SESSIONAL Sensory Integration Occupational Therapist

Job responsibilities

Job Description

Hours:

Flexible - Sessional (not a full-time position) dependent on availabilityand client demand

Salary scale:

£375 per assessment

(parent prep call -30 mins, in person assessment - 2 hours + 30 mins set up and tidying, Scoring and report writing 3 to 4 hours, Feedback call - 30 mins)

Reports to:

Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist

Main Tasks:

The post holder will be responsible for providing:

• Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention with an emphasis on a Sensory Integration frame of reference to children seen by the Wellbeing Hub.
• Specialist paediatric OT assessment including delivery of standardised assessment tools such as the Movement-ABC, Beery VMI, Sensory Processing Measure-2 and EASI (Evaluation in Ayres Sensory Integration).
• High-quality OT/Sensory Integration assessment reports
• Pre-assessment and feedback calls with parents or caregivers
• The post holder will be working in a highly specialised clinical role, working with both children and young people (ages range from about 4-18 years) and their parents or caregivers. The children and young people present with multiple neurodiverse conditions, sensory processing difficulties, attachment, mental health, emotional, physical and learning disabilities, many of whom have developmental trauma and exhibit complex and challenging behaviours.

Primary duties and areas of responsibility:

• Collaboration with MDT and parent/s
• Operate collaboratively as an integrated member of the therapy team offering OT consultations, screening, comprehensive assessments and intervention to children and their parents/carers referred to Family Futures.
• To support and work collaboratively with the childs therapist in sessions.
• Work collaboratively with the parents as members of the team
• Be child focused and parent positive.

Assessment

• Provide functional OT assessment which has an emphasis on a sensory integration frame of reference, for children/young people within the context of the family, school and social environments.
• Administer a range of OT assessments.
• Flag when further assessment or local services, for example, OT, Physiotherapy, SALT, Paediatrician, Behavioural Optometry, FASD, Cognitive, ASC assessment etc is required.

Report writing

• Take responsibility for the compilation of OT assessment reports that are completed to a high professional standard.
• Write good quality and clear professional session notes for all sessions undertaken.

Liaison

• Liaise with the wider network - local authorities, health authorities, schools, and other agencies on behalf of Family Futures.
• Be efficient in managing case load and keeping up to date with email messages and then to respond appropriately, and in a timely fashion.

Manner of work:

• To adhere to the policies and procedures of Family Futures as laid down in the Adoption Agency handbook and Statement of Purpose, this includes child protection and equal opportunities policies.
• At all times, to maintain the highest standards of professional practice and to comply with the requirements for registration of their respective professional body, RCOT, and Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC) and to keep their professional membership up to date.
• To work in a collaborative and empathetic manner with parents, children and their support networks
• Family Futures provides monthly individual clinical and management supervision, and monthly team consultation with our psychotherapist.
• External profession specific supervision by a member of their own profession may be required.
• To be aware of the need for personal therapy due to the particular nature of the work undertaken at Family Futures and to be prepared to fund personal therapy should at any time it appear to be a requirement of the job
• Adhere to Family Futures policies and procedures in respect of equal opportunities, health & safety, safeguarding children and client service satisfaction.
• Adhere to the regulations and standards for Voluntary Adoption Agencies and Independent Fostering Agencies
• Ensure that duties are undertaken with due regard and compliance with the Data Protection Act and Family Futures confidentiality standards.

How to apply:

Please contact us on hr@familyfutures.co.uk or by phone at 020 7354 4161 for an application pack.

Please send the completed application form together with your CV to the above email address.

Closing date for applications is midnight enter Sunday 10th August 2025 with interviews scheduled to take place shortly after.

Experience

Essential

• Experience of undertaking OT assessment of children is essential.
• Experience of working with children and families in a therapeutic setting for mental health, physical disability and/or learning disability is essential.
• Experience of working with a high degree of complexity is ideal but not essential.
• Experience of co-ordinating and writing reports that include formulations of children with recommendations for treatments is essential

Desirable

• Experience of working with children and families in the field of fostering and adoption is not essential.

Qualifications

Essential

• Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy (OT)
• Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists
• Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC) registration

Skills

Essential

• To be able to engage with children and adults in a sympathetic and empathic way.
• An ability to work collaboratively as a member of an integrated MDT
• Ability to engage with children and young people with additional and complex needs
• Ability to recognise impact of trauma on self and engage in self-care, to support and maintain own regulation.
• Ability to assess and manage risk and respond appropriately to safeguarding issues.
• Excellent report writing skills

Knowledge

Essential

• An understanding of the principles of sensory integration theory, sensory integration assessment and the impact of developmental trauma on sensory and motor development is essential.
• An understanding of working therapeutically with families, children and adults is essential.
• An understanding of theory and research in the field of developmental trauma, sensory integration, attachment and therapeutic interventions with children and their parents is not essential.
• An understanding of safeguarding children issues as well as an understanding of equal opportunities, data protection and general good practice is essential.
• An understanding and competence in using computers and office technology is essential

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).