision of hand splints, advice & strategies and programmes.
To form productive relationships with parents/carers who may be under stress.
To advise and teach parents/carers of children with additional needs on appropriate on-going Occupational Therapy management programmes. To develop integrated support plans with multidisciplinary teams and external agencies to ensure effective management in achieving the best care for the child.
To have the ability, knowledge and skills required for moving and handling children in school and community environments.
To assess and manage clinical risk concerning the treatment of clients in own caseload and support junior staff to do the same e.g., Manual Handling risk assessment, Trust lone working Policy.
Job description
Job responsibilities
To manage a caseload of children and young people with a range of needs including those with complex disabilities, providing occupationally focused assessment and intervention.
To be responsible for a defined caseload of children with specified OT in their EHCP within mainstream schools/nurseries as well as home educated children, out of borough provision and special school settings if requested. To provide second opinions on EHCP OT provision as requested by Enfield SEN and to take the lead in attending SEN Tribunals where OT is contested.
To act as an expert advisor and practitioner in Childrens OT contributing to differential diagnoses, provision of highly specialist advice and intervention for a client group with complex physical, social, mental health and cognitive disabilities.
To set occupationally focused intervention goals with children and/or their parents/carers that are family centred and agreed by the child and/or their parents/carers.
To set and maintain high standards of clinical practice, which is evidence based, and includes outcome measures to monitor achievement of person-centred goals.
To work within an occupational frame of reference.
To demonstrate the ability to analyse the interplay of the child, environment and activity when assessing the childs level of functioning and identifying appropriate strategies and intervention to facilitate and enhance participation in self-care, school, and play/leisure.
To devise and manage a specialised treatment plan individual to a childs presenting condition through occupationally focused intervention, equipment provision (as appropriate), parental support & training, provision of hand splints, advice & strategies and programmes.
To form productive relationships with parents/carers who may be under stress.
To advise and teach parents/carers of children with additional needs on appropriate on-going Occupational Therapy management programmes. To develop integrated support plans with multidisciplinary teams and external agencies to ensure effective management in achieving the best care for the child.
To have the ability, knowledge and skills required for moving and handling children in school and community environments.
To assess and manage clinical risk concerning the treatment of clients in own caseload and support junior staff to do the same e.g., Manual Handling risk assessment, Trust lone working Policy.
Person Specification
Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Dip. COT or BSc OT or international equivalent
- HPC Registered OT
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
Desirable
- Member of BAOT
- Manual Handling
Experience
Essential
- Extensive postgraduate clinical experience of Occupational Therapy
- Extensive relative experience and practise in Children's Occupational Therapy including experience of working with Children and Young People (CYP) with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Desirable
- Extensive experience of working in Special school setting and with student with ASD
- Experience in high level clinical audit
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills both oral and written, including the ability to liaise and negotiate
- Demonstrate ability to work as an effective team member
- Ability to organise & respond effectively to complex information.
Desirable
- Excellent presentation & training skills.
- Appraisal skills
Personal qualities
Essential
- Ability to meet the demands of the post including possible out of borough travel
- Ability to work sensitively with a multicultural and diverse population with a commitment to non-discriminatory practice
Other
Essential
- Clean driving licence
- Vehicle owner
Person Specification
Values
Essential
- Demonstrable ability to meet the Trust Values
Education & professional Qualifications
Essential
- Dip. COT or BSc OT or international equivalent
- HPC Registered OT
- Evidence of Continued Professional Development
Desirable
- Member of BAOT
- Manual Handling
Experience
Essential
- Extensive postgraduate clinical experience of Occupational Therapy
- Extensive relative experience and practise in Children's Occupational Therapy including experience of working with Children and Young People (CYP) with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
Desirable
- Extensive experience of working in Special school setting and with student with ASD
- Experience in high level clinical audit
Skills and Abilities
Essential
- Excellent communication skills both oral and written, including the ability to liaise and negotiate
- Demonstrate ability to work as an effective team member
- Ability to organise & respond effectively to complex information.
Desirable
- Excellent presentation & training skills.
- Appraisal skills
Personal qualities
Essential
- Ability to meet the demands of the post including possible out of borough travel
- Ability to work sensitively with a multicultural and diverse population with a commitment to non-discriminatory practice
Other
Essential
- Clean driving licence
- Vehicle owner
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
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From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Michael Site Cedar House
Gater Drive
Enfield
EN2 0JB
Employer's website
https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
Employer details
Employer name
Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
Address
St Michael Site Cedar House
Gater Drive
Enfield
EN2 0JB
Employer's website
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