Occupational Therapist - Band 7

Allscreens Nationwide Ltd; Stroud; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Excellent CPD opportunities

Nest/Teachers Pension Scheme

Free meals for care staff evenings and

Hydrotherapy pool access (Mon evenings

Job summary

St Rose's is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join a lively, specialist multi-disciplinary team. The role focuses on children and young people aged 5–25, with opportunities to lead a small team and develop the OT service within a non-maintained special school and specialist college.

You will deliver person-centred therapy, work across complex needs, sensory integration, autism, and positive behaviour support, and contribute to creative, innovative practice in education and care.

Qualifications

• Experienced Occupational Therapist with a track record of leading a small team.
• Knowledge/skills in one or more areas: complex needs, sensory integration, physical disability or autism, positive behaviour support.

Responsibilities

• Deliver person-centred occupational therapy to children and young people.
• Develop and expand the OT role within the setting.
• Support access to education and care across the student cohort.

Skills

Team leadership

Occupational Therapy

Child-focused practice

Job description

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist has arisen, who has experience in managing a team and is looking to work in a friendly and rewarding environment. This is a term-time-only position with variety within the role, supporting access to education and care.

An Occupational Therapist is required to work in a lively environment with a friendly, well-established and highly specialist multi-disciplinary team. Working with children and young people aged between 5 – 25. Therapists with knowledge, experience and skills in at least one of the following areas are invited to apply, complex needs, Sensory Integration, physical disability or autism, positive behaviour support and managing a small team would be beneficial.

The opportunity to be creative and innovative within the role of Occupational Therapist, developing the role of Occupational Therapy within the setting, delivering person centered therapy to achieve positive outcomes for the children and young people we work with.

St Rose's is a non-maintained special school and specialist college for students with severe, complex, profound and multiple learning difficulties. We have provision from 2 to 25 years; with our post-19 students attending St Martin’s, our on-site college.

St Rose’s is an inspiring, stimulating and rewarding place to work, where new challenges abound. We have a strong commitment to support staff in continuing their professional development, and we offer many ways to achieve this. Our staff enjoy a strong sense of community and professional support, as well as a lively and cheerful environment to work in. We recognise that our staff are our most important asset, and we are aware that the quality and commitment of our staff is crucial to our success. We offer all our staff the following benefits:

• A supportive ethos and well-being of all staff
• Employee Assistance Programme through Optima Health
• Employer contributions to Nest Pensions or Teachers Pension Scheme
• Excellent CPD opportunities and career progression
• Free meals for care staff working evenings and weekends
• Free use of our hydrotherapy swimming pool on a Monday evening (term time only)
• Non-teaching staff salaries are in line with NJC bands and NHS Bands
• Subsidised fees for our on-site Nursery
• Very generous annual leave entitlement for non-teaching staff equating to 30 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time or term time only posts).
• Staff referral/recruitment bonus of £100

Candidates will require an enhanced DBS check and two satisfactory references prior to taking up the post. We are unable to offer sponsorship. (We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of applications).

South Gloucestershire and Stroud College