Occupational Therapist

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist to join the Paediatric Acute and Respiratory service within West London Children's Healthcare (WLCH)., An exciting opportunity has arisen for a dynamic and passionate Occupational Therapist to join our AHP team in acute paediatrics. This role will be responsible for establishing the paediatric acute OT service at the Trust and will include service evaluation and audit to measure impact. You will work closely with the acute paediatric physiotherapy team and Clinical Specialist Respiratory Physiotherapist and work collaboratively with families and the wider MDT. The post holder will provide assessment and management for BCYP with neuro-developmental needs, neurological needs, sensory needs and complex discharges to maximise function and reduce impact of illness and hospital admission. There may be a requirement to work with the neonatal occupational therapy team in this role. You will be joining a dynamic, embedded team with opportunities for joint working, education and training. This role will predominately be based at the Chelsea site with some input at the West Middlesex Hospital site dependent on clinical needs. There may be a requirement to work on other sites within WLCH.

Our Trust is one of England's top-performing and safest trusts. We operate two main acute hospital sites--Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and West Middlesex University Hospital--along with award-winning clinics across North West London. Our nearly 7,500 staff care for a diverse population of 1.5m, providing full clinical services including maternity, A&E and children's services, plus specialist HIV and sexual health care. The CQC rates us Good in safety, effectiveness, care and responsiveness, and Outstanding in leadership and resource use. We continually invest in our facilities, including a £30m expansion of critical care at Chelsea and an £80m Ambulatory Diagnostic Centre at West Mid. We are delivering sustainable healthcare through our Green Plan. In line with Greener NHS ambitions, we aim for net zero carbon emissions by 2045. Achieving this requires collective effort. We encourage staff to reduce their impact on carbon, waste and pollution wherever possible. Every action counts to create a healthier, more sustainable future.

This specialist Band 7 role offers the opportunity to work within a highly skilled multidisciplinary team delivering advanced occupational therapy care to infants, children and young people whilst in hospital. WLCH brings together paediatric services across Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust and Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, providing outstanding opportunities for cross-site collaboration, service development, education and research. We are looking for an enthusiastic clinician with significant paediatric respiratory experience, excellent clinical reasoning skills and a passion for delivering high-quality family-centred care. In return, WLCH offers:

• Outstanding learning and development opportunities
• Access to specialist clinical supervision and leadership development
• Opportunities to participate in research and innovation through Imperial College London and the Centre for Paediatrics and Child Health (PaeCH)
• A supportive multidisciplinary working environment
• Opportunities to work across diverse specialist paediatric services
• Access to NHS pension and staff benefits schemes