Band 7 CYP's Occupational Therapist Camden OT service | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 03 March 2026 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £56,276 - £63,176 per annum pro rata inclusive of HCAS |
| Hours: | Part time |
| Closing date: | 02 April 2026 |
| Location: | London, NW8 6HX |
| Company: | Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7786668/391-RFL-7786668 |
Summary
We seek a dynamic and enthusiastic Children and Young People’s Occupational Therapist to join a well-established and continuously growing, professional, warm, and welcoming team in Camden. The CYP's Occupational Therapy service offers a high-quality service to all children aged from 0-19 in Camden.
The Royal Free London has an extensive offer for upskilling staff in clinical areas, Leadership, and Quality Improvement providing excellent opportunities for learning, development, and networking opportunities, appropriate for all Band levels. Our highly skilled team will support you in developing their clinical skills further via supervision and support, as well as external training to areas of interest for you and the service. We will also support you in leading a clinical pathway such as Upper Limb, Assistive Technology, Social Care OT, Sensory Processing and Early Years support.
The post holder will be based at Swiss Cottage school and will lead the Social Care OT pathway. There is scope for the role to expand to 4d of full time from 1st July
The CYP's OT service offers a high quality service to all eligible children, aged from birth to school leaving age, who live or attend school in Camden or who are registered with a Camden GP. The service covers more than 50 primary and secondary schools, special schools and units, nurseries and children’s centres.
The caseload is varied and there is much opportunity to further develop specialist skills in the areas of neurodisability, DCD and ASD and leadership skills in clinical pathways such as Upper Limb, Assistive Technology, Social Care OT, Sensory Processing and Early Years support.
The post holder will be part of the multi-disciplinary team and will be responsible for delivering an OT service for children with a wide variety of diagnoses including assisting the team with diagnosis through assessment, planning, and provision of treatment. The post holder will also be responsible for leading a clinical pathway based on their experience, needs of the service, and clinical interest.
In addition to a clinical workload, the post holder will be responsible for the development and leadership of the service. With support from other senior staff, they will review and develop process maps in line with best practice evidence, identify areas for service development, and support implementation of Quality Improvement projects. They will directly supervise members of the team, run team meetings, identify gaps in knowledge, and support with CPD.
The Royal Free London NHS Foundation Trust is one of the UK’s biggest and most innovative trusts. Across three main hospitals, our dedicated army of staff care for over 1.6million patients, treat more than 200,000 in A&E, deliver over 8,000 babies and carry out more than 17million tests.
Our size, scale and influence offer you unrivalled career opportunities and a forward-thinking approach to working that works around your lifestyle. From flexible hours and generous benefits, to next level training, we make it easier to take your career to the top
For more information please follow link https://www.royalfreelondonjobs.co.uk/
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This advert closes on Tuesday 17 Mar 2026