Paediatric Occupational Therapist
| Posting date: | 02 January 2026 |
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| Salary: | £38,682.00 to £46,580.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £38682.00 - £46580.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 13 January 2026 |
| Location: | St Annes, FY8 2EP |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9382-25-0394 |
Summary
To undertake skilled assessment and clinical diagnosis of children and/or adolescents using a range of highly specialist standardised assessments and clinical observation skills. To provide occupational therapy treatment intervention in a variety of environments including home, school, clinic, and other premises in the community. To provide treatment on an individual basis or in a group setting, according to the assessed needs. To demonstrate safe therapeutic manual handling skills continually assessing the frequently changing levels of risks involved. To prescribe specialist moving & handling equipment, demonstrate its safe use to carers, providing training where required and completing relevant risk assessment documentation, which may include that from other agencies e.g., Education and/or Social Care. To provide advice in formulation of a medical diagnosis and to support the family through this process. To formulate agreed specialist individual treatment plans and goals based on clinical reasoning skills. To alter and revise planned interventions as a result of changes in an individuals level of function or circumstances, using clinical reasoning skills. To accept clinical responsibility for the management of a specific paediatric caseload, to assess and review level of need and to organise this effectively and efficiently with regard to clinical priorities and time management with guidance from a more senior therapist. To assess for, trial and prescribe, specialist, non-stock items of equipment from specialist suppliers. To assess / provide recommendations for home adaptations for children on the paediatric OT community caseload who present with a variety of clinical conditions. To provide planned specialist advice, teaching and instruction to parents, carers and other relevant professionals in health, social and educational services, to promote understanding of the aims of occupational therapy and to ensure a consistent, coordinated approach to optimise patient care. To provide advice for Statutory Assessment of Special Educational Needs and child specific advice for Educational Manual Handling Risk Assessments. To provide specialist advice and peer support to health, social care and educational colleagues in the overall management of the child presenting with complex problems in a range of community settings. This will include the preparation and presentation of reports at relevant Social Care, Educational and Medical Case Conferences. To work collaboratively with multi-agency professionals to develop comprehensive support packages for children and their families living with complex disabling conditions, ensuring appropriate service provision in response to changing clinical and/or social situations This post will allow you to use and further develop your skills within a range of settings, which may include our Child Development Centre, special schools, mainstream schools, nurseries, other Early Years settings and community clinics and health centres. You will receive excellent clinical support from experienced Band 7 therapists and will be well supported on a day-to-day basis by very experienced assistant practioners. There is support available from integrated team colleagues as well as admin staff and Technical instructors. You will need to be a car driver or have suitable transport arrangements to enable you to undertake the essential travel within this role.