Occupational Therapist

The Witherslack Group; Willenhall; On-site; GBP 39,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Training

School holidays

Clinical development

Flexible benefits

Medical cover

Excellent facilities

Job summary

The Witherslack Group invites an Occupational Therapist to join our SEND-focused team in the North West England. You will work within a multidisciplinary clinical team to deliver therapeutic interventions for children and young people with complex needs, supporting education and residential staff.

You will be HCPC registered, provide training and guidance, and help create living and learning environments that promote positive outcomes.

Qualifications

• Be a qualified Occupational Therapist registered with the HCPC.
• Experience delivering therapeutic interventions for children and young people with complex needs.
• Able to support teams around a child to ensure clinically informed living and learning environments.
• Confident, engaging role model, trainer and leader.
• Highly organized and proactive, with commitment to best outcomes for young people.

Responsibilities

• Support educational and residential colleagues to provide therapeutic living and learning environments.
• Offer individualized interventions based on clinical assessment and formulation.
• Provide consultation, workshops, training, and guidance to educational and residential teams around our children.
• Collaborate within our schools and children's homes to ensure therapy permeates education and care.

Skills

HCPC registered

Therapeutic interventions

Team support

Leadership & training

Organized

Child-focused

Job description

Occupational Therapist

2026-10-18

Location: North West England, North West England, GB, LA13 0QN

Application deadline: 2026-11-17T05:00:20.21

Salary: £38,730 - £46,789 (including paid school holidays) + excellent benefits

Introduction

Those Huge Small VictoriesOur clinicians are fulfilled by the idea of affecting even the smallest positive changes in our young people, so we celebrate the little things.

Get out what you put inThis role is based at Bowersgate School.

About Bowersgate School

Opening in September 2026, Bowersgate School is a purpose built, brand new, state of the art school. The school will cater for up to 72 pupils aged 6 - 16 with a wide range of needs including autism and social, emotional and mental health needs. This new exciting opportunity serves Wythenshawe and the wider communities, you are at the heart of its development. Our aim is to ensure that every pupil has an outstanding educational experience with individual pupil progress and care at the heart of what is offered.

Our Clinical Support

Our clinicians are a crucial part of the most joined-up model in SEND. Across all of our specialist schools and children's homes, we provide unrivalled levels of clinical support, both in terms of our expertise and breadth of provision. Our young people present with a complexity of need including developmental trauma, neuro-developmental conditions and special educational needs.

Role Responsibilities

As part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team, you will be supporting educational and residential colleagues to provide therapeutic living and learning environments and, based on clinical assessment and formulation, offer individualised interventions and engagement to our young people.

Our Occupational Therapists work collaboratively within our schools and children's homes, ensuring that therapeutic support permeates every aspect of the education, care, and support we offer all of our children and young people. You will provide consultation, workshops, training, and guidance to the educational and residential teams around our children.

What We Do for You

• Training: A full induction and on the job training
• Holiday: You'll work hard at WG, so you'll be rewarded with full school holidays including bank holidays
• Clinical Development: If career growth and professional advancement is your thing, we provide a leading programme of clinical learning and development
• Flexible benefits: including options to increase/decrease benefits such as life insurance, wellbeing tools, employee assistance, and high-street discounts
• Medical cover: for appointments like opticians or dentists
• Facilities: Beautiful working environments with the very best facilities

Bring Your Whole Self to Work

Our young people come from all walks of life, diverse backgrounds, and with different needs - and our workforce reflects that diversity, so that our teams can engage, encourage, and inspire our young people to be themselves. The kind of person we're looking for will:

• Be a qualified Occupational Therapist registered with the HCPC
• Have experience and be skilled in delivering therapeutic interventions for children and young people with complex needs
• Need experience supporting teams around a child or young person to ensure clinically informed living and learning environments and experiences
• Be a confident, engaging, effective model, guide, leader, and trainer
• Be highly organized and proactive
• Be committed to ensuring the best outcomes for young people

Opportunity and Support

This is a great opportunity to change young lives and have a positive impact on their future. Embedded within our living and learning environments, you will be supported with resources, supervision, a clinical development programme, and a team of over 220 multidisciplinary clinical colleagues who will support you every step of the way.

Inclusivity and Safeguarding

At Witherslack Group, inclusion is core to who we are. We are committed to creating an environment where everyone feels respected, valued, and belongs. We embrace individuality and champion neurodiversity, celebrating perspectives, experiences, and strengths.

We welcome applications from all backgrounds, identities, and abilities. We are an inclusive employer and will support adjustments needed for recruitment or workplace needs.

By building a diverse team, we better support the children, young people, and families we serve, enabling everyone to thrive and be authentic selves. The Witherslack Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check (covered by us) and an online search. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all communities.