Paediatric Occupational Therapist – Special School

Job Title: Paediatric Occupational Therapist – Special School
Location: Kingston & Richmond
Pay Rate: £37.11 per hour

Job Description: 

Liquid Personnel is seeking an experienced Paediatric Occupational Therapist to join its client's dedicated team within a Special School setting in Kingston & Richmond. This is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact on the lives of children and young people with diverse needs, supporting their independence, participation, and wellbeing.

What will your responsibilities be?

• Deliver high‑quality occupational therapy assessments and interventions for children with a range of physical, developmental, and sensory needs.
• Work collaboratively with teachers, SENCOs, parents, and multidisciplinary professionals to create tailored therapy plans.
• Recommend and prescribe specialist equipment and adaptations to support functional independence in the school environment.
• Contribute to Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) and provide clear, evidence‑based reports.
• Support staff training and development to embed therapeutic strategies into daily routines.
• Monitor progress and adapt interventions to ensure outcomes remain child‑centred and effective.

Benefits:

• Competitive hourly rate of £37.11.
• Opportunity to work in a supportive, multidisciplinary environment.
• Make a direct difference to children’s lives by enabling independence and participation.

Qualifications & Experience:

• HCPC‑registered Occupational Therapist with paediatric experience.
• Strong knowledge of sensory integration, motor skills development, and functional assessments in children.
• Experience working in schools, community, or paediatric healthcare settings.
• Excellent communication and teamwork skills, with a commitment to inclusive practice.

Why Liquid Personnel?

• Free DBS and compliance service
• Twice weekly payroll and ‘Faster Pay’ service, getting you paid more quickly
• Access to exclusive roles that aren’t available from other agencies
• Free access to Liquid’s exclusive social work training and CPD portal
• Your own dedicated consultant with extensive social work knowledge
• Access to a wide selection of social work positions across the UK
• “Refer a Friend” bonus – get £500 for each social worker you refer who we successfully place*
• “Find your own job” bonus – get £250 for bringing your own position to us *

Liquid Personnel is an equal opportunities employer. Liquid Personnel Ltd is acting as an Employment Business in relation to this vacancy. * Terms and conditions apply to our bonus schemes.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity by contacting our team. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.

We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.

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