Specialist Occupational Therapist

Outcomes First Group; Ludlow; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a forward-thinking organization as a Specialist Occupational Therapist, where your expertise will help shape transformative care for individuals with complex needs. This role offers the chance to work within a supportive multi-disciplinary team, contributing to innovative therapeutic services that truly make a difference. With a commitment to your professional development, you'll have access to a generous training allowance and a range of benefits designed to support your well-being. If you're passionate about creating positive outcomes and enhancing lives, this is the perfect opportunity for you.

Benefits

Life Assurance

Pension Scheme

Mental Health Support Services

Enhanced Maternity and Paternity Leave

Flexible Benefits Platform

Cycle to Work Schemes

Electric Car Purchase Scheme

Critical Illness Cover

Qualifications

• Experience with neurodiversity and complex needs.
• Ability to work collaboratively in multi-disciplinary teams.

Responsibilities

• Contribute to bespoke assessment and intervention plans.
• Progress OT specific therapeutic services for individuals.

Skills

Occupational Therapy

Collaboration

Data Management

Holistic Care Approach

Conflict Resolution

Education

Relevant Occupational Therapy qualification

Job description

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Job Title: Specialist Occupational Therapist

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday

Contract: Permanent, Term Time only. (There may be scope for this role to be a full-time contract (52 weeks) if this is your preference, please get in touch to discuss.)

We understand the value of helping our employees to achieve their Continued Professional Development goals and offer a £2,000 training allowance to allow you to complete role specific training tailored to your individual requirements.

We’re looking for an experienced Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our expanding team. Holding responsibility within specialist services, you will contribute to bespoke assessment and intervention plans for the people we support.

About the role

Are you an experienced clinician excited to work during times of transformative change? Are you experienced, or have a keen interest, in working with the challenges associated with neurodiversity (Autism, ADHD), complex and developmental trauma and complex needs? Do you want to help create a nationally important resource with the substantial backing of one of the leading providers of education and care for young people with SEN? If so, we have the role for you! We’re looking for a ly Specialist Occupational Therapist to join us at Outcomes First Group.

The post holder will progress the OT specific therapeutic services where the needs of individuals vary in levels of functioning, many with a diagnosis of autism as well as associated needs such as complex and developmental trauma. Needs are complex and require a systemic and formulation-based approach.

You will be a part of a multi-disciplinary, well-being and therapeutic services team which is required to meet the needs of the vulnerable people within our services. The team includes Speech and Language Therapists, Psychotherapists, Occupational Therapists and other appropriate professionals and services. Someone with a holistic and integrated approach to care, education and clinical services would be perfect for this role.

Who are we looking for? We are looking for a practitioner who has a clear vision of what outstanding therapeutic services look like. You would need to demonstrate drive, motivation, resilience and the ability to work with multi-disciplinary teams.

Welcome to Overton School

For more information, please visit the company’s website:

https://www.optionsautism.co.uk/

About the Group

Outcomes First Group is the largest independent provider of special needs education and care. We have services throughout England and North Wales. We are a vital part of local communities in England, Scotland and Wales with a renowned reputation for quality and positive outcomes for the people we educate and care for.

We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the fifth year running.

Our divisional brands include Acorn Education and Options Autism.

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

• Relevant Occupational Therapy qualification
• Registered with the HCPC
• Awareness of Sensory Integration or Sensory regulation approaches
• Experience in working within Multiple teams and complexities
• 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
• Evidence of continuing professional development relevant to the setting
• Substantial and relevant post-qualification experience with adults
• Skills in the management of data are also important as the role includes collecting and analysing data to inform various pieces of service delivery, development and project work

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. You will have the resources and time to implement your strategic vision for therapies as this role will be key to the development of the service. 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. To discuss this role in more detail, please contact: [e-mail]

Why work for us?

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward package including:

• 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
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.

And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that’s right for you, including:

• 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 pupils and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS

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