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Join our Paediatrics team The OT Practice in partnership with you

The OT Practice is an independent occupational therapy practice providing paediatric services to private and professional clients throughout the UK. We have a dedicated team of expert paediatric OT’s working with our in house management and support teams to look after our youngest clients. We are proud to be the leading network for private paediatric OT’s to work with.

About the OT Practice Paediatrics team

Our paediatric division is one of the fastest growing in the business. We work with paediatric occupational therapists from a variety of clinical and professional backgrounds with the desire to work in private practice. We are delighted to be looking for therapists to join our paediatric team offering part time (from just 1 day a week), and in many cases a full time equivalent case load throughout the country. Whether you are skilled at working with mainsteam children or those with more complex needs we can offer you case loads to suit your experience and capacity. Depending on your location therapists can join us on a part-time employed, or a flexible self-employed basis.

Why join our Paediatrics team?

We offer paedatric OT's a supportive and flexible approach to independent work. We recognise that the step into private practice might be daunting and have developed the systems, people and processes to take the worry away for you. Here are just some of the reasons to join our paedatric team:

  • A varied and interesting case load ready to work with
  • Full and part time equivalent opportunities
  • The abilty to purely focus on delivering excellent clinical care
  • Office based administrators and OT's on the end of the phone to help
  • Bespoke case management system for case notes, reports, billing and diary management
  • All reports quality checked by our internal team
  • Cases allocated based on your skills, experience and location
  • School based contracts, one off assessments and on going cases available
  • Cases throughout the UK
  • You manage your own diary allowing flexibility around other commitments
  • Possibility of international travel to see clients overseas

There is more information about working with The OT Practice, the benefits of joining and how to apply on our ‘how to become an OTP therapist’ page.

Benefits of joining Find out how to apply

What to expect as a TOTP Paediatrics OT

Our paediatric team have a variety of clinical experiences and varying capacities for private work. Some of the team are fully independent whereas others split their time between private work and their statutory roles.

We see a wide range of children in a variety of settings from very complex cases with long term housing and equipment needs, through to children needing support with their handwriting or concentration at school, and everybody in between!

We will always speak to you before allocating work and the team are here to support you with your cases as needed.

You manage your own diary and work load, booking appointments at times to suit you and your clients. We agree your geographical coverage at the start of joining us, on average our team would be travelling an hour from home for appointments.

To help you understand the kind of cases we receive and allocate to our paediatric team, here are some examples:

  1. Harry is 7 years old and has Down's syndrome, he wants to become more independent with dressing and personal care.

  2. Lucy is 14 years old with a brain injury. She has been referred by her case manager to adapt her new family home.

  3. Edward is 4 years old and in reception at school, they have referred him for help with his concentration in the classroom.

  4. Zoe was born with cerebral palsy, she has complex day seating and night time positioning needs.

Paediatric OT commonly asked questions

Thinking about joining our Paediatric team?

Here's what some of our paediatric therapists have to say:

Debbie
I have found the practice to be supportive and flexible to my skills and personal situation, allowing me to fit independent work alongside my role within the NHS
Debbie
Kimman
I should have done it years ago. Private practice is ideal for people who want to work hard but also have a bit more freedom and independence with their work.
Kimman
Ganga
The OT Practice has helped me raise my professional profile and competence. It’s nice to be working in an environment where everybody can be proud of their work. My job satisfaction is much improved, beyond my expectations.
Ganga
Hannah
Go for it. Don’t hold yourself back – the grass is greener!
Hannah
Bianca
I love working for the OT Practice because they are friendly, supportive and always at the end of the phone for advice and guidace. The work is flexible and fits well around my family commitments. I have recently resigned from my statutory role and I have no idea why it took me so long to make the leap! I can work hollisticly, across a variety of clinical settings and I am learning new skills too. Don't hesitate to make the first step into private practice. The OT Practice can offer you what you need to feel confident and able to start your new career pathway.
Bianca
Sam
They are the best company I have ever worked for, they put the therapist first and any assistance needed is happily given.
Sam
Louise
I was surprised at the level of support offered, I expected to have to get on with work on my own. I really like the flexibility and really enjoy working with The OT Practice. I have developed professionally, I have been pushed but in a professional and supportive way.
Louise
Sarah
I value the support offered the most, it's great to be able to speak to a dedicated person for each case. I never feel like any question is a daft question. I can run things past someone who has knowledge of the case and has involvement with it themselves. I've really enjoyed the variety of work offered to me, I've had some unusual cases. All of the Client Managers are easy to get on with and I've always felt backed up by them if I've felt unsure or had questions. They trust that I know what I'm doing.
Sarah
Rob
The variety of work has been a real surprise and something I've really enjoyed.
Rob