Occupational Therapist

Nightingale Community Academy; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Nightingale Community Academy is seeking a highly organised Occupational Therapist to work with teachers, leaders and families to promote inclusion and access to learning, wellbeing and daily functioning.

You will deliver evidence-based assessments and interventions, develop individualised therapy programmes, monitor progress and wellbeing, and contribute to whole-school strategies while upholding safeguarding and professional standards.

Qualifications

• Degree in Occupational Therapy with HCPC registration.
• Experience working with children or young people with additional needs.
• Experience delivering individual and group-based occupational therapy interventions.
• Knowledge of therapeutic approaches and safeguarding within educational/clinical settings.
• Enhanced DBS clearance (or willingness to obtain).

Responsibilities

• Provide occupational therapy assessment and intervention to support learners’ access to education, wellbeing and daily functioning
• Deliver targeted, evidence-based therapeutic interventions to address barriers to learning and participation
• Develop, implement and review individualised occupational therapy programmes and contribute to EHCP outcomes
• Work collaboratively with families, teaching staff and multi-disciplinary and external agencies
• Support teaching and learning through advice, training, planning, monitoring and feedback
• Uphold safeguarding, health, safety, professional standards and academy policies

Skills

Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Child experience

Education

Degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Weare seeking a highly organised and motivated Occupational Therapist to workcollaboratively with teachers, leaders, learners and families to promoteinclusion, engagement and access to learning. The role involves deliveringevidence-based occupational therapy assessments and interventions, addressingbarriers to learning, developing and implementing individualised therapyprogrammes, and monitoring progress and wellbeing. The post also contributes towhole-school inclusion and therapeutic strategies and upholds safeguarding andprofessional standards across all settings.

KeyResponsibilities:

• Provide occupationaltherapy assessment and intervention to support learners’ access to education,wellbeing and daily functioning
• Deliver targeted,evidence-based therapeutic interventions to address barriers to learning andparticipation
• Develop, implementand review individualised occupational therapy programmes and contribute toEHCP outcomes
• Work collaborativelywith families, teaching staff and multi-disciplinary and external agencies
• Support teaching andlearning through advice, training, planning, monitoring and feedback
• Uphold safeguarding,health, safety, professional standards and academy policies

Key Requirements:

• Degree inOccupational Therapy with HCPC registration (or eligibility to register)
• Experience workingwith children or young people with additional needs, includingneurodevelopmental and behavioural difficulties
• Experience deliveringindividual and group-based occupational therapy interventions
• Knowledge andpractical experience of therapeutic approaches, inclusion and safeguardingwithin an educational or clinical setting
• Enhanced DBSclearance (or willingness to obtain)