Band 6 Paediatric Occupational Therapist (Education)


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£44,660.21 - £53,046.29
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Wallington, SM6 0DZ
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	21 Jul 2026
Closing date:	16 Aug 2026

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Summary

To personally undertake a case load of referrals to include: Visiting and assessing children and young people with OT Needs. To appropriately identify service provision in line with child and young persons needs at specialist, targeted or universal level of support. Delivery of specialist programmes on an individual and/or small group basis. Advice and treatment for children and young people with functional difficulties and sensory processing needs. Offering advice to parents and carers as well as teaching staff at a targeted or universal level. Maintaining children/young peoples records to a high standard. Screening and prioritising new referrals in order to determine the need and level of occupational therapy provision required in line with service criteria. At the point of referral gathering relevant information regarding previous and current input from health and social care services. Carrying out a range of non-standardised and standardised assessments and interpreting a range of factors relating to the child or young persons condition; focusing on access to education. Providing reports to referrers and other agencies involved in the child/young persons care. Contributing to professional advice regarding the statutory assessment and annual review process both in Sutton and in out-of-borough settings if necessary. Plan, create and deliver a wide range of tailored interventions and/or therapy programmes where direct OT input is indicated and effectively hand over prescribed programmes through training and modelling with teaching staff, parents and carers. To recommend, provide or advise on provision of equipment and take responsibility for demonstrating its usage and training clients/carers. To undertake risk assessment in complex moving and handling situations where appropriate i.e. provision of equipment identified for the school environment. To monitor and record child or young persons progress and effectiveness of intervention through goal setting, outcome measurement and evaluation of practice and to communicate these as required to key stakeholders. To liaise and establish communication networks with the multidisciplinary team, external voluntary and statutory organisations as appropriate in planning for child or young persons treatment. Promotion of effective inclusion of children and young people into all aspects of the school curriculum. Maintain effective liaison with all partners e.g., parents, professionals in Education, Health, Social Care and other Services with particular regard to Safeguarding and best practice. Promote robust transition arrangements for pupils with Occupational Therapy needs including: Collaboration with a range of partner agencies to create effective transition support for specific children and young people. To be aware of changing trends in treatment and promote Evidence Based Practice; embedding this into own specialist area of work in order to provide the highest standard of care to service users. To participate in clinical audit, service development activities and research programmes as required. To contribute to formulating policies for specialist area and proposals for general service changes. As part of the therapies team to plan, deliver and evaluate training sessions for schools and educational providers. To engage with continual professional development as identified through managerial and clinical supervision and appraisal, including attending training and courses as agreed. Attending and contributing to Team meetings. Identifying needs and seeking advice within the framework of specialist teams and wider agencies as appropriate Liaison with parents and carers and schools to find collaborative strategies to overcome barriers to learning and attend multi-agency meetings as required. Embedding legislative change and key developments relating to improved outcomes for children and young people with Occupational Therapy Needs. To comply with the Cognus Limited mandatory training requirements.

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