SESSIONAL Occupational TherapistNHS

London, N19 4EB Bank £50

Posted 13 October 2026 Closing date 22 November 2026

Checked 23 hours ago · still listed on NHS Jobs Closes in 18 days · 22 Nov 2026

Upper Holloway Rail Station (0.4 miles, direct) Finsbury Park Underground Station (0.6 miles, direct) Park View Road (N17) (2.9 miles, direct)

Job summary

Family Futures is actively seeking a Sessional Sensory Integration Occupational Therapist who aligns with our ethos and ambition to provide high-quality therapeutic support for children, young people, and families. The position will support the delivery of our specialist therapy services across the organisation, working with children who present with a range of sensory, developmental, emotional, and relational needs. The role will include supporting children and families accessing our therapeutic services, including adoptive families, special guardians, kinship carers, foster carers, and others seeking specialist support. You will also contribute to the ongoing development of our innovative, multidisciplinary approach to helping children and families thrive.

Main duties of the job

To provide functional assessment and sensory integration assessments and treatment programmes for the child or adolescent within the context of the family, school and social environments
To provide a range of therapeutic interventions with the core skills of occupational therapy underpinning the work, however it will be necessary to draw on other therapeutic interventions as required

Job description

The post holder will be responsible for providing OT assessment and treatment to children seen by the therapy team, the i-Adopt and We-foster team as well as some sensory profiles with parents. The expertise required for the post is at senior clinical level and therefore service development and teaching responsibilities will be expected.

The post holder will have a highly specialised clinical role, working with both children/adolescents and their parents. The children and young people present with multiple and complex needs often demonstrate challenging, disturbing or distressing behaviour.

Main Tasks

To operate as an integrated member of the therapy team offering telephone advice or video link, email support, consultations, assessments and treatment to children and their parents/carers referred to Family Futures
To provide functional assessment and sensory integration assessments and treatment programmes for the child or adolescent within the context of the family, school and social environments
To devise sensory diets for children and their parents in consultation with the rest of the therapy team - implementing them both at home and at school in consultation with the key worker.
A senior practitioner level occupational therapist would key work some cases, taking responsibility for co-ordinating these families service provision
To provide a range of therapeutic interventions with the core skills of occupational therapy underpinning the work, however it will be necessary to draw on other therapeutic interventions as required
To offer specialist OT advice to colleagues as required
To share responsibility for the occupational therapy equipment budget
To liaise with local authorities, health authorities and other agencies on behalf of Family Futures
To attend professionals meetings on behalf of Family Futures
To take responsibility for the compilation of occupational therapy and sensory integration reports and ensure that they are finished to a high standard
To be involved in contributing to the compilation of comprehensive Family Futures assessment reports, network reports, end of year reports, closing reports and any other reports as required in connection to the children and their parents referred to Family Futures
To write good quality session notes
To maintain good and up to date computer record
To be efficient in managing case load and checking telephone messages, email messages as well as post and then to respond appropriate
To have a teaching and tutoring role on courses and trainings run by Family Futures
To participate in research projects as well as the monitoring and evaluation of Family Futures services. To attend team meetings, supervision and consultation and participate fully as a member of the therapy team
Any other reasonable requests by Family Futures

Other:

To contribute to the development and delivery of a range of media and educational content, including (but not limited to) articles, books, blogs, newsletters, podcasts, online videos, and digital training materials, to share clinical insights and promote Family Futures work to a wider audience.
To participate in and support the creation of multimedia content for both professional and public audiences, ensuring materials are evidence-informed, accessible, and aligned with Family Futures values

Manner of Work:

To adhere to the policies and procedures of Family Futures as laid down in the Adoption Agency handbook and Statement of Purpose, this includes child protection and equal opportunities policies

At all times, to maintain the highest standards of professional practice and to adhere to the Royal College of Occupational Therapy and Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC) standards
To comply with the requirements for registration of their respective professional body and to keep their professional membership up to date
To work in a collaborative and empathetic manner with parents, children and their support networks
Ensure that duties are undertaken with due regard and compliance with the Data Protection Act, GDPR and Family Futures confidentiality standards.
Family Futures provides regular supervision and consultation with our psychotherapist and access to our team of specialist consultants

About us

Family Futures is a not-for-profit, independent voluntary adoption agency and specialist therapy centre based in London, rated Outstanding by Ofsted in 2025 for the fifth consecutive time.

We support families with holistic, evidence-based therapeutic support in a homely space designed specifically for children. We are here for children affected by early trauma, neurodevelopmental conditions and mental health issues. Our mission is to help children, young people and their families have safe, happy relationships and improved wellbeing by promoting and enabling access to the right therapy and support that is evidence-based and neuro-affirming.

Alongside our adoption agency services, we provide support to adoptive parents, special guardians, kinship carers, foster carers, and other families, helping them create stable and nurturing environments in which children can thrive.

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