Are you a highly motivated individual with experience in working children and families? We are looking for a Band 7 Occupational Therapist (OT) to work within the paediatric OT service at the Evelina London Children's Hospital, at the St Thomas' Hospital site. This is a fixed term post covering a secondment until July 2027.
This post is responsible for leading and developing our service provided to children requiring long term ventilation. This involves working on our home from home long term ventilation unit on Snow Leopard ward and also with respiratory patients on paediatric intensive care and general paediatric wards.
Occupational therapy can help babies, children and young people learn and play, so that they can develop, and reach their full potential and adapt to life with ventilation requirements. Occupational therapy enables them and their families to participate in daily life to improve their health and wellbeing.
Part of your role will involve assessing children’s development and occupational performance -providing advice and therapy as required. As well as working in collaboration with families to screen their home environment and provide assessment and advice for suitable equipment.
You will work in partnership with the respiratory team and other specialist teams within the hospital as well as the child’s local therapy services to support the family’s transition home.
Your role will involve working closely with the occupational therapists in the inpatient team and will provide cover across other hospital wards.
The successful applicant will possess excellent verbal and written communication skills, as liaison multi-disciplinary and with our community colleagues in health, education and social services is essential.
You will receive individual supervision from one of the therapists within the paediatric occupational therapy team, further supported by the clinical lead paediatric OT and professionally managed by the Trust Head OT.
There will be opportunities to participate in departmental audits, service improvement projects or research projects. We have a monthly professional development programme for all staff.
For further information or an informal discussion, please contact Sarah Gardner, Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist (email:
[email protected] tel 020 7188 9427)
Please see attached job description for detailed overview of post, service structure and main responsibilities.
