Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Location:

Hampshire, South East, United Kingdom

Salary:

£38500 – £47000 per annum

Type:

Permanent

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Advertiser:

Just OT

Job ID:

132371225

Posted On:

22 October 2025

Our well-known client has a fantastic permanent Paediatric Occupational Therapist (Band 6/7) vacancy in their School in Hampshire. To provide specialist occupational therapy services to children 0-16 years at their clinic.

J800008217
Paediatric Occupational Therapist (Band 6/7)
Salary: FTE GBP38 500 – GBP47 000
Location: Yateley, Hampshire
Hours: (term time only) Full time
(option of working full time split between another school in term time)
Client Based: Services to children 0-16 years School based
Sponsor available if in the UK already
Driver: Desirable

Children may present with a variety of diagnoses including Sensory Processing Disorder, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Dyspraxia, Cerebral Palsy, Dyslexia, Speech and Language delay/disorders, global developmental delay, or neurological disorders.

Job Role:
*To be responsible as an autonomous practitioner to undertake a clinical workload.
*To undertake assessments of children, using both standardised and informal assessment tools.
*To demonstrate developing clinical reasoning and ability to interpret assessment data and write clinical assessment reports.
*To devise child/family centred treatment plans through use of goal attainment scaling, considering a wide range of treatment techniques, grading activities to ensure that the individual’s full potential is developed or maintained.
*To conduct 1:1 and small group treatment sessions in clinic.
*To provide a high standard of clinical record keeping.
*To provide an effective high-quality service to all children and families.
*To communicate effectively with the multi-disciplinary team to promote the safety of children and the management of risk.

Qualification:
*Recognised Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy
*Health Professions Council – Licence to Practice (HCPC)
*Evidence of successful completion of a range of other short courses at postgraduate level
*Evidence of attendance at other specialist course relevant to paediatrics

Experience:
*Clinical experience of wide range of paediatric work in clinical or educational settings
*Co-ordination of intervention planning in paediatrics
*Clinical experience of working with children with a wide range of needs including Autistic Spectrum disorders, Dyspraxia, Sensory Processing Disorder and neurological disorders.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & ABILITIES
*Excellent interpersonal skills – including observation, listening and empathy skills e.g., breaking bad news or explaining upsetting conditions to patients / families
*Demonstrates excellent analytical and reflection skills at clinical levels
*Well-developed concentration skills and ability to multi-task, and work with frequent interruptions of complex nature
*Excellent presentation skills, both verbal and written, of complex information to other professionals
*Demonstrates high level of computer literacy to enable effective data collection, report and document writing
*Excellent organisational and prioritisation skills
*Demonstrates ability to be a good team member
*Able to synthesise and present complex information at a service level
*Knowledge of the principles of clinical governance /audit
*Understanding of the roles of other professionals
*Ability to work with the diverse needs of clients with complex communication difficulties
*Well established knowledge of a broad range of assessment tools relevant to the specialist client group
*Knowledge of a range of appropriate therapeutic interventions and an ability to compare and contrast relative benefits and outcomes

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