Specialist Occupational Therapist – School & Residential

The Methodist Church in Britain; Tadworth; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 44,000; Full time

Job summary

The Children's Trust School is seeking a Specialist Occupational Therapist for a 12-month fixed-term post, delivering school-based therapy and clinical cover across residential services. Goals are set with families and multidisciplinary colleagues to support neurodisabilities and EHCP outcomes.

You will conduct assessments, develop 24-hour programmes, and integrate OT interventions in the child's environment, while supervising junior staff and contributing to child reports and governance.

Qualifications

• RCOT-recognised degree or postgraduate diploma in occupational therapy.
• HCPC registration is required.
• Two years' clinical experience post qualification.

Responsibilities

• Provide evidence-based OT assessment and intervention to children with neurodisabilities across school and residential services.
• Carry out standardised and non-standardised assessments of children with complex needs.
• Devise, monitor and adjust individualised 24-hour OT programmes for families, MDT or school staff to deliver.
• Set therapy goals and annual review and EHCP outcomes with the child, family and teams.
• Teach, integrate and monitor OT interventions in the child's environment with school staff, carers and volunteers.
• Support assistive technology assessment and management, and assess and organise OT equipment.
• Support upper limb splinting and casting alongside the Highly Specialist OT.
• Keep accurate intervention records and contribute to child reports, including looked-after children and annual review reports.
• Liaise with medical staff, attend clinics, and carry out home and school visits and child-related meetings.
• Provide clinical cover across the service during staff shortage or heavy workload.
• Supervise and support junior OTs, MDT technicians and students, including monthly formal supervision.
• Carry out clinical audit and risk assessment, and keep up to date with policy and evidence-based practice.

Skills

OT management for neurodisability

Clinical reasoning

Report writing

Written and verbal communication

Observation and treatment skills

Workload management

Education

RCOT-recognised degree or postgraduate diploma in occupational therapy

Tools

Microsoft Word

PowerPoint

Job description

The Children's Trust School is seeking a Specialist Occupational Therapist for a 12-month fixed-term post, delivering school-based therapy and clinical cover across residential services. Goals are set with families and multidisciplinary colleagues to support neurodisabilities and EHCP outcomes.

You will conduct assessments, develop 24-hour programmes, and integrate OT interventions in the child's environment, while supervising junior staff and contributing to child reports and governance.