Specialist Occupational Therapist – Band 6

Hours: Full-time or Part-time, Term time plus 4 weeks. 

Location: Nightingale Community Academy, Beechcroft Road, London SW17 7DF

Nightingale Community Academy is a specialist educational provision for boys aged between 5 and 19 years old who have a statement of Special Educational Needs (SEN) or Education Health Care Plan (EHCP) for social emotional and mental health difficulties from a range of backgrounds.

The OT service is an integrated model which is focused on supporting students to access the class-based curriculum by working on core barriers to learning. The aim is to maximise a child’s potential to access learning, and to optimise their ability to function in class and home. You will work closely with teaching staff and the inclusion team.  You will be part of an expanding and innovating, multidisciplinary therapy team.

Please see the attached job description and person specification for full details on the role and the skills, experience and knowledge we are looking for.

Nightingale Community Academy is part of Orchard Hill College & Academy Trust, an established family of specialist academies and college centres that provide for over 1500 pupils and students with a wide range of learning abilities and additional needs. To find out more about us, and what makes us a special place to work please visit https://www.ohcat.org/work-for-us/. 

We can offer you:

• Line management and clinical supervision
• A programme of continuing professional development
• Supportive team
• Opportunities to develop skills and competencies in working with students/children with a range of ages and diagnoses within the academy trust

We welcome any questions you may have, or if you wish to discuss the role informally you can contact us via email on info@nightingaleca.org or contact Claudia McGowan (Therapy Lead) on 020 8874 9096.

To apply for the role please use the quick apply option to submit an application. If you have any queries, please contact info@nightingaleca.org. 

Please note that CV applications will not be considered.

Closing date: Monday 28th February 2022

Interview date: Friday 4th March 2022

Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

Applications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post as the employing body in these circumstances, would not satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test.

Appointments made will be subject to an Enhanced Disclosure via the Disclosure and Barring Service.

This post is exempt from the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 and the amendments to the Exceptions Order 1975, 2013 and 2020.