Job Title: Occupational Therapist
Location: Cranborne, Dorset
Hourly Rate: £15.53 - £18.62 depending on competency and experience
Annual Salary: £32,302.40 - £38,729.60 per annum
Contract: permanent, full-time (40 hours per week)
We are currently seeking an Occupational Therapist to join a specialist provision supporting young people ages 11-25 with additional needs related to Autism and SEMH.
The main purpose of the role:
Working across a College and School on the same site, you will be supporting young people as they are prepared for adult life, through person-centred academic and vocational study programmes leading to independent living with employment or further study.
The Occupational Therapist will be required to play a part in the assessment and treatment of children and young people at the school and college and you will be responsible for supporting the delivery of an Occupational Therapy Service. The post holder will provide Occupational Therapy Services in response to needs identified by assessment where appropriate, and as set out as part of Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCP), to enable students to fulfil their potential in all aspects of their lives.
Key duties:
- To support in the provision of an Occupational Therapy Service which is run in an efficient manner so that students’ needs are met effectively and in line with EHCPs. This will include direct intervention with students, provision of programmes and guidance delivered by others, and support for the staff team to ensure that Occupational Therapy support is integrated into the delivery of the wider service.
- To provide professional support, leadership and supervision to OT-Assistants as appropriate.
- To provide Occupational Therapy training, support and advice to members of the multidisciplinary teams.
- To attend appropriate multidisciplinary student reviews and team meetings; promoting our culture of joint working with other disciplines and outside agencies.
Successful candidate qualities:
- A recognised degree in Occupational Therapy and current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
- A interest in supporting children and young adults with complex needs and diagnoses including ASD, ADHD and social, emotional and mental health difficulties.
- An interest in supporting students with sensory modulation difficulties and motor coordination difficulties.
- Ability to demonstrate and commit to continual professional development.
- A strong desire to make a difference to young people.
- A creative and adaptable approach to work.
- Ability to design and develop individual treatment programmes.
- Ability to form good working relationships with a wide variety of people
Benefits:
- Life assurance
- Competitive pension
- Perkbox - offering high street discounts
- Employee assistance programme
- Car lease scheme
- Fully funded training and qualifications
- Bike to work scheme
- Free membership to Health cash back plan - Claim back money on services such as dental, optical, physio and many more
- Free meals for staff at lunchtimes
- An ethos of sharing training and practice within the on-site MDT to support development
- Monthly group-wide OT Peer Supervision
- Group wide OT CPD days
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