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Senior Occupational Therapist

Sterling Practice Ltd

London, SE1 3UA · SOUTH CROYDON, CR2 6EB · LONDON, NW3 5AU · LONDON, SW15 2SH · London, SE270HP · BECKENHAM, BR3 1AH

Salary

Negotiable

Contract

Permanent

Hours

Not specified

Closing date

1 October 2026

31 days left

Job description

Sterling Practice is seeking an experienced and highly motivated Senior Occupational Therapist to join our growing multidisciplinary team. This is an ...

This role provides an excellent opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist to take a senior clinical position within a supportive multidisciplinary team. You will manage a complex paediatric caseload across clinic, school and community settings, providing specialist assessment, evidence-based intervention and clinical leadership to ensure the highest standards of care.

As a Senior Occupational Therapist, you will play a key role in supporting the development of the service through clinical supervision, mentoring and quality improvement initiatives. Working closely with the Clinical Director and wider multidisciplinary team, you will contribute to service development, promote best practice and support the professional growth of junior colleagues. You will build strong collaborative relationships with families, schools and external professionals to help children and young people achieve meaningful outcomes, maximise their independence and participate fully in everyday life.

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Deliver comprehensive assessments and therapy

interventions for a diverse paediatric caseload within the clinic setting

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Develop and implement individualised treatment

plans based on clinical need and evidence-based practice

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Produce high-quality clinical reports,

recommendations and outcome measures

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Support children and young people presenting

with a wide range of developmental, sensory, communication and

neurodevelopmental needs

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Work collaboratively with families, carers and

other professionals involved in the child's care

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Provide clinical supervision, guidance and

support to junior therapists

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Assist with the induction, mentoring and

professional development of newly qualified and junior clinicians

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Support the Clinical Director and management

team with day-to-day clinic operations and service development initiatives

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Contribute to maintaining high clinical

standards, governance requirements and best practice across the team

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Participate in multidisciplinary discussions,

case reviews and team meetings

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Maintain accurate and timely clinical records

in accordance with HCPC and professional standards

Sterling Practice is a centre of expertise in regulation and neurodevelopment, with a team of highly specialist occupational therapists and speech and language therapists.

We work across clinics, schools and community settings to support children, young people and adults to access learning, build independence and participate more fully in everyday life. Our approach integrates individual therapy with wider support for schools and families, ensuring that interventions are consistent, practical and embedded within real-world environments.

We are committed to supporting clinicians at every stage of their career through high-quality supervision, professional development opportunities and collaborative multidisciplinary working, enabling our team to deliver exceptional outcomes for the individuals and communities we support.

Qualifications

Essential

  • The successful candidate will hold a recognised degree in Occupational Therapy and current HCPC registration, with a minimum of two years' post-qualification experience working within paediatrics. They will have demonstrable experience in undertaking paediatric assessments and delivering evidence-based therapeutic interventions for children and young people with a range of developmental and neurodevelopmental needs. They will possess excellent written and verbal communication skills, enabling them to produce high-quality clinical reports and build effective relationships with children, families, schools and multidisciplinary professionals. The post holder will be confident in supervising, supporting and mentoring junior colleagues, while demonstrating strong organisational and time management skills. They will be able to work independently, managing a varied and complex caseload, whilst contributing positively and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team.

Desirable

  • Experience supervising students, therapy assistants or junior Occupational Therapists, as well as working with children with neurodevelopmental conditions, sensory processing differences and communication difficulties. A good understanding of the EHCP process, additional postgraduate training relevant to paediatric practice, and previous leadership or management experience within a clinical setting would be advantageous. Sensory Integration (SI) training is desirable; however, full training and support will be provided for candidates who are not yet SI qualified.

Experience

Essential

  • Minimum 2 years' post-qualification experience within paediatrics experience carrying out paediatric assessments and delivering therapeutic interventions

How to apply

Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.

Provenance

Source

NHS Jobs

First seen

13 August 2026

Last checked

17 August 2026

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About the employer

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Sterling Practice Ltd

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