Occupational Therapist x2

London Borough of Redbridge; Greater London; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

CPD opportunities

Career progression

Supportive management

Regular team meetings and supervision

In-Service Training

Job summary

London Borough of Redbridge is seeking two committed Occupational Therapists to join our Community Children's Occupational Therapy SEND therapies service at Ray Lodge. The post involves assessing functional needs, developing intervention plans, and evaluating progress for children with a range of needs in schools and community settings.

We aim to support children to engage in education and develop independence, working in close partnership with health, education and social care colleagues.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children in paediatric settings is highly desirable.
• Demonstrated ability to plan and deliver occupational therapy interventions in school and community settings.
• Strong communication with schools, families and multidisciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Assess functional needs and develop intervention plans for children with varied needs.
• Model and implement therapy interventions to promote independence and engagement in education.
• Evaluate progress and adjust plans; provide training to school staff and carers.

Skills

Experience with children

Paediatric Occupational Therapy

Education

HCPC registered

Job description

Location: Ray Lodge office, 91 Ray Lodge Road, Woodford Green, IG8 7PG

Permanent – Full Time

Not all Occupational Therapy Jobs are in the NHS. Are you looking for a new challenge and a chance to support the development of an innovative paediatric service? You should join the Therapies team at the London Borough of Redbridge.

We are delighted to be able to offer 2 committed and dynamic experienced Occupational Therapists the opportunity to join our Community Children's Occupational Therapy London Borough of Redbridge SEND therapies service.

Redbridge Education, Access and Inclusion Services have exceptional specialist support services delivering to a wide range of schools and education settings.

We expanded this central service in September 2021 to include a dedicated school focused Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy service.

The service works with children in both mainstream and special schools to provide interventions and support for children to improve their ability to engage in education along with developing skills to support independence and optimal function. The post holder will have the opportunity to work with children who have a wide variety of physical and learning needs including Autistic spectrum disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome and Global Developmental Delay. This will include, assessing functional need, developing and modelling intervention plans and evaluating progress.

Our aim is to provide training and advice to schools, giving teachers and staff the tools to develop each child as an individual using an inclusive and functional approach to learning.

We work in close partnership with colleagues in health, education, and social care to provide a high-quality service. We are looking for someone who is highly motivated and enthusiastic to join our team, ideally who has previous experience working with children.

• Excellent CPD opportunities and career progression
• A supportive management team.
• Regular team meetings, peer support and supervision, clinical focus groups and the opportunity to attend Regional Networks
• In-Service Training including in areas of clinical leadership
• Annual Appraisal
• Opportunities to contribute to Local Authority quality improvement work and innovations
• Opportunities to be actively involved in the design and implementation of the team annual planning
• A competitive salary and pension package
• A range of lifestyle, retail and leisure discountsA generous annual leave allowance

All posts are subject to DBS and Right to Work checks, HCPC membership, and relevant Royal College Membership.

Successful applicants will be invited to Interview on a rolling basis as and when their application has been successful.

We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment and welcome applications from qualified applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, colour, race, religion, or belief.