# Specialist Children's Occupational Therapist – Early Years lead

**Company**: Croydon Health Services NHS Trust
**Location**: London
**Work arrangement**: onsite
**Experience**: senior
**Job type**: permanent
**Salary**: £55,524 to £62,652 a year p.a incl of HCAS
**Category**: Healthcare
**Industry**: Healthcare

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## Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen in our team for an Occupational Therapist (OT) with children's OT experience. We are looking for a children's OT to lead on the development of a high-quality OT service for Early years.

The post holder will act as a source of clinical expertise and advice on Occupational Therapy input for Early years children within the Children's Occupational Therapy team and for other health professionals and colleagues working within external agencies.

The successful candidate will have a Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy, State registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), and experience working with early years children with disabilities in a community OT setting.

Key responsibilities include:

- Providing clinical expertise and advice on Occupational Therapy input for Early years children

- Supervising junior members of the team and OT students

- Assisting with and leading on service developments

- Receiving supervision and support from senior members of the team

The post is permanent, full-time, and band 7, with a salary range of £55,524 to £62,652 per annum, inclusive of HCAS.

Essential requirements include:

- OT Degree/Diploma

- HCPC registration

- Post-qualification paediatric training

- Evidence of self-directed learning and CPD

- Ability to communicate effectively with children, parents, and staff

- Excellent report writing skills, including record keeping

- Good organisational and time management skills

- Ability to facilitate others to deliver OT treatment programmes

Desirable requirements include:

- Bobath/Neurodevelopmental training

- Postural management training

- Equipment and adaptations training

- Sensory training

- Experience of delivery coaching and co-op approaches to interventions

- Experience of delivery parent groups in relation to sensory and functional needs

- Experience participating in or leading on audits

## Skills

### Required
- Occupational Therapy
- Paediatric training
- Communication skills
- Report writing skills
- Organisational skills
- Time management skills

### Nice to have
- Bobath/Neurodevelopmental training
- Postural management training
- Equipment and adaptations training
- Sensory training
- Co-op approaches to interventions
- Parent groups in relation to sensory and functional needs
- Audits

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