Senior Occupational Therapist - Paediatrics

Senior Occupational Therapist - Paediatrics

Closing date: 26 April 2026

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Senior Occupational Therapist to join our dedicated Paediatric Team. This part time role offers the chance to work within a dynamic general paediatric ward supporting children and young people aged 0 19 years with a wide range of conditions, including orthopaedic, surgical, medical, neurological, respiratory and developmental needs.

As a Senior Paediatric Occupational Therapist, you will play a key role in delivering high quality, child centred care. You will work with a varied caseload and contribute to assessments, treatment planning and therapeutic interventions that support children to reach their full potential.

You will work closely with Physiotherapists, often completing joint assessments and sessions. While collaborating as part of a multidisciplinary approach, you will bring a distinct OT perspective-focusing on functional independence, ADL advice and tailored occupational therapy interventions.

This part time Senior Occupational Therapist role offers a rewarding opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of children and young people, while working within a supportive and collaborative multidisciplinary team.

Main duties of the job

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Job responsibilities

To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.

Knowledge and Skill Requirements

• Sound clinical knowledge of core conditions and applied therapy techniques
• Ability to prioritise & work under pressure
• As an autonomous practitioner, ability to work as a team member as well as alone but with access to more senior colleague
• Knowledge of NHS procedures, policies and guidelines
• Ability to formulate and develop specialised individual treatment programmes and ability in using clinical reasoning skills based on current best practice

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) or Graduate Diploma in Occupational Therapy or equivalent
• Registration with HCPC
• Membership of relevant Professional Body
• Evidence of experience in the form of an up to date professional development portfolio

Further Training

• Attendance at relevant clinical post graduate courses taught often at modular Masters level and relevant to all core specialities
• Practice Placement Educators training / clinical supervisors training
• Leadership training

Experience

• NHS experience
• Significant post graduate experience with recent experience working within the speciality
• Experience of working with a variety of therapeutic approaches
• Experience of audit and service review
• Experience of supervising other staff and students
• Evidence of contribution to clinical education of less experienced staff, assistants and students

Contractual Requirements

• Ability to travel between Kings Mill Hospital and Newark Hospital
• Ability to work over 7 days
• Ability to drive
• Car owner

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

£39,959 to £48,117 a year pro rata