Occupational Therapist

Outcomes First Group; Lancashire; Sur place; GBP 48 000 - 59 000; Plein temps

Avantages offerts par ce poste

Life Assurance

Wellbeing support

Discounts (UK & abroad)

Cycle to Work

Electric Car Purchase

Critical illness

Health benefits

Résumé du poste

Outcomes First Group is seeking an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist at Belmont Secondary School, Rawtenstall, Lancashire. You will assess and treat students, develop bespoke interventions, and document findings including sensory profiles while training staff and liaising with agencies.

The role operates 37.5 hours/week, permanent, term-time only, with a salary up to £53,200 FTE, DOE. A full UK driving licence is essential to access sites across the group.

Qualifications

• Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons) required and HCPC registered (RCSLT/RCOT desirable).
• Experience with children or adults with intellectual disability/autism and additional needs.
• Able to work with partners and agencies; driving licence required.

Responsabilités

• Conduct standardised and non-standardised assessments and bespoke interventions.
• Prepare documentation including reports and sensory profiles.
• Provide information and training to staff, commissioners and other agencies.
• Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team to support student needs.

Connaissances

Full UK Driving Licence

Collaborative working

Conflict resolution

Formation

Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons)

Description du poste

Job Title: Occupational Therapist

Location: Belmont Secondary School, Rawtenstall, Lancashire, BB4 6RX

Salary: Up to £53,200 FTE, DOE

Hours: 37.5 hours per week Monday - Friday 8.30am - 4.30pm

Contract: Permanent, Term Time only

Essential: Full UK Driving Licence and access to own vehicle required

About the role

Belmont Secondary School are looking for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join our expanding team. In the role you would be expected to implement a holistic, therapeutic and dynamic approach to helping our students in their daily lives - ensuring they are safe, comfortable and their occupational and sensory needs supported throughout their day. Undertaking all aspects of Occupational Therapy clinical duties, you would be expected to carry out standardised and non-standardised assessments, bespoke interventions, and prepare relevant documentation - including writing reports and sensory profiles. In addition, you will provide information and training to staff, commissioners and other agencies as required.

You would be working within our well-established and supportive multi-disciplinary therapy team to help create an environment where our students can flourish, learn and develop. The team includes Psychology, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational Therapy and therapy assistants. Someone with a rounded and integrated approach to care, education and clinical services would be perfect for this role.

Belmont School - Lancashire

Belmont Secondary School, Rawtenstall, Lancashire, BB4 6RX

About the Group

Every student is unique. Education should be personalised around them.

For more than 20 years, OFG Education has developed a deep understanding of how education designed around the individual can improve outcomes. We know that when students are understood - their strengths, interests, ambitions, starting points and needs - we can create personalised pathways that help them achieve and thrive.

Across our specialist schools, independent schools, online provision and support services, every student benefits from education shaped around who they are and what they can become. We combine educational and clinical expertise with research, evidence-informed practice, innovation and technology, underpinned by consistently high standards.

From deep specialist support to exceptional academic challenge, we are ambitious for every student, helping them achieve academically, discover their strengths and develop the knowledge, skills, confidence and attitudes they need for learning, work and life.

Every student. Every pathway. Every future

Our divisional brands include Acorn Education and Options Autism.

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

Essential Criteria

• Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons)
• Registered with the HCPC and RCSLT or RCOT
• Awareness of Sensory Integration or Sensory regulation approaches
• Experience of working with children and/or adults who have an intellectual disability and/or autism with additional needs (e.g. complex trauma, mental health needs, behaviours of concern)
• Ability to work collaboratively with a range of key partners
• Able to work sensitively with people and resolve conflict effectively
• Full UK Driving Licence and access to own vehicle required

What’s in it for you?

You will be working with an ambitious and driven service that’s really going places, supported by an exceptional team of likeminded individuals who are keen to learn from you. This is an opportunity to enrich the lives of the people we support and make a positive difference, in a role where you have autonomy.

We offer a friendly and inclusive working environment where our people are heard, respected and hugely valued. We want our employees to come to work with energy, determination and most importantly we want them to be happy in their work. We are well aware that it is our highly skilled teams that make Outcomes First Group the success it is, and we want this to continue. This is why we provide a range of benefits designed to support you, not just in your work life but also on a personal level too. We want you to be the best you can be and offer genuine opportunities for career development and progression.

For further information on this role please refer the Job Description and Person Specification attached.

Benefits

• 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
• And that’s not all, we place the outcomes of our people 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 students and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS