Children's Occupational Therapist

Main area Children's Occupational Therapist Grade NHS AfC:
Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours

• Part time
• Flexible working
• Compressed hours

Employer Whittington Health NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site Edgware Community Hospital Town London Salary £45,953 - £54,254 Per Annum Including HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 28/08/2026 23:59

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Barnet Children ’ s Integrated Therapies have an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, innovative and self‑motivated Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our team. This is a 0.6 WTE (3 days per week) permanent post.

This role involves working with children and young people aged 0 – 19 years across a variety of settings. You will work collaboratively as part of a wider multidisciplinary team (MDT), alongside education, health and social care professionals, to deliver coordinated, child-centred care and achieve the best possible outcomes. You will manage a diverse and rewarding caseload, supporting children and young people with a wide range of needs, including physical disabilities, developmental coordination difficulties, neurodevelopmental differences, sensory processing differences and complex needs.

You will have opportunities for Agile working arrangements including the provision of mobile technology and flexible working hours and arrangements .

OTs in Barnet work as part of a dynamic Integrated Therapy Team. The wider service supports children and young people across a range of settings including special schools, mainstream schools and clinics, with needs ranging from mild to highly complex.

Your role will include:

Providing specialist assessment, advice and intervention in 1:1 and group settings

Working collaboratively with school staff to embed therapeutic strategies

Educating and upskilling those around the child so that strategies can be embedded into daily routines.

Providing Universal OT support through delivering training and drop in sessions for early identification of needs.

Working for Whittington Health in Barnet will offer:

Outer London Pay weighting, worth up to £4,967

Informal networking across the 4 Boroughs where Whittington Health provides services for Children and Young People:
Islington, Haringey, Camden and Barnet;

Commitment to excellence in practice;

Strong and supportive supervision and direct line management;

Agile working in the community using mobile technology;

Flexible working hours and arrangements;

Shadowing opportunities;

Service and Trust Induction Packages;

Specialist advice and second opinions

Team Meetings

Support to develop your own…