Team Lead Occupational Therapist – Paediatrics

Main area Occupational Therapy Grade NHS AfC:
Band 7 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week Job
-UCLH-8355527

Site University College London Hospital Town London Salary £58,133 - £65,261 Per annum inclusive of HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 26/10/2026 23:59

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We are recruiting for a Band 7 Team Lead Occupational Therapist to join our Inpatient Paediatric Therapy Team. The post holder will have joint responsibility for the therapy team with the Team Lead Physiotherapist and will carry a clinical caseload. The team provide advanced assessment and treatment of patients aged 0 - 24 within General Paediatrics, Paediatric Oncology, Radiotherapy and the Teenage Cancer Trust unit.

We are seeking an Occupational Therapist with relevant clinical experience, looking to develop in a supportive environment. The role is ideal for an experienced Band 6 or a Band 7 looking for a new challenge. The successful candidate will be welcomed into the UCLH Paediatric & Teenage Cancer Therapy Service and the wider Cancer Therapies Team. You will have the chance to develop expertise in paediatric, teenage and young adult cancer care alongside nurturing your highly specialist occupational therapy skills as well as the opportunity to build clinical leadership skills.

The post holder will be joining an innovative and award winning Paediatric and Teenage therapy team. Cancer care is one of the top three strategic priorities for UCLH, therefore it is an exciting and dynamic area to work in. The Trust is the largest paediatric and young adult centre for radiotherapy in the UK with a close partnership with other paediatric centres.

Our Teenage Cancer Trust Unit is the UK’s first and largest unit.

• To provide high quality occupational therapy assessments and…