Occupational Therapist

New Reflexions; Bayston Hill; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A childcare organization in the UK is looking for an Occupational Therapist to work within its Learning Disabilities Service. The role involves assessing young people's needs and developing supportive strategies while collaborating with a multidisciplinary team. Candidates must have a degree or masters in Occupational Therapy and relevant professional membership. Exceptional benefits include access to holiday caravans, funded DBS checks, and a workplace pension.

Benefits

Free access to caravans

Funded DBS checks

Refer a friend scheme

Employee assistance programme

Blue Light discount card

Bike-to-work scheme

Workplace pension

Training Hub access

Paid external clinical supervision

Qualifications

• Experience supporting children and young people with behavioral difficulties.
• Experience managing a full clinical caseload independently.
• 2 years post qualifying experience in learning disabilities and autism.

Responsibilities

• Provide assessment of independence for young people.
• Develop and support individualized strategies.
• Maintain high standards of clinical record keeping.

Skills

Assessment of independence and functional skills

Developing supportive strategies

Clinical record keeping

Coaching and training others

Collaborative working

Education

Degree or Masters in Occupational Therapy

HCPC & RCOT membership

Job description

Working as part of a Clinical multi-disciplinary team to provide an Occupational Therapy service primarily within the Learning Disabilities Service. You will undertake all aspects of Occupational Therapy clinical duties, working within the ethical framework provided by the rules of professional conduct. For the role you will work collaboratively with all New Reflexions services, promoting the well-being and best interests of the young people.

Responsibilities

• Providing assessment of independence and functional skills for young people with diverse presentations to identify support needs. Develop and support the delivery of the whole school and individualized supportive strategies.
• To be professionally responsible for ongoing evaluation and monitoring of needs, contribution to the development of multi-agency intervention plans, including providing staff training and support and direct intervention where appropriate.
• To maintain the highest standards of clinical record keeping and report writing. To be responsible for maintaining accurate and comprehensive client intervention records in line with the appropriate profession.
• To support young people where appropriate in contributing to their own intervention plans.
• Use a range of tools to support care and education staff to interact effectively with young people to progress support programmes/strategies. This will include young people who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating (and may require formulating combined plans with the Speech and Language therapist).
• Embed therapeutic practices within the curriculum team and help to develop specialist educational plans and programmes where needed.
• To support colleagues through coaching and training to develop their own practice.

Qualifications

• Hold a Degree or Masters qualification in Occupational Therapy.
• HCPC & RCOT (Royal College of Occupational Therapy) professional membership.
• Experience of supporting children and young people with behavioural difficulties either in an education or care/residential setting.
• Experience supporting people with a learning disability.
• Experience of managing a full clinical caseload independently.

Desirable

• Have 2 years post qualifying experience within the field of learning disabilities and autism.
• A minimum of L3 Sensory Integration Training.

New Reflexions are a childcare organisation providing care, education and therapy services to young people who have experienced trauma in their lives resulting in emotional and behavioural difficulties. We strive to provide exceptional, integrated care and education to help vulnerable and complex children achieve their full potential and enjoy fulfilling lives.

Benefits

• Free access to 5 caravans throughout the UK for a personal holiday
• Funded DBS checks
• Refer a friend scheme – refer a friend to come join the New Reflexions team and earn a £500 bonus per referral or £1,000 for a qualified referral.
• Free confidential employee assistance programme and app.
• Access to Blue Light discount card scheme
• Bike-to-work and electric vehicle scheme
• Workplace pension
• Access to the Training Hub with 800 care sector‑specific specialist online subjects; CPD accredited & certificated
• Access to paid external clinical supervision

This role is based at our Head Office in Cruckton, Shrewsbury but may involve some travel to our other sites. The post holder has the responsibility to adhere to our Safeguarding and Child Protection Procedure. We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and we expect all employees and volunteers to share this commitment. Therefore, as this post is a regulated activity and/or on a regulated site the successful candidate will be subject to an enhanced DBS and our safer recruitment process. If you have any questions regarding this, please highlight these in your application. This post is exempt from the provisions of section 4(2) of the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions Order 1975). Due to the company having own fully trained bank staff we do not employ agency staff at all. At the current time the company is unable to offer sponsorship opportunities.