Job Description

We are seeking a motivated and experienced Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our acute children's therapy team. You will contribute to the leadership of a high-performing service, which provides OT across paediatric wards and PICU at St Mary's Hospital, and Neonatal Units at St Mary's Hospital and QCCH.



Embedded within the multi-disciplinary team, you will manage a diverse caseload including infants, children and young people with complex needs following critical illness, major trauma, BMT, preterm birth, and short-term orthopaedic or medical admissions. Your role will focus on facilitating safe, timely discharge through assessment and early rehabilitation, underpinned by effective liaison with families, services, and agencies.



Working within a team led by the Clinical Lead Specialist OT, you will be part of a 3.0wte OT team, who are co-located with physiotherapy and speech and language therapy colleagues. You will provide supervision and training for junior staff and students, deliver training across professions and contribute to service evaluation, audit and improvement projects.



If you are passionate about children's OT and ready to take the next step in your OT career, we would love to hear from you.



The post holder will be responsible for performing advanced assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex medical, physical and psychological conditions, to develop and deliver an individualised management/treatment programme.



Following assessment the post holder will be responsible for making therapeutic and/or clinical diagnoses and treating their own caseload of specialised and complex patients/clients and maintaining associated records.



The post holder may lead a team and be responsible for providing an advanced standard of care to patients at Imperial College NHS Healthcare Trust, which covers a multi-cultural and diverse population.



The post holder will supervise the work of other more junior staff and support workers.



The post holder may be rotational and will be expected to work across all sites of the ICHNT.



The post holder will assist the Clinical Lead in contributing to the planning, coordination, development and evaluation of the service.



Together with other senior staff, you will act as a resource of specialist advice to the rest of the therapy service and other professions.



At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.



Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.



Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.



We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.



The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.



For both overviews, please view the attachment with the job advert.