Occupational Therapist band 5 - 7 Permanent Location: Basingstoke Salary: GBP32,076 - GBP51,515 per year - (dep on Exp) Hours: Full Time Client Group: Special School No sponsorship available.
They would like candidates willing to travel between the sites; however, they would look to place the candidate in the best location in order to minimise travel.
Job Role: Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to establish and develop:
an occupational therapy service to meet the needs of pupils across the academy; continuing professional development program for the school staff in line with the school's development plan, delivering training as appropriate; an integrated approach to embedding therapeutic strategies across the curriculum which will provide support for students with ASC and SEMH (including those to support sensory processing difficulties, self-care and life skills, fine motor skills, gross motor and coordination skills, visual perception skills, etc.); a range of targeted and specialist interventions to meet specific functional needs within the environment as part of a holistic, integrated approach; Occupational Therapy is governed by, and should adhere to, HCPC and RCOT standards in addition to Chiltern Way Academy policies; make day-to-day decisions about their clinical work; be responsible for the day-to-day management and prioritisation of workload, participate in clinical supervision sessions, and where appropriate, provide formal supervision to peers; communicate effectively with children, families, and colleagues using appropriate strategies and modifying communication style as required to take account of the communication partner's needs. This might involve using interpreters, communication aids or different communication modalities. In challenging situations, advice and support should be sought from Lead Therapist, the SENCO, or Head of Campus; keep abreast with current thinking and developments by attendance at appropriate courses, reading, and other means of professional updating and training; undertake other duties of an appropriate nature as may be reasonably requested by the Head teacher.
Qualifications, Relevant Specialist Knowledge and Skills Required: Recognised professional qualification in Occupational Therapy; HCPC and RCOT registration; Evidence of working within a multidisciplinary team with children or adults with ASC or SEMH; Sensory Integration training qualifications (minimum level 2); Evidence of participating in/running training; Evidence of application of theoretical underpinning of practice; Evidence of application of functional, goal-oriented, outcome-focused interventions within a school context (preferably with sensory integration experience and formal training).
Client Offers: Fantastic opportunity; Excellent team to work with; Progression within the role; Superb salary.
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