Lead Paediatric Occupational Therapist

2 weeks ago


Richmond, United Kingdom Achieving for Children Full time

Job Information

Achieving for Children is a Community Interest Company that has a public sector ethos, combined with the freedom to innovate enabling us to do things differently. As a not-for-profit social enterprise owned by three local authorities (Windsor & Maidenhead, Kingston and Richmond), we offer the freedoms of a social enterprise with the employment benefits of local government. To find out more about us

Lead Paediatric Occupational Therapist

We are looking for an inspirational leader with strong clinical skills and knowledge in the field of neurodevelopmental occupational therapy who can take on and grow the current service.

You will be providing expert clinical supervision to the current team and helping to grow and expand the team through robust recruitment. 

About the role

This is a mixed clinical and leadership role supporting the Head of Health service and Associate Director for Health to deliver an exceptional quality and cost effective occupational therapy service which meets performance targets against quality and productivity measures.

We are seeking an experienced team leader or senior therapist to manage and grow a team of therapists covering Richmond and Kingston working in a range of settings. This will involve networking to create new relationships and require flexibility to align with emerging delivery models within the education and health sectors. 

As the Lead Paediatric Occupational Therapist you will have the ability to inspire and manage a team to ensure they deliver high quality occupational therapy interventions and will work with others to improve organisational performance.

If you would like to find out more about this exciting opportunity, please contact Candice Raymond on to request an informal discussion.

About you

Highly motivated to deliver change, build relationships and work with the head of health and Associate Director for Health to create a team that will provide outstanding services for the local children and young people population. Highly developed clinical expertise with demonstrable experience of working as a paediatric occupational therapist.  You will carry a small caseload alongside providing clinical supervision and leadership and will support the selection and employment of staff within the budget.

About our benefits

We are focused on creating a positive supportive environment, where you will have access to a really wide range of resources, as well as a competitive salary and all the perks to enable hybrid working. In AfC you will also have access to:

29 days annual leave, increasing to 33 days after 2 years and 35 days after 4 years with an additional day off in your birthday month Tailored induction sessions commencing on the date you start working for AfC Hybrid and mobile working (between home and work) Local Government salary and pension scheme (LGPS or Teachers Pension) Flexible working options - helping to keep a good work life balance A comprehensive Employee Assistance Programme A range of staff benefits and discounts An excellent learning and development offer to support your career pathway

To find out about all of the breadth of benefits of working for Achieving for Children . For our social work offer .

Important Information

Start dates: Achieving for Children have meaning successful candidates join on a set date in each month. Candidates are advised to prepare for this should a job offer be accepted to ensure eligible continuous service is not affected.

Right to work: The UK has introduced a new points-based immigration system affecting EU and Non-EU workers and sponsorship requirements. We advise checking the for right to work guidance.

Equality: We particularly welcome applications from sections of the community who are currently underrepresented within our teams. Achieving for Children are committed to making our recruitment practices as inclusive as possible for everyone. We are committed to promoting equality and diversity and developing a culture that values differences, recognising that employees from a variety of backgrounds bring important and positive contributions and can improve the way we deliver services. We are proud to be a Disability Confident employer.

Safeguarding: We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. This post is exempted under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and as such appointment to this post will be conditional upon the receipt of a satisfactory response to a check of police records via Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS).

For more information about AfC:  Drop in and meet Regina on the first Wednesday of every month at Civic Centre, Twickenham.

We reserve the right to close this vacancy once a sufficient number of applications has been received. Therefore, it is strongly advised that you complete and return your application as soon as possible to avoid disappointment.



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