Lead Clinician Specialist / Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist

Oxford Outcomes; Epsom; On-site; GBP 50,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a Lead Clinician Specialist to manage their Clinical Team at Skylarks School. This innovative role offers an exciting opportunity to work collaboratively with a dedicated team, delivering tailored support to pupils with complex needs. The position emphasizes a strong commitment to wellbeing, including a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, promoting a healthy work-life balance. Join a passionate organization that values your contributions and empowers vulnerable individuals to thrive in their educational journey.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension Scheme

Mental Health Support Services

Flexible Benefits Options

Cycle to Work Scheme

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave

Paid Fertility Treatment Support

Qualifications

• Experience with autistic individuals and complex needs.
• Ability to work independently and manage a therapy caseload.

Responsibilities

• Manage in-house Clinical Team and hold a therapy caseload.
• Deliver bespoke assessment and intervention plans for pupils.

Skills

Occupational Therapy

Clinical Leadership

Report Writing

Supervision

Autism Awareness

Education

Recognised degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Lead Clinician Specialist / Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist

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How would you like to be paid for five days but only work four*?

Our colleagues’ wellbeing is at the heart of everything we do at OFG, so we’re always looking for new ways to improve everyone’s work/life balance. We’re taking part in a trial of the 4-Day Working Week, meaning that you could be working one day less a week (or equivalent) following probation.

If the trial is a success, we’ll be rolling the 4DWW out across the Group – so there’s never been a more exciting time to join #teamOFG!

Job Title: Lead Clinician Specialist / Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist

Location: Skylarks School – Surrey, KT18 7LR

Salary: £50,000 - £60,000, FTE (DOE)

Hours: 37.5 hours per week 8.30am-4.30pm

Contract: Permanent, Term Time only, (There may be scope for this to be a permanent contract (52 weeks), if this is your preference please get in touch

About The Role

We are looking for a Lead Clinician to manage our in-house Clinical Team at Skylarks School based in Surrey. The postholder will work collaboratively with both the school’s Senior Leadership team and the Clinical Locality Lead. The role will be split between clinically leading the team and holding a therapy caseload. Working collaboratively with the site, you will deliver bespoke assessment, and intervention plans for our pupils 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. You will also be responsible for coordinating the line management of the members of the onsite clinical team.

You will be responsible for holding the therapy caseload with the full support of our well-established and knowledgeable clinical network and growing Clinical Team, you will also contribute to staff training and consultation. Both a challenging and rewarding role, this position would suit a resilient and enthusiastic individual, with a therapeutic approach and the ability to make decisions, as well as manage their own workload and supervise others. This is an exciting and innovative time for the Clinical Team so please get in touch to find out more.

Our Clinical Team will support the school to maintain a nurturing environment where our pupils can flourish, always putting them at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and our pupils are heard, respected and involved in decisions that affect them wherever possible. With this in mind, we are looking for a Clinical Lead who shares our vision; to build incredible futures by empowering vulnerable people in the UK to be happy and to make their way in the world.

The successful candidate will also be required to provide some OT support and guidance to other OFG schools in the Surrey area.

Location: Skylarks School – Surrey, KT18 7LR

Skylarks School, Epsom

About The Group

Outcomes First Group is the largest independent provider of special needs education. We are a vital part of local communities in England, Scotland and Wales with a renowned reputation for quality and positive outcomes for the people we educate for.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Our divisional brands include Acorn Education and Options Autism.

For more information on the group please visit: https://www.outcomesfirstgroup.co.uk/

Essential Criteria:

• Recognised degree Occupational Therapy
• Valid and up to date professional Registration & membership of professional body e.g. HCPC, RCOT, RCSLT
• Experience within the specialist client group; working with autistic individuals and 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
• Experience of multi-professional work with teams or services within the designated specialty preferred
  
  

For further information on this role please refer the Job Description and Person Specification attached. To discuss this role in more detail, please contact: [e-mail]

Why work for us?

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

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

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

And a Market-leading Benefit Offering Through Our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, Enables You To Choose The Package That’s Right For You, Including:

• 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
  
  

And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of the pupils in our services at the heart of everything we do, so you’ll wake every day in the knowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.

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 the vacancy early if we receive a high volume of suitable applications.

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Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

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