Occupational Therapist Specialist

4 days ago


North Petherton, United Kingdom Phoenix Learning & Care Group Full time
Job Title: Specialist Occupational Therapist

Are you an experienced Specialist Occupational Therapist looking for a new challenge? We have an exciting opportunity for a Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our team at Phoenix Learning and Care Group.

About the Role

This is a newly created role that will work between two schools, Petherton Park School and Acorn School, spending one day per week in each location. As a Specialist Occupational Therapist, you will be responsible for providing high-quality occupational therapy services to pupils with neurodiverse needs.

You will work closely with our integrated therapy team, consisting of Speech and Language Therapists and Creative Art Therapists, to deliver the highest standard of care and support to our pupils. Your expertise will be invaluable in shaping the future of our occupational therapy services and making a real impact every day.

Key Responsibilities
  • Take a Neurodiverse affirming and trauma-informed approach to clinical work, working within a small caseload of pupils who have neurodiverse needs.
  • Assess, write indirect therapy programmes, provide advice and consultations, and deliver direct therapy.
  • Work alongside the integrated therapy team to design and deliver specific training and mentoring for colleagues.
Requirements
  • A recognised post-graduate qualification in Occupational Therapy with an essential qualification in Sensory Integration and Processing, along with HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist with RCOT Membership.
  • Great experience as an Occupational Therapist.
  • The experience and ability to complete or contribute to capacity assessments.
  • Good IT skills – We'll train you on how to use our systems, but it would help if you had a working understanding of using Microsoft packages like Excel, Word, Outlook and Teams.
  • A full driving licence.
What We Offer
  • Holidays – You'll get 28 days annual leave, including public holidays. You'll also get an extra day off on your birthday after being with us for a year.
  • Pension scheme– Our pension scheme is based on you paying in 5%, and us adding 3%.
  • Learning & Development Opportunities – We provide comprehensive learning opportunities for team members to develop themselves.
  • Discounts – You'll have access to brilliant discounts through the Blue Light Card and our own employee benefits platform.
  • Wellbeing Support – Your wellbeing is always our priority. You'll have access to mental health and wellbeing support. On top of this, our therapies team offers a monthly confidential check in clinic, and group reflective practice sessions.
  • Cycle2Work -The cycle to work scheme enables you to buy a bicycle at a discounted rate.
  • DBS – As this role required you to have an enhanced DBS carried out, we will cover this cost.

After 12 months service you'll also be eligible for our Medicash scheme which covers a wide range of medical, health and wellbeing expenses (Including immediate access to a GP). You'll get life assurance paid at x2 your annual salary, and even more high street discounts.

Please note that as part of our safer recruitment processes, successful applicants will be subject to pre-employment checks including an enhanced disclosure and barring service (DBS) check, and online and social media checks, and reference validation.

At Phoenix Learning and Care, we pride ourselves on our diverse workforce, and ensuring we have an inclusive environment for all our team members. We remain committed to ensuring our teams can bring their true selves to work without risk or fear of discrimination.



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