Occupational Therapist Development Role
| Posting date: | 05 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £37,259.00 to £45,356.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £37259.00 - £45356.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 18 September 2025 |
| Location: | London, SW10 9NG |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9333-25-1102 |
Summary
- To provide the multidisciplinary team (MDT) within a General Adolescent Unit with an Occupational Therapy service and expertise; this will include individual and group work, assessment, intervention and evaluation in accordance with the College of Occupational Therapy Code of Ethics. - To provide specific Occupational Therapy interventions using professional specific, evidence-based assessment tools in order to establish a childs/ young persons baseline functional and performance capacity; from which assessment findings can determine further on-going care and treatment to enable optimum functioning, and social and educational participation. - To facilitate a therapeutic programme of social, creative and skills based activities to both individuals and groups which promotes social inclusion and improved engagement across the areas of self-care, productivity and leisure. - To utilise a range of assessment methods to contribute to establishing a multi-disciplinary formulation and understanding of a young person's difficulties and needs. - To contribute to service development of Local CAMHS & Trust wide OT services. - To act as fieldwork educator to students on practice placement. For full details of job description and main responsibilities, please refer to attached Job Description and Person Specification