SEND Paediatric Occupational Therapist | Provide CIC

Provide CIC; Colchester (VT); Vor Ort; USD 43.000 - 70.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

NHS Pension eligibility

Employee-owned social enterprise

Training opportunities and supervision

Genuine commitment to equality and a -

Zusammenfassung

Provide CIC is seeking a Paediatric Occupational Therapist to join its SEND OT team. The role involves conducting OT assessments, formulating tailored treatment plans, and delivering hands-on, play-based therapy to children in educational and home settings.

You will contribute to EHCP documentation and discharge planning in collaboration with families and schools. The post offers opportunities for professional training, supervision and appraisal in a supportive, employee-owned social enterprise

Qualifikationen

• Gaining consent andundertaking occupational therapy assessments and formulating treatment plans.
• Providing hands-on treatment with highly developed observational skills.
• Presenting treatment programmes using developmentally appropriate play for the child.
• Producing written reports to contribute to Education Health and Care Plans (EHCPs).

Aufgaben

• Gain consent and undertake OT assessments and formulate treatment plans.
• Provide hands-on treatment and use developmentally appropriate play to facilitate skills.
• Provide written reports contributing to EHCPs and discharge planning.
• Collaborate with schools, families and care networks to support outcomes.
• Ensure care is person-centred, privacy-respecting and respectful of individual choice.

Kenntnisse

Assessment planning

Treatment planning

Observation skills

Play-based approaches

Ausbildung

Bachelor’s degree in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration (UK)

Jobbeschreibung

SEND Paediatric Occupational Therapist | Provide CIC

Company:

The SEND Paediatric Occupational Therapy team are looking for a new Paediatric Occupational Therapist to join us!

We deliver occupational therapy provision as specified within Education Health and Care Plans ( EHCPs) with schools, colleges and homes. We support children and young people to access education and learning within these settings working in partnership with the child or young person's wider support network including teaching staff and family/carers.

We are a well established, friendly and dynamic team, committed to offering the best services possible to our clients. The service offers excellent experience with training opportunities, regular supervision and appraisals.

• To gain consent and undertake occupational therapy assessment, formulate and implement treatment plans using specialist knowledge and experience. This will include the treatment of complex patients in a manner that respects people's choice, privacy, dignity and individuality.
• To obtain information relevant to patient care, recognising when goals are met or achievable and ensuring appropriate discharge/ongoing care.
• To provide hands on treatment and demonstrate highly developed observational skills for the assessment and therapeutic handling of patients to facilitate the development of skills and function.
• To be able to present treatment programmes and developmentally appropriate play and approaches according to age of the child. To utilise a wide range of treatment skills and options to formulate and carry out a programme of care adapted to non-clinical settings.
• To provide written reports to contribute to Education, Health and Care Plans.

Provide is a Community Interest Company (social enterprise). We deliver a broad range of health and social care services in the community, and are committed to making sure that they are safe, responsive and of high quality. Provide is owned by its employees and has primarily social objectives. Any profits we make is reinvested into the local community or back into delivering services.

We work from a variety of community settings, such as community hospitals, community clinics, schools, nursing homes and primary care settings, as well as within people's homes to provide more than 40 services to children, families and adults across Essex, Dorset, East Anglia and the North of England.

A highly respected, award winning health and social care provider. We expect our staff to demonstrate and uphold our values at all times:

Vision:Transforming Lives

Values:Care, Innovation and Compassion

Mission:An ambitious, employee owned social enterprise, growing in size and influence. We transform lives by treating, caring and educating people.

Provide is an equal opportunity employer committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives and skills, proud to have LGBT+ and Ethnic Minority Networks.

We welcome applicants from underrepresented groups. If you have the skills and experience for the job, please apply regardless of your background.

Eligible for NHS Pension

Please see the attached job description for a full list of the main responsibilities for this role. Thank you for taking the time to apply for a role within Provide.

This advert closes on Tuesday 27 Oct 2026