Childrens Occupational Therapist; SEN Post

Main area childrens occupational therapist Grade NHS AfC:
Band 7 Contract 12 months (The SEN OT post is a 1 year secondment from the starting date) Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (will be diccussed at interview) Job
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Employer Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Cedar House Town Enfield Salary £53,751 - £60,651 per annum inclusive of HCAs Salary period Yearly Closing 02/01/2026 23:59

Our trust has over 17,000 staff serving 2 million patients every year. It comprises Barnet Hospital, Chase Farm Hospital, the Royal Free Hospital, North Middlesex University Hospital and more than 30 services in the community. This larger scale organisation provides an unprecedented opportunity for us to continue our pioneering work, particularly in finding ways to deliver even better care to our patients.

Our mission is to deliver world class care and expertise in our clinical services, underpinned by world class teaching and research and we will continue to measure our progress against our five governing objectives: excellent outcomes, excellent patient and staff experience, excellent value for taxpayers’ money, being safe and meeting our external duties, and building a strong organisation.

Everyone is welcome at Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust. We're proud of our diversity and we continue to undertake new initiatives to advance equality for LGBT+, BME, gender equality, staff carers and people with disabilities and lived experiences to promote good relations and understanding between our staff.

Looking for a smaller OT caseload of children you can get to know well? Want to work on an ongoing basis with specific students across mainstream and special school provision? well our SEN OT post may be just for you!

This is an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Occupational Therapist who wishes to develop specialist SEN OT skills within a dynamic team. We are looking for a creative, friendly and enthusiastic OT to join our established Children’s Team. We are located near Enfield Town, with easy commuter links from central London/Hertfordshire.

We are a friendly, supportive, OT team who report high levels of job satisfaction. We offer a professionally led service with direct support from an OT Clinical Lead Specialist, good working relationships with the MDT, monthly in-service team training, effective supervision and External Training opportunities through the Trust.

The service is committed to evidence-based input and offer CO-OP, M-CIMT, Parent Coaching & Community leisure groups within our community pathways of care.

Part time, job share, or term time only will also be considered.

For an informal chat or to arrange a visit please contact:
Fiona Kingsley

• To manage the SEN OT caseload of children and young people with a range of needs including those with complex disabilities, providing occupationally focused assessment and intervention.
• To act as an expert advisor and practitioner in Children’s OT providing second opinions if OT provision in an EHCP is contested.
• Be the Lead OT for SEND appeals and tribunal legal processes, with specialist knowledge of complex cases within an educational context.
• To work closely with the SEN Team by contributing to appeals as an expert witness where OT provision is contested.
• To develop and maintain specialist knowledge of the EHCP process and appropriate legislation, becoming the lead on EHCPs and the SEND Code of Practice within the OT team.
• To work with the Clinical Lead OT on quality assurance regarding OT input into EHCPs, specifically developing the quality of the OT team’s EHCP assessments and reports.
• Be the point of contact for the SEN Team for OT queries and advice in relation to OT provision in EHCPs.
• Upon agreement with the Local Authority and OT clinical lead, to hold a community caseload to ensure continuation of CPD for the SEN Post holder; at these times, part of the SEN OT caseload will be covered by NHS OT.
• Provision of highly specialist advice and intervention for a client group with complex physical, social, mental health and cognitive…