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Specialist Children’s Community Occupational Therapist

Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust

London, SE11 4TH £47,951 – £56,863 a year Permanent Posted 28 August 2026 Apply by 9 September 2026

Home Office register entry: Guy's and St. Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust, London

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Closest occupation match: SOC 2222, Occupational therapists. Pay for this occupation is set by national pay scales (NHS bands), so no single Home Office going rate applies.

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Role description

Job summary

Are you passionate about delivering high quality Occupational Therapy services to children? If the answer is "yes" then this may be the job opportunity for you.

Evelina Community Occupational Therapy have the opportunity to recruit topermanent and part time Band 6 posts.

The Evelina Community Children's Occupational Therapy Service is an integral part of specialist services that provides care to the population of Lambeth and Southwark. Southwark and Lambeth are multicultural and vibrant inner South London boroughs. The service is dynamic and works closely with multidisciplinary and multiagency colleagues.

Interview date: 22nd September 2026

For further details / informal visits contact:

Vicky d'Abo - Occupational Therapy Team Leader/Clinical Specialist on 020 3049 8181 or via v.dabo@nhs.net

Louise Vassallo- Occupational Therapy Team Leader/Clinical Specialist on 020 3049 8181 or via L.vassallo@nhs.net

Main duties of the job

The post holders will have the opportunity to work across our community sites with Evelina Community OT team based at Sunshine House Child Development Centre in Camberwell, Southwark and Mary Sheridan Child development Centre, Kennington, Lambeth.

The successful applicants will be working within a large team of community children occupational therapists that support services to the Evelina community population in Lambeth and Southwark and will also be an integral part of the experts@hand multidisciplinary team supporting SEND reforms across these two boroughs.

You will have the opportunity to see children 0-19 across a range of conditions such as complex physical disabilities, Autism, Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), and deliver blocks of assessment and therapy intervention within the service model.

Within our service we use the Canadian Model of Occupational Performance and Engagement (CMOP-e) to guide our clinical reasoning and practice- keeping a clear focus on occupational outcomes.

About us

Our professional offer to you

As a Band 6 OT you will have an opportunity to:

Develop your community children occupational therapy skills, e.g. assess and treat children with a range of developmental conditions within the child's home and community settings such as nursery and schoolDevelop your skills in complex case management of children and familiesDevelop your skills in Participation, Environment and Occupation and its application when assessing need and working with families and carersDevelop supervisory, leadership and service development skillsDevelop your skills in service development

The Occupational Therapy service has a supportive and progressive management structure with departmental objectives founded upon the principles of the clinical governance framework and trust core values. The trust is committed to continuing the professional development of its workforce and the department has structured in-service training supported by personal and professional development plans and yearly appraisals.

Date posted

28 August 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£47,951 to £56,863 a year p.a. inclusive of HCA

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time, Part-time

Reference number

196-LIS10766E

Job locations

Mary Sheridan Child Development Centre

Renfrew Road

London

SE11 4TH

United Kingdom

Job description

Job responsibilities

Please see the attached Job Description detailed information regarding the responsibilities and requirements for this post.

To provide an advanced standard of occupational therapy assessment, treatment, management and advice to paediatric patients aged 0-19, their families and carers within the community setting. The caseload consists of children with a wide range of development difficulties and/or disabilities, many of whom may have very complex or multiple pathologies. To work as a lone practitioner, unsupervised, and at times in conjunction with less senior team colleagues across a variety of locations within the community including patients homes, early years settings, schools and clinics to meet the needs of the individual child.

To work as part of MDT providing universal and targeted support to assist teaching workforce with supporting the inclusion and integration of children with additional needs into education and school settings.

Person Specification

Knowledge/Qualifications

Essential

State registered Occupational Therapist (Health and Care Professions Council)
Recognised training course for an Occupational therapist (e.g. PGDip or degree).

Desirable

Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapy
Member of Children's and Young Person special interest group

Skills

Essential

Able to organise and manage own caseload.
Able to work without direct supervision
Able to present information, written and orally, in a clear and logical manner.
Able to set collaborative goals with client's and families.
Have an awareness or understanding of Safeguarding
Ability to cope with stressful situations.
Able to work closely with team members.
Be responsive to change and ideas- adapt to new systems, flexible working patterns.
Ability to work from home when required.

Desirable

Able to assess children.
Involvement in service innovation/development
Able to drive a car in the community setting

Experience

Essential

Post registration experience
Working knowledge of the implementation of OT models of practice
Have knowledge of typical child development
Experience of multidisciplinary team or multi-agency working

Desirable

Post registration experience of paediatrics.
Post registration experience of neurology cases
Experience of managing occupational therapy support staff

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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