Occupational Therapist
Higford School
Shropshire
- Expired
- Job type:
- Part Time, Permanent
- Apply by:
- 31 January 2022
Job overview
Role: Occupational Therapist
Location: Shropshire
Contract: Permanent
Hours: 22.5 per week
Weeks: 52 weeks per year
Salary: up to £38,000 per annum (pro rata)
Are you an Occupational Therapist experienced in working with children and young people with autism? If so, we have the role for you!
This is an exciting, new opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join our Higford School team, based in Shropshire. An ideal opportunity for those who would be excited by creating a nationally important resource with the substantial backing of a leading provider of education and care for children, young people, and adults with complex needs.
About the Role
You will be responsible for supporting a team of school-based Occupational therapists. You will provide a specialist occupational therapy service to children and young people with autism and learning difficulties, undertake assessments of students with diverse presentations to identify their individual sensory, physical, social and environmental needs. You will support the development and delivery of individualised intervention programmes to help learning and to enable meaningful engagement and participation in activities, social interaction and relationships. You will model standards of best practice and the principles of Clinical Governance within your professional activities. You will have the opportunity to work closely with occupational therapy colleagues and have regular supervision and CPD opportunities.
You will work closely with our specialist in house clinical team which comprises of Clinical Psychologists, Speech and Language Therapists, Dance and Movement Therapists, Counsellors, Music Therapist and Psychotherapists.
Who we are looking for?
We are looking for a committed and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist. Someone with a holistic and integrated approach to care, education and clinical services would be perfect for this role. Active HCPC registration and experience of working with children and young people with autism is essential. Travel between sites is necessary so being able to drive is desirable.
Why join us?
Outcomes First Group are innovators in education and care and the leading children's service provider in the UK. A Gold standard employer we have been recognised as Great Place to Work certified for the second year running.
This role forms part of our national wellbeing strategy which is a well-resourced provision implemented to ensure all young people will be nurtured, their physical and mental health will be prioritised, and they will be given opportunities leading to outcomes that align with their strengths and abilities.
Join us and you will have a real opportunity to implement change leading to the best possible outcomes working as part of a team of skilled and expert clinicians.
We offer continuous professional training and development for a clear career path, professional supervision, and a network of clinical colleagues with regular forums for peer reflection & practice development. Our benefits package includes shopping discounts and cashback for hundreds of retailers, access to content on mindfulness, fitness, recipes and much more. We also offer a Cycle to Work scheme, BUPA Employee Assistance Programme and Salary Finance (e.g. advances on your earned pay).
Application process
Applications are invited online through the Outcomes First Group website. Please contact Lucy Shortt (Specialist Consultant Speech and Language Therapist) at Higford on 01952630600, or Dr Carly Pointon (Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Regional Head of Wellbeing and Children’s Clinical Services) to find out more about Clinical Services within Outcomes First Group on carly.pointon@ofgl.co.uk
The Outcomes First Group are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to fully Enhanced DBS. We expect all our employees and volunteers to share this commitment and strive to achieve the best outcome possible for everybody in our care. A full application form must be completed with all employment dates accurate and gaps in employment accounted for.
We reserve the right to close this vacancy early if a suitable candidate is found.
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About Higford School
Higford is a DfE registered School, offering day and residential placements and has achieved Autism Accreditation with the National Autistic Society for Quality Autism provision. We offer adapted and differentiated access to the National Curriculum for students at key stage 2-4, supplemented by ASDAN programmes ‘New Horizons’ and ‘Transition Challenge’. For students at key stage 5 we offer a vocational and life-skills curriculum, based around the ASDAN ‘Personal Progress’ award, supplemented by additional units of work or accredited programmes as appropriate, including community
We offer an exceptional range of activities and amenities designed to promote the development of life skills and apply learning across a range of contexts. These include:
- Classrooms designed specifically for young people with autism and complex needs
- A ‘Sensory Hub’ made up of a range of different sensory rooms in which students can explore new sensory experiences and take control of their environments, including a water play room, wellbeing room, sensory room, health hub (incorporating sauna and gym) and soft play room
- A sports hall and ball-court for PE and sporting activities
- A bistro area for shared dining
- Outdoor facilities including a sunken trampoline, playground, climbing-frame, swings and extensive grounds where students can engage in adventurous physical activity
Our multi-disciplinary team approach offers a holistic service based on sound knowledge and understanding of autism and what works in supporting learning for people with Autism and additional needs. Our clinical team is based on-site and includes speech and language therapy, occupational therapy, psychology and nursing services. We offer a high ratio of staff to pupils, generally 1:1 support provided with a class of up to 5 students. All staff have comprehensive training, focusing on the specialist knowledge necessary to support the complex needs of our students.
We aim to ensure we support the development of young people who are: happy and confident with a positive self-esteem, able to learn independently and cooperatively, independent and sociable, able to communicate their feelings, wishes and needs and are able to make choices, manage their own behaviour and enjoy life.
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