Band 5/6 Occupational Therapist - Permanent - East London

The role

You will provide Occupational Therapy services to children with various presentations in their homes. You will assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions and support therapy sessions through individual and group work.

What you will do

• Provide Occupational Therapy service to children in their homes
• Assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions in family homes
• Support and carry out therapy sessions including individual and group work
• Collaborate with social care, healthcare, and SEN staff
• Model good practice and establish support programs
• Complete administrative duties such as data input and record keeping
• Manage the OT email inbox

Required qualifications

• Qualified Occupational Therapist registered with the HCPC
• Excellent interpersonal skills
• Ability to demonstrate empathy with pupils and their families
• Ability to manage own time and caseload, prioritising tasks with support
• Excellent reflection skills
• Experience working with pupils aged 7-18 with Occupational Therapy needs
• Knowledge of Dyslexia, Dyspraxia, ASD, ADHD, and associated conditions
• Experience in clinical assessment, planning, and implementing intervention programmes
• Up-to-date clinical knowledge

Benefits

• Excellent CPD opportunities and career progression
• Supportive management team with regular team meetings, peer support, supervision, and clinical focus groups
• Opportunities to attend Regional Networks
• In-Service Training in areas of clinical leadership
• Annual Appraisal
• Opportunities to contribute to Local Authority quality improvement work and innovations
• Active involvement in the design and implementation of the team annual planning
• Competitive salary and pension package
• A range of lifestyle, retail, and leisure discounts
• A generous annual leave allowance

Before you apply

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About the company

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