Perm Occupational Therapist – SEMH Needs -Gloucestershire
@Mind Professionals posted 3 months ago Shortlist Email JobJob Detail
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Jobs ID 32654
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Band Flexible
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Profession Occupational Therapist
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Role type Permanent
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Profession Category Allied Healthcare
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Job Description
Perm Occupational Therapist
Location: Berkeley, Gloucestershire
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Part-time – 16 hours per week (Term-time Only) / Full-time hours can also be considered, working an additional 3 days at another school site in Pilning
Salary: Actual salary 12,943.58 – 17,832.26 (FTE 37,668.80 – 51,832.00) dependant on experience
Mind Professionals is looking for an experienced Occupational Therapist for a Permanent position, working at a bespoke school for 11-16 year olds with SEMH needs, having taken the best elements of a mainstream school and the best elements of a special school to create an environment where young people can achieve their own goals and thrive in a future of their own choosing.
The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team within the therapy service. 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 Responsibilities:
– 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 individualise