Senior Occupational Therapist- Children's Team


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£39,959 to £48,117 a year
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Gateshead, NE8 4YL
Job type:	Contract
Posting date:	13 Oct 2026
Closing date:	27 Oct 2026

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Summary

To be automatously responsible for a caseload with complex and multiple needs. To undertake complex clinic, home, community and school-based assessments with interventions that have a focus on improving occupational performance and maximising participation in children. To work closely with children, families and carers to identify individualised and meaningful goals incorporating the childs voice. To be able to identify and utilise appropriate standardised assessments and outcome measures. To appropriate incorporate risk assessments as required in more complex assessments, for example specialise equipment such as seating, sleep systems, moving and handling, etc. To create Occupational Therapy programmes and review and grade these accordingly. To work within the Multi-professional Team advising other professionals and joint working where appropriate. To participate in service development projects and training including in service training and support of colleagues. To actively engage in both individual CPD and encouragement of colleagues and the CPD of the team as a whole. Where appropriate, to provide supervision to team colleagues and students.

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