Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist
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Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist
We are seeking a skilled and compassionate individual to join the NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Service (London) in the role of Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist.
The post holder will provide a highly specialist assessment, diagnostic and intervention Occupational Therapy Service to a specialist caseload of children who are gender questioning. This may include children or adolescents with a complex neurodevelopmental presentation.
The post holder will be responsible to the Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist, and receive supervision and professional oversight from them and the head of paediatric Occupational Therapy.
The post offers opportunities to develop leadership skills by enabling you to take a key role in a number of exciting service development and research initiatives.
Unlock your potential and elevate your career by joining the NHS Children and Young People’s Gender Service (London). You will work in a dynamic, multi-disciplinary team with strong leadership. We are dedicated to fostering a supportive work environment and professional growth.
This role will be based in central London (Zone 1) close to transport links. The service is committed to supporting wellbeing through hybrid working, but there is an expectation to work onsite for a minimum of 60% of the working week.
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Key Responsibilities
- Manage a complex caseload within the Southern Hub (London) Gender Service using advanced clinical reasoning, critical thinking, reflection and analysis to support assessments using a client-centred approach and current evidence base to assess, treat, implement, evaluate and document Occupational Therapy interventions.
- Support and advise colleagues within the hospital and community in the management of complex cases requiring advanced clinical reasoning.
- Support with clinical Occupational Therapy developments, audit and research within the service.
- Be responsible for the maintenance and development of own CPD identifying and contributing to the evidence base of Occupational Therapy and the Gender Service.
- Educate Occupational Therapy Students on practice placements.
About Us
We are committed to recruiting the best person for the job through a fair, open and consistent process that is free from bias and discrimination.
We are working towards becoming an anti-racist organisation. This means creating a workplace where every colleague feels seen, heard and valued, and where racism in any form has no place. Our anti-racism commitment is backed by action through our Anti-Racism Statement and action plan, developed in collaboration with our REACH staff network.
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We actively challenge discrimination, dismantle barriers and embed equity across all aspects of our workforce, including recruitment, progression and development. All applicants will receive equal consideration regardless of race, ethnicity, nationality, religion or belief, sexual orientation, gender identity, age, disability, health condition or employment history.
We particularly welcome applications from ethnically diverse communities, people with disabilities or long-term health conditions, and LGBTQ+ community members. We are proud to be a Disability Confident Employer, a member of the Business Disability Forum, and a Stonewall Diversity Champion.
Our staff networks, including REACH, PRIDE, ENABLED and Women’s Networks, are active and executive supported. These employee-led networks play a vital role in shaping an inclusive culture at GOSH and are open to all colleagues.
Together, we are building a culture where inclusion is not optional - it is essential.
Contact
For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Lisa Mackey
- Job title: Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist
- Email address: lisa.mackey@gosh.nhs.uk
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