J800010444

Occupational Therapist

Salary: £27079 – 32964 Plus a £1000 Joining bonus

Location: Surrey

Working Pattern: 36.75 hours per week -Monday, Wednesday, Thursday 08:45am - 04:45pm, Tuesday 08:45am - 5:30pm and Friday 8:45am - 4:30pm

Hours: Term Time Only

School for autistic children – SEN

No Sponsorship Available

Our client has an Occupational Therapist vacancy in Surrey to work with special educational needs Students.

This School is an established, specialist provision for autistic pupils with associated learning disabilities aged 4-19. Working within a small team of qualified speech and occupational therapists and assistants, you will provide specialist direct and indirect therapy for pupils including addressing motor, and perceptual skills, functional life skills, sensory processing difficulties and emotional regulation difficulties.

Job Role

Assessing, planning and implementing appropriate interventions for pupils with a wide range of needs including motor, perceptual, sensory and functional difficulties

• Planning and delivering therapy sessions for individual students and small groups

• Integrating therapy targets into the classrooms including implementing and overseeing teachers running therapy programmes

• Assessing and evaluating therapy outcomes and reporting findings

• Writing reports to contribute to the Annual Review and attend reviews as required

• Demonstrating clinical effectiveness by use of evidence-based practice and outcome measures

• Develop close links with the whole therapy team, to work as a team and to deliver some joint therapy sessions in line with EHCP needs of pupils

• Be responsible for meeting the Occupational Therapy needs for individual pupils based on clinical needs and their EHCP provision

• Maintain up-to-date and accurate case notes in line with professional standards and school policies

• Adhere to local and national standards and guidelines relating to professional practice and maintain registration with the Health and Care Professions Council

• To attend regular therapy and whole school meetings and to liaise with class supervisors and teachers regularly to discuss individual pupils

• Adhere to all company policies and procedures within defined timescales

• Undertake any other tasks which can be reasonably expected in relation to the role

Requirements:

• Recognised Occupational Therapy degree/qualification

• Health Care Professionals Council registration to practice

Membership of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists

• An understanding and personal commitment to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people

• Experience of working within a multi-disciplinary team

• Minimum 1-2 years proven experience working as an Occupational Therapist (ideally with children or within education) is desirable

• Knowledge of relevant therapeutic interventions/approaches, for example Sensory Integration, postural management training/Bobath training is desirable

• Proven clinical experience and working knowledge of the service area is desirable

How will Client Support your professional pathway?

Specialism Development – Working with children of different ages who although have varying needs, are all diagnosed with autism

Multidisciplinary Team – Working alongside other Occupational and Speech Language Therapists, and collaboratively with the Teaching & School Management Team, allowing your expertise to be widened and an integrated approach to pupil progress

Education Experience – Using a range of curriculums such as Essential for Living, developmental and mainstream to tailor an individualised approach for each pupil, providing a deep understanding of the different learning techniques used in the education system

Professional Development – Supporting and funding a range of qualifications and training

For more information and to apply please contact parul.patel@tpgplc.com