Community Children OT Clinical Specialist/SEND Team Leader
| Posting date: | 05 December 2025 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £64,156 - £71,148 pa inc HCA pro rata |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 08 January 2026 |
| Location: | London, SE11 4TH |
| Company: | Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7645957/196-LIS10125E |
Summary
A Vacancy at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.
This is an exciting opportunity to take of the role of leading our services in our schools and with our partners in Special Education Needs and disabilities. You will work closely with our multi-agency partners in education provision and in the local authority in contributing towards the delivery of occupational therapy Educational and Health Care needs assessments and the provision of expert support and guidance for Educational Tribunal work.
You will need to have knowledge of a range of neurodevelopmental disorders and impact with education settings as well as an understanding of SEND and Education Tribunal processes.
You will be responsible for overseeing the management of and delivery of occupational therapy services to our key partners and stakeholders. You will line manage and supervise a team of occupational therapists supporting SEND work.
You will support commissioning schools in the development and delivery of school based community children occupational therapy service offers.
Interviews will take place on Thursday 15th January
This post holder will work closely with colleagues in Schools and SEND across the boroughs of Southwark and Lambeth providing both consultation and advice on quality improvements as well as training as required.
You will be responsible for monitoring SEND referrals, supporting triage and allocating cases ensuring that assessments are completed within statutory timelines.
The post holder will be responsible for supervising and leading a small team of occupational therapists. The team are responsible for carrying out assessments of need for children referred by our colleagues in Southwark and Lambeth Special Education Needs and Disability (SEND). The team also provides occupational therapy services to schools through commissioning arrangements.
You will work in collaboration with schools commissioning Occupational Therapy, developing service packages, monitoring and overseeing the occupational therapy service offer into these schools
You will carry a small caseload and provide support to our occupational therapy pathways and group offers to parents and carers.
You will assist the Head of Community Children Occupational Therapy with overseeing SEND commissioned work agreed in contracts and liaise closely with colleagues in the local authorities as well as schools.
You will be joining our community children occupational therapy leadership team and will receive peer support in addition to supervision and management support from the Head of Community Children Occupational Therapy. You will be supported to receive the appropriate training and guidance to perform your role.
You will be responsible for clinical leadership, provision of specialist clinical knowledge and delivery and operational management of the Occupational Therapists including supervision and line management, co-ordinating the delivery of the service, ensuring that the service is equitable, effective and that local and national standards of practice are maintained. Responsible for the quality assurance of the Education Health and Care needs assessments provided to SEND as well as the clinical offer for all care groups.
You will be focusing on outcomes based accountability whilst ensuring the maintenance of an evidence based service, contributing our local knowledge and experience. You will be providing clinical expertise and leadership in the care and support of school aged children. You will provide advice to colleagues in SEND. You will contribute to the development of schools commissioned offer to settings which will also focus on developing systems and strategies that will support schools to develop systems to support child’s participation in occupations, as well as supporting service and staff development. You will monitoring impact and report outcomes to and impact to Head of Service and respective commissioners in Lambeth and Southwark.
You will provide highly specialist assessment, including diagnostic assessment and intervention, including mentoring and offering second opinions, for schools supporting children with impairments in mainstream and special schools.
This role requires highly specialist knowledge of approaches and models of care that support school inclusion, with responsibility for ensuring that the delivery of intervention, to school aged children with across the service, is managed and supported by best evidence. You will be involved in supporting the development and delivery of commissioned schools work and quality assuring the OT input into those schools. You will have a responsibility for developing and delivering a regular programme of training to school teachers and TAs.
This advert closes on Sunday 4 Jan 2026
This is an exciting opportunity to take of the role of leading our services in our schools and with our partners in Special Education Needs and disabilities. You will work closely with our multi-agency partners in education provision and in the local authority in contributing towards the delivery of occupational therapy Educational and Health Care needs assessments and the provision of expert support and guidance for Educational Tribunal work.
You will need to have knowledge of a range of neurodevelopmental disorders and impact with education settings as well as an understanding of SEND and Education Tribunal processes.
You will be responsible for overseeing the management of and delivery of occupational therapy services to our key partners and stakeholders. You will line manage and supervise a team of occupational therapists supporting SEND work.
You will support commissioning schools in the development and delivery of school based community children occupational therapy service offers.
Interviews will take place on Thursday 15th January
This post holder will work closely with colleagues in Schools and SEND across the boroughs of Southwark and Lambeth providing both consultation and advice on quality improvements as well as training as required.
You will be responsible for monitoring SEND referrals, supporting triage and allocating cases ensuring that assessments are completed within statutory timelines.
The post holder will be responsible for supervising and leading a small team of occupational therapists. The team are responsible for carrying out assessments of need for children referred by our colleagues in Southwark and Lambeth Special Education Needs and Disability (SEND). The team also provides occupational therapy services to schools through commissioning arrangements.
You will work in collaboration with schools commissioning Occupational Therapy, developing service packages, monitoring and overseeing the occupational therapy service offer into these schools
You will carry a small caseload and provide support to our occupational therapy pathways and group offers to parents and carers.
You will assist the Head of Community Children Occupational Therapy with overseeing SEND commissioned work agreed in contracts and liaise closely with colleagues in the local authorities as well as schools.
You will be joining our community children occupational therapy leadership team and will receive peer support in addition to supervision and management support from the Head of Community Children Occupational Therapy. You will be supported to receive the appropriate training and guidance to perform your role.
You will be responsible for clinical leadership, provision of specialist clinical knowledge and delivery and operational management of the Occupational Therapists including supervision and line management, co-ordinating the delivery of the service, ensuring that the service is equitable, effective and that local and national standards of practice are maintained. Responsible for the quality assurance of the Education Health and Care needs assessments provided to SEND as well as the clinical offer for all care groups.
You will be focusing on outcomes based accountability whilst ensuring the maintenance of an evidence based service, contributing our local knowledge and experience. You will be providing clinical expertise and leadership in the care and support of school aged children. You will provide advice to colleagues in SEND. You will contribute to the development of schools commissioned offer to settings which will also focus on developing systems and strategies that will support schools to develop systems to support child’s participation in occupations, as well as supporting service and staff development. You will monitoring impact and report outcomes to and impact to Head of Service and respective commissioners in Lambeth and Southwark.
You will provide highly specialist assessment, including diagnostic assessment and intervention, including mentoring and offering second opinions, for schools supporting children with impairments in mainstream and special schools.
This role requires highly specialist knowledge of approaches and models of care that support school inclusion, with responsibility for ensuring that the delivery of intervention, to school aged children with across the service, is managed and supported by best evidence. You will be involved in supporting the development and delivery of commissioned schools work and quality assuring the OT input into those schools. You will have a responsibility for developing and delivering a regular programme of training to school teachers and TAs.
This advert closes on Sunday 4 Jan 2026