Lead Clinician - Occupational Therapist

Fostering Solutions; Birmingham; Sur place; GBP 39 000 - 47 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Pension scheme

Your Wellbeing Matters - mental health

Family Growth Support - enhanced leave

Health, wellbeing, and insurance perks

Discount options

Cycle to Work Schemes

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Critical illness cover

Résumé du poste

OFG Education is seeking a Lead Clinician – Occupational Therapist to lead our in-house clinical team across our education settings. You will deliver bespoke assessments and intervention plans for students with complex needs, collaborating with the school’s SLT and the Regional Clinical Lead to enhance outcomes.

You will oversee line management, drive service development, and maintain safeguarding while delivering person-centred therapy.

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy
• A Registered Practitioner with the HCPC or other approved governing body
• Valid and up to date professional Registration & membership of professional body e.g. BPS
• Experience within the specialist client group; working with autistic individuals and/or those with complex needs.
• Clear and concise report writing relating to clinical and research activities
• Experience of providing supervision and supporting a therapy team
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work dynamically and within a growing and developing clinical service
• Experience of multi-professional work with teams or services within the designated specialty preferred
• Full UK valid driving licence and access to own vehicle

Responsabilités

• Lead and manage the in-house clinical team
• Deliver bespoke assessment and intervention plans for students with complex profiles (autism, neurodivergence, SEMH)
• Collaborate with SLT and Regional Clinical Lead to develop the service
• Coordinate line management and drive service development
• Maintain safeguarding and person-centred practices across settings

Connaissances

Driving licence

Team leadership

Report writing

Clinical supervision

Independent working

Multidisciplinary collaboration

Autism/complex needs experience

Formation

BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy

HCPC registered or equivalent

Professional body membership (e.g. BPS)

Description du poste

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Are you looking for an employer who can offer you opportunities for growth and development in your clinical career- All whilst working within a friendly multidisciplinary teamin a rewarding education setting?

Do you want to have opportunities to participate in research projects, special interest groups and form part of a wider clinical network that meets regularly for training & development?

Do you want to have flexibility and be able to work creatively to deliver specialist assessments and interventions fostering independence within an education setting?

H ow about working for an employer who has been awarded a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the 6th year running?

At OFG we give you time to enjoy those special moments and hobbies outside of work

Job Title: Lead Clinician – Occupational Therapist

Hours: 37.5 hours per week Monday - Friday

Contract: Permanent (52 weeks)

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

In a world where the demand for clinical support is increasing daily, we understand the importance and value of the work you carry out. Your unique skills and expertise are critical to building better outcomes for our students. This is why we aim to have a multidisciplinary clinical team for each of our sites to provide this vital provision in collaboration with our education teams. Creating an environment where our students can truly flourish and grow in independence is key.

About Us

At OFG Education, we believe every student deserves an education designed around who they are. Through high expectations, deep expertise and truly personalised education, we help students realise their potential and prepare for successful futures.

Building on more than 20 years of experience, we are bringing our approach to more students and communities around the world. Across the UK, Iberia and the Gulf, our schools combine the strength, expertise and high standards of an international education group with the individuality of each school and the communities they serve.

Whatever your role, joining OFG education means contributing to our shared ambition: empowering every student to success through truly personalised education.

We are proud to be a part of OFG Education who in 2025 were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the sixth year running.

The role:

We are looking for a Lead Clinician – Occupational Therapist to manage our in-house Clinical Team. The postholder will work collaboratively with both the school’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and the Regional Clinical Lead. The role will be split between clinically leading the team and holding a therapy caseload. Working collaboratively with the team, the postholder will deliver bespoke assessment and intervention plans for our students who may present with complex profiles of need as a result of autism and other types of neurodivergence, developmental trauma and social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs. Meeting the needs of EHCP plans will be a primary focus in this role, target led, via the OFG ‘all’, ‘group’ and ‘individual’ clinical ways of working, embedded into our clinical practice. They will also be responsible for coordinating the line management of the members of the onsite clinical team and leading on the service development of the clinical school-based service, alongside the school SLT and Regional Clinical Lead.

Our Clinical Teams help maintain a person-centred, empowering approach always putting the students we support at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and the students 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 Lead Clinician who shares our vision to use innovative approaches to enhance the quality of life and outcomes of the students we support.

For further information regarding this vacancy please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached.

• BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy
• A Registered Practitioner with the HCPC or other approved governing body
• Valid and up to date professional Registration & membership of professional body e.g. BPS
• Experience within the specialist client group; working with autistic individuals and/or those with complex needs.
• Clear and concise report writing relating to clinical and research activities
• Experience of providing supervision and supporting a therapy team
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work dynamically and within a growing and developing clinical service
• Experience of multi-professional work with teams or services within the designated specialty preferred
• Full UK valid driving licence and access to own vehicle

Why work for us?

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

• 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
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
• 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 covet

At OFG Education we are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our students. All successful applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS

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