Whittington Hospital NHS Trust

Highly Specialist Children's Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 19 November 2026

Job summary
Barnet Children's Integrated Therapies are delighted to offer an exciting opportunity for an enthusiastic, innovative and self-motivated Occupational Therapist to join our service. The successful candidate will lead the delivery of the Occupational Therapy Service for children and young people in Specialist schools, while managing a varied and rewarding clinical caseload across the community. This Band 7 role is ideal for an experienced clinician skilled in interdisciplinary working who is ready to take on greater leadership responsibility, including providing high-quality clinical supervision, oversight and day to day support to junior OTs.

This post involves working with children and young people 0-19 years across a range of settings, including Special schools, children's homes and clinic environments. You will be responsible for the development of the Occupational Therapy service within the Complex specific pathway which will involve working closely with key stakeholders to drive high quality Occupational Therapy support. A key focus of this role is to provide clinical leadership for children with complex physical disabilities, ensuring best-practice assessment, intervention, and ongoing service development. As a clinical specialist, you will provide expert assessment and management for children requiring specialist seating and upper limb interventions, working closely with tertiary services and the wider multidisciplinary team to deliver high-quality care.

Main duties of the job
We have 1 part time (0.8 WTE) permanent position available for the successful candidate to join our Children's Integrated Therapies (CIT) Team. You will work independently while being part of a friendly, open, supportive and experienced therapy team. Please note a strong Band 6 who is working towards a Band 7 role will be considered as a development opportunity. Alternative working hours and patterns will be considered for this post.

About us
Working for Whittington Health in Barnet will offer:

• Outer London Pay weighting, worth up to £4,967
• Excellent CPD opportunities
• Informal networking across the 4 Boroughs where Whittington Health provides services for Children and Young People: Islington, Haringey, Camden and Barnet
• Commitment to excellence in practice
• Strong and supportive supervision and direct line management
• Agile working in the community using mobile technology
• Flexible working hours and arrangements
• Shadowing opportunities
• Service and Trust Induction Packages
• Specialist advice and second opinions
• Team Meetings
• Appraisals
• Support to develop your own clinical interests
• Team projects co-working with other colleagues

Whittington Health have an excellent reputation for being innovative, responsive and flexible to the changing clinical needs of the local population. We are treating more patients than ever before and are dedicated to improving services to deliver the best for our patients.

Details
Date posted: 06 November 2026
Pay scheme: Agenda for change
Band: Band 7
Salary: £55,524 to £62,652 a year Per Annum (Pro Rata) Including HCAS
Contract: Permanent
Working pattern: Part-time, Flexible working, Compressed hours
Reference number: 220-WHT-8400835
Job locations: Edgware Community Hospital, London, HA8 9BA, United Kingdom

Job description
Please see detailed job description and specification attached. Full job description and main responsibilities attached.

Person Specification
Education & Qualification

• Essential: Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy; HPC Registration; Evidence of continued Professional Development related to the post.
• Desirable: Clinical educator training; Masters level modules or further training courses in speciality; Member of RCOT

Knowledge & Experience

• Essential: Experience of multidisciplinary working with Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Paediatricians and other agencies to support children with complex needs.
• Essential: Experience of assessment, provision and review of specialist equipment and environmental adaptations for children with physical disabilities.
• Essential: Experience supporting children with postural management needs at home and in schools.
• Essential: Day to day clinical supervision and oversight to junior team members.
• Essential: Previous experience working in Special schools.
• Essential: Sound understanding of confidentiality.
• Essential: Knowledge of relevant legislation and guidance including SEND, EHCP processes, safeguarding and clinical governance requirements.
• Essential: Knowledge of current evidence-based practice relating to postural management, specialist seating, physical disability and participation in children and young people.
• Desirable: Minimum 2 years NHS experience; Experience of the development and implementation of training programmes for staff/parents.

Skills & Abilities

• Essential: Advanced skills in the assessment and management of upper limb function, including splinting, with the ability to provide specialist clinical advice and support for children and young people with complex physical disabilities.
• Essential: Excellent therapy assessment and treatment skills in specialist field.
• Essential: Ability to plan, prioritise and manage a complex caseload alongside leadership responsibilities, adapting to changing service demands and priorities.
• Essential: Demonstrates effective communication skills with all disciplines and agencies. This includes clear, concise verbal and written reporting skills.
• Essential: IT skills including word processing and excel.
• Essential: Excellent presentation skills of complex information.

Personal Qualities

• Essential: Able to respond to pressure appropriately; Professional manner; Commitment to equal opportunities; Demonstrate trust values: innovative, compassionate, accountable, respectful, excellent; Commitment to Continuing Professional Development; To be able to travel efficiently throughout the area.
• Desirable: To have access to a car.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website.

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants.

UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.

Employer details
Employer name: Whittington Hospital NHS Trust
Address: Edgware Community Hospital, London, HA8 9BA, United Kingdom
Employer's website: https://www.whittington.nhs.uk/

Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact: Clinical Lead, Sarah Morris, sarah.morris75@nhs.net

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