Bank Community Children’s Occupational TherapistNHS
Job summary
Join Our Community Children Occupational Therapy Staff Bank at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust
We are looking for experienced, enthusiastic Band 7 Bank Community Children's Occupational Therapists to join our Staff Bank, supporting services across both acute and community settings. This is an excellent opportunity to bring your specialist skills to one of the UK's leading NHS Trusts, with the flexibility to work across a wide range of clinical specialties.
As a Bank Community Children's Occupational Therapist, you will have the opportunity to work within diverse and rewarding services, contributing to the delivery of high-quality, person-centred care across hospital and community environments.
Please see the job description and person specification attached for further details of the post and the main responsibilities.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will be working from both Evelina London Community children sites and in collaboration with colleagues at the Evelina London Children's Hospital.
To be responsible for provision of a comprehensive specialist Occupational Therapy service for children aged 0-19 years and families in Southwark and Lambeth. To carry a mixed caseload of children with a wide range of developmental difficulties and/or disabilities, many of whom may have highly complex special needs.
Please see the job description and person specification attached for further details of the post and the main responsibilities.
Job description
To provide an advanced standard of occupational therapy assessment, treatment, management and advice to paediatric patients aged 0-19, their families and carers within the community setting. The caseload consists of children with a wide range of development difficulties and/or disabilities, many of whom may have very complex or multiple pathologies. To work as alone practitioner, unsupervised, and at times in conjunction with less senior team colleagues across a variety of locations within the community including patients homes, schools, clinics, to meet the needs of the individual child.
Please see the job description and person specification attached for further details of the post and the main responsibilities.
About us
The Occupational Therapy Service at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust spans Guy's Hospital, St Thomas' Hospital, Royal Brompton Hospital, Harefield Hospital, and community services across South East London.
Our Occupational Therapy workforce is recognised for its expertise, innovation and commitment to excellence. Team members actively contribute to local, regional and national professional groups, research projects, service development initiatives and the production of clinical guidance.
Joining our Staff Bank provides an opportunity to work alongside highly skilled colleagues, gain experience across a broad range of specialist services and contribute to outstanding patient care within one of the UK's leading NHS organisations.