Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist

Acorn Care and Education; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 48,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading education provider in Nottingham is seeking a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist to join their clinical team. The successful candidate will deliver bespoke Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions to pupils with developmental trauma, neurodivergence, or SEMH needs. Responsibilities include managing an occupational therapy caseload, contributing to staff training, and working collaboratively with educational teams. This role offers a competitive salary and a supportive, person-centred approach to education delivery.

Benefits

£2,000 training allowance

Life Assurance

Pension scheme

Mental health support services

Reduced work hours for full pay

Health and wellbeing benefits

Cycle to Work Schemes

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Qualifications

• Full driving licence and access to a car.
• Relevant experience in learning disabilities, SEMH, or neurodivergence.
• Up to date knowledge of approaches relating to neurodivergence.

Responsibilities

• Deliver bespoke Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention.
• Hold an occupational therapy caseload.
• Contribute to staff training and consultation.

Skills

Communication skills

Analytical skills

Judgemental skills

Team collaboration

Clinical reasoning

Flexibility

Education

Degree or Masters in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registered

Job description

Job Title: Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist

Location: Bestwood Village School – Nottingham NG6 8TL

Salary: Up to £53,200 FTE DOE

*Please note- basic grade OT offers from £33,000+, Specialist from £39,500+ & Highly specialist from £48,000+*

Hours: 22.5 hours per week, 3 days a week, days to be confirmed.

Contract: Permanent (Term time only, or flexibility around full-time contract can be discussed based on your personal circumstances)

Essential: Full valid UK driving licence and access to own vehicle

The role:

We are looking for a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our in‑house clinical team at Bestwood Village School. Working collaboratively with the education team, you will deliver bespoke Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention to pupils who may have experienced developmental trauma, be neurodivergent or have SEMH needs. You will work within the standards provided in the OFG Occupational Therapy Ways of Working. This will guide your practice within an education setting and clarify your roles and responsibilities, while taking into account the requirements of your governing and professional bodies. You will be given responsibility for holding an occupational therapy caseload, with the full support of your designated clinical supervisor and site lead, and contributing to staff training and consultation as required. This post would suit a resilient, creative and enthusiastic individual.

Our Clinical Teams help maintain a person‑centred, empowering approach always putting the pupils we support at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and the pupils we support are heard, respected, and involved in decisions that affect them. We strive for excellence, which is why we are one of the leading service providers in the UK. With this in mind, we are looking for a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist who shares our vision to use innovative approaches to enhance the quality of life and outcomes of the pupils we support.

Location: Bestwood Village School – Bestwood Village school forms part of our Options Autism brand, and is an independent specialist day school, supporting children and young people aged 7 – 16.

Essential Criteria:

• Degree or Masters in Speech and Language Therapy
• HCPC registered and member of RCOT
• Relevant experience in a previously held job (LD, SEMH, neurodivergence)
• Enhanced knowledge and clinical understanding of OT theory and its practical application
• Experience of multi‑disciplinary working in a range of settings, with some responsibility for service & team performance
• Experience of communicating with/working with families/relatives and carers
• Good communication including relationship, analytical and judgemental skills
• Clear understanding of the relationship between behaviour and communication
• Clear understanding of physical needs, dexterity, coordination and sensory skills for assessment and treatment of client group
• Clear understanding of other developmental needs that may impact on an individual and skills needed for independence
• Up to date knowledge of a range of approaches relating to neurodivergence, learning disability and trauma informed practice
• Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group
• Good clinical reasoning skills and able to confidently express rationale
• Able to engage in quality improvement and enhanced service delivery
• Understanding of information governance, confidentiality and record keeping standards
• Ability to work collaboratively as part of the multi‑disciplinary team, as well as support with supervision of staff and students
• Sound knowledge of different assessment tools, intervention programmes and formulation of treatment plans from a range of OT modalities
• Evidence of continuous professional development and consistently undertakes self‑development
• Full driving licence and access to a car
• Ability and willingness to travel on company business
• Flexible approach to working environments, creative problem solver
• Able to work under pressure and to deadlines

Desirable:

• 3+ years practicing as an OT
• Evidence of formal post graduate study in Sensory Integration and/or developmental trauma and/or sensory attachment

Benefits:

Alongside working with a network of over 350 clinical colleagues with regular forums for peer reflection and practice development, Outcomes First Group offer an array of flexible benefit options:

• £2,000 training allowance
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first‑class mental health support services and physical health checks
• You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit
• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

At Outcomes First Group we are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS.

We reserve the right to close vacancies early, please submit your application at the earliest opportunity.

Job Ref: 298539