Paediatric Occupational Therapist – Specialist Practitioner

Liquid Personnel is recruiting a Paediatric Occupational Therapist to join its client’s Specialist Practitioner service, based in Chessington, London. The service is an NHS‑funded Paediatric Occupational Therapy Service, commissioned by Kingston CCG and delivered by the Local Authority. The team supports children and young people aged 0–18 with significant disabilities and complex needs, working across Early Years settings, mainstream schools, and special schools.

Responsibilities

be? In this role, you will: As a Band 6 Paediatric OT, you will work autonomously across a range of settings, managing a specialist caseload of children and young people with complex physical, learning and developmental needs. You will deliver assessments and interventions, contribute to EHCPs and MDT reviews, and provide specialist advice to families, schools and partner professionals.

Qualifications

& Experience: To be successful in this role, you must have: HCPC‑registered Occupational Therapist Degree/Diploma/MSc in Occupational Therapy Experience or strong interest in paediatric OT Knowledge of child development and developmental/physical disabilities Confident managing a caseload and working independently Strong report writing skills (EHCP experience desirable) Experience using standardised and non‑standardised assessments Ability to work collaboratively with families, schools and MDTs

Benefits

75 per hour Supportive MDT environment Opportunity to work with complex and rewarding paediatric cases Professional development and CPD opportunities Why Liquid Personnel? Free DBS and compliance service Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place* “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us * Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy.

* Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes. Reasonable Adjustments: If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

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