Neurodevelopmental Pathway - Paediatric Occupational Therapist

The Occupational Therapy Lead will work with the Neurodiversity Team Lead to create a needs-based pathway for children under 6 with neurodivergent learning needs, focusing on high-quality, family-centered care. They will oversee service delivery, evaluate operational impacts, and drive collaboration between the OT and Neurodiversity teams. Responsibilities include maintaining professional standards, monitoring service performance, ensuring clinical quality, and meeting development targets. The Lead will manage day-to-day service operations, allocate staff and resources effectively, uphold governance standards, and promote evidence-based practices. They will also lead recruitment, clinical training, and supervision of OT staff, and ensure the voice of neurodivergent children and families is central in service planning. In collaboration with health, education, and social services professionals, the Lead will coordinate services and provide expert OT support and training. The Occupational Therapy Lead will assess neurodivergent children, focusing on differential diagnosis and needs-led intervention, using evidence-based practices and current research to guide team training. Key Responsibilities:

• Caseload Management: Manage complex cases for children aged 0-6, coordinating with community and social services for integrated care.
• Specialist Skills: Apply advanced techniques to support functional skills, recommending tailored equipment and strategies.
• Clinical Advice: Provide expert guidance for statutory assessments, manage clinical risks, and ensure evidence-based practices.
• Team Leadership: Oversee staffing, training, and resource management, supporting recruitment and appraisals.
• Service Oversight: Ensure standards, targets, and governance compliance, conducting quality audits.
• Interagency Collaboration: Coordinate with multidisciplinary teams to facilitate seamless service delivery.
• Family Advocacy: Promote family-centered care, addressing concerns and engaging families in service improvements.
This role includes active clinical education, service audits, and continuous improvement, following North Middlesex University Hospital NHS Trust terms. The job description will be reviewed periodically with the post holder. North Mid is part of North Central London integrated care system - consisting of the NHS and Local authority organisations in Camden, Islington, Barnet, Enfield and Haringey. As with other ICS's, we are working increasingly closely with partners and indeed many of our financial and performance objectives are measured at this system level. Whilst all organisations remain as standalone, statutory bodies we have an ICS infrastructure for making shared decisions and agreeing shared approaches. We are proud of our staff and want to ensure their training allows them to provide excellent clinical care. We are also a training unit for medical students from UCL and St George's University Grenada, and for nursing and midwifery students from Middlesex and City Universities.