Children's Specialist Occupational Therapist

Job Advert Skip to main content Cookies on NHS Jobs We've put some small files called cookies on your device to help us make improvements to our site. To improve our site we'd also like to use cookies which will send information to Google Analytics. You can read more about our cookies before you choose. Accept analytics cookies Do not accept analytics cookies Jobs Menu Sign in Create an account English Cymraeg Menu Close menu Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) Search Sign in Create an account Display in Welsh (Cymraeg) BETA Your feedback will help us to improve this service. Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust Children's Specialist Occupational Therapist The closing date is 20 October 2026 Apply for this job Job summary Come and join us and be one of the friendly and supportive 300 Occupational Therapists (OTs) in Central North West London (CNWL) Trust.We work in many different teams in both physical and mental health, as well as a number of specialist areas. You could have a career for life with us and maintain your dual skills. Ealing Paediatric OT are looking for motivated, flexible and innovative therapists to work with children and young people in Ealing. We are a friendly, dynamic and diverse team who are passionate about supporting children, young people and families in Ealing. We work with a diverse population group across health, education and social care. At the moment we are based at Armstrong Way. We are part of a high level integrated and collaborated partnership between health, education and social care services. The service is open to all children and young people aged 0-18 with a range of needs. We work along with our therapy colleagues and other agency partners to deliver a service which supports and promotes the health and development of children and young people who are experiencing barriers to participation everyday occupations. These children and young may experience barriers due to physical disability, social communication challenges or other specific developmental differences. Pathways within the service ensure that Multidisciplinary working is integral in the role and provides a whole systems approach for these families, supporting them to tell their story just once Main duties of the job Within your clinical role you will demonstrate confidence and competence in delivering assessment and therapy in mainstream school, special schools and clinic settings and the ability to provide comprehensive written clinical reasoning in all documentation. To demonstrate working autonomously with an understanding of safe lone working is essential as you will be working across various settings, from schools, homes, nurseries and clinics, often on your own. You will have a strong enthusiasm for working with children and young people and comprehensive knowledge of statutory assessment for Education Health and Care Plans (EHCP) and SEND guidance and how this applies to clinical work. You will be able to develop your leadership skills with the responsibility of day-to-day operational management of junior staff and monitoring the quality of care given. The post holder will be expected to pro-actively contribute to areas of service development. About us CNWL OT have a long-established professional structure, and this includes an AHP director, Trust wide Professional Head of OT, borough and specialist Head OTs. This huge benefit ensures representation of our profession at all levels - both strategically and operationally. Personal and professional development is a high priority for the profession and is underpinned by our OT R&D strategy, R&D specialist groups and OT clinical networks. This enables us to invest in the development of our staff by providing excellent internal training as well as commissioning specialised external training and providing quality supervision. This ensures all our OTs reach their full potential at every stage of their career. Our commitment to research, audit