Paediatric Occupational Therapist ( Paeds OT) – London

Xyla Elective Care is currently recruiting an experienced Paediatric Occupational Therapist to support a community-based service delivering onsite clinic appointments in London.

Contract Details

• Start Date: ASAP
• Contract Length: Approx. 12 weeks
• Working Pattern: Monday to Friday (5 days per week)
• Working Hours: 08:30 – 17:00

Key Duties & Responsibilities

• Deliver onsite clinic-based paediatric occupational therapy assessments
• Provide health provision assessments only and contribute to EHCP assessments
• Work with children and young people aged 0–19 years
• Complete:
• Functional needs assessments
• Clinical assessments and reports
• Home and school programmes and advice
• Review and treatment plans
• Deliver up to four intervention sessions per child where appropriate
• Support and empower parents, carers, and educational settings
• Assessment time allocation:
• 1.5 hours for new assessments
• 45 minutes for follow-up assessments
• 15 minutes admin per session
• 1 hour report writing
• 30 minutes EHCP contribution

Daily Responsibilities

• Complete scheduled clinic appointments in line with agreed caseload
• Carry out paediatric OT assessments and interventions
• Complete accurate and timely clinical documentation
• Record assessments and outcomes on EMIS
• Produce letters to parents, GPs, and relevant professionals
• Submit referrals where required
• Complete discharge reports when appropriate
• Send daily workload confirmation and service delivery reports
• Complete daily data capture
• Submit additional reports for DNAs and urgent cases
• Liaise with the wider MDT and escalate concerns as required
• completing smart sheets reports daily

Experience Required

• Qualified Occupational Therapist
• Proven paediatric OT experience
• Experience completing EHCP assessments and reports
• Up-to-date Children’s Safeguarding training (essential)

Training and Administration

• Completion of EMIS community modules (approximately 3 hours, virtual)
• Training to be completed prior to first shift
• Possible onsite orientation
• Daily documentation and reporting completed via EMIS