Children’s Occupational Therapist: Sponsorship Available

Job summary

Are you looking for an opportunity to kick-start your occupational therapy career in Paediatrics? Although based in East Sussex, we are employedby KCHFT which is an outstanding trust.

We are currently seeking a B5 Occupational Therapist with experience in paediatrics either prior to training or post-qualification or with an interest in working with children and young people with special educational needs and/or neurodiverseneeds, physical disability. We are a community-based service; we work in clinics, nurseries, schools and in the home with an emphasis on workinggeographically smart and hybrid-working.

You will need to be initiative-taking, resilient and solution-focused to embrace new ways of working; with an emphasis on multi-agency working and driving improved outcomes for children and young people. Car-driver is essential. The post-holderwill work closely within the Neighbourhood team including Speech and Language Therapy, Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Adaptations andIntegrated Therapy Assistants.

The service has a strong commitment to training and development with robust supervision and shadowing opportunities across the service.

Main duties of the job

The post holder is an autonomous practitioner, working with children aged 0-19 years with a range of disabilities. The post holder will be basedin Chaucer clinic but work across East Sussex.To manage a defined caseload and provide occupational therapy assessments and treatments to childrenTo assess, plan and deliver therapy and be able to evaluate and develop services for childrenTo work as an integral member of the Children’s Integrated Therapy and Equipment Service (CITES)To maintain and uphold professional standards and adhere to professional codes of conductTo communicate effectively and develop negotiation skills with children, carers and colleagues to ensure the best outcomes for the child.Develop skills to motivate clients/carers to engage in the therapeutic process.To produce with support, comprehensive patient related reports for other disciplines or agencies relating to assessment findings and/ortreatment management outcomes.To apply clinical reasoning in order to monitor and prioritise your own and the team caseload.To develop the ability to conduct, score and interpret specialist paediatric standardised assessments when appropriate with support.To develop the ability to evaluate therapy outcomes to ensure a high standard of clinical practice and patient care is maintainedTo achieve effective management of a caseload, prioritising clinical needs and balancing other patient related and professional activities.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• State Registered with HCPC

Experience

Essential

• Experience across a broad range of placements
• Experience in assessment and planning occupational therapy treatment for a variety of conditions
• Experience of working with children in any setting

Desirable

• Documented evidence of CPD

Knowledge

Essential

• Knowledge of assessment, treatment planning and evaluation
• Understanding of professional ethics and their application to practice

Desirable

• Knowledge of common treatment tools and outcome measures
• Knowledge of complex neurological problems

Skills and Abilities

Essential

• Ability to work with both groups and individuals
• Knowledge of typical conditions and child development
• Good personal organisational skills

Desirable

• Training and presentation skills

Closing Date: 22 November 2026