Occupational Therapist

Location: Pilning, Bristol, BS35 4JN 

Salary: Actual salary £22,799.57 - £27,516.72 dependant on experience (£26,540 - £32,040 FTE)

Hours: 40 hours per week – Term time only

 Aurora Hedgeway is a dynamic and inspiring provision for 7-19 year olds with complex communication and associated difficulties.  

Putting students’ needs first, because they know that once they understand the young people’s personal needs and individual learning styles they can provide the right level of support to enable them to learn more effectively and achieve their full potential. Working with students to prepare them for adulthood, whether that be further education, training or employment. 

 The main purpose of the role:

As our Occupational Therapist, you will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the therapy service based Hedgeway School. You will provide a high standard of occupational therapy assessment and intervention to children and young people, including advice and training to relevant parents, carers and professionals in line with proposed treatment plans.

You will work autonomously and manage a caseload of children with complex needs, autistic spectrum conditions, sensory needs and attachment difficulties that are placed within the specialist education setting.

 Key duties:

Be professionally and legally accountable and responsible for all aspects of your own work including the management of young people in your care

Undertake autonomous assessment of children with a wide range of additional needs, including autistic spectrum conditions, sensory and attachment difficulties within the setting a specialist residential

Analyse and interpret assessments to recommend and deliver the best course of intervention for each child

Support individual development and care plans and assist individuals in accordance with their needs and wishes, particularly their activities of daily living, self-care, productivity and leisure

Formulate, evaluate and review individualised occupational therapy treatment plans, using clinical reasoning skills and utilising a wide range of treatment options to formulate a specialised programme of

Demonstrate sound understanding of clinical governance and clinical risk and to demonstrate the use of treatment plans with an evidence-based

 Duties will vary, you must expect to diversify and lend a hand wherever is required.

 For the full job description and break down of duties, please contact Adele from the Recruitment Team adele.richard@the-aurora-group.com

 Skills and Qualifications

Successful candidate qualities:

Qualifications:

A recognised degree in Occupational Therapy and current registration of the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Member of RCOT

Experience:

previous experience in an occupational therapy role

Experience of Multi-disciplinary team and multi-agency working

Knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of children by advanced clinical reasoning

Knowledge of the management of children who have autistic spectrum conditions, sensory needs and attachment difficulties, including evidence based strategies.

Experience of using sensory strategies to support children and young people.

Benefits and Additional Information

What’s on offer?

Full training and continued support

Life assurance and pension

Health cash back plan

Car lease scheme

Bike to work scheme 

Perk box

Free parking

For more information on this position please contact 07918 144908 / adele.richard@the-aurora-group.com

Successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment safeguarding checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check.

The post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the Aurora Group is therefore permitted to ask job applicants to declare all convictions and cautions (including those which are "spent" unless they are "protected" under the DBS filtering rules) in order to assess their suitability to work with children.

The Aurora Group is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of the children and young adults in our care and is a disability confident and equal opportunities employer