Occupational Therapist

David Lewis; United States; Remote; USD 49,000 - 53,000; Full time

Job summary

David Lewis School, College and Residential Services is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join a multi-disciplinary team. You will assess and treat a specialist caseload, delivering person-centred therapy to children and adults across on-site facilities including school, college, swimming pool, hydrotherapy pool, farm, cafes, doggy day-care, and forest school.

Applicants must hold an Occupational Therapy degree (or equivalent) and HCPC registration; RCOT membership is preferred.

Qualifications

• Holds a recognised Occupational Therapy Degree Qualification (or equivalent) and HCPC Registration.
• Ideally a Registered member of the RCOT.

Responsibilities

• Carry out the assessment and treatment of a specialist caseload.
• Provide person-centred occupational therapy services to children and adults in the David Lewis School, College and Residential Services.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to shape the future development of Occupational Therapy services.

Skills

HCPC Registration

RCOT member

Person centred care

Education

Occupational Therapy Degree

Job description

Occupational Therapist Part/ Full-time Permanent Contract Salary: £36,763.58 - £39,548.70 pro-rata 1.0 FTE (Dependent on qualifications, skills and experience) This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide person centred specialist occupational therapy services to children and adults in the David Lewis School, College and Residential Services. David Lewis Clinical & Therapy Services provide support for people who live in residential services and students who access educational services. We are dedicated to improving the quality of lives for people with learning disabilities and or autism, epilepsy, complex learning disorders, including neurological impairments, and other complex support needs. The people we support ages range from 11- to end of life. We have a successful track record, built up over 120 years with expertise and are rated as GOOD by the CQC. Supporting the Therapy Lead, you will join a team of occupational therapists and help
shape the future development of the Occupational Therapy services to meet the needs of the people we support. You will carry out the assessment and treatment of a specialist caseload. The facilities on site, enable our Occupational Therapists to complete comprehensive assessments of an individual's functional level of independence in all areas of social, communication, employment, education and life skills. Some of our facilities on site include school, college, swimming pool, hydrotherapy pool, a farm, two cafes, a doggy day-care centre and a forest school. This provides a variety of environments and opportunities for our occupational therapists to assess and complete interventions for the people we support at David Lewis. The successful candidate will: - Hold a recognised Occupational Therapy Degree Qualification (or equivalent) and Health Professions Council (HCPC) Registration. Ideally be a Registered member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) Have excellent