Sensory Integration Occupational Therapist (band 5/6 equivalent)
| Posting date: | 12 May 2025 |
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| Salary: | £29,970.00 to £39,405.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £29970.00 - £39405.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 30 September 2025 |
| Location: | Walsall, WS3 2DA |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | U0111-25-0001 |
Summary
Provide high-quality sensory integration assessments and therapy to children and their families remotely and potentially in their homes/schools under supervision. To provide high-quality, effective sensory therapies to children under supervision. Provide high quality, succinct assessment reports, which guide interventions. To develop your skills to enable you to deliver SI parent consultations in the future. Provide high quality, succinct evaluation reports, which demonstrate effectiveness of interventions. To build and maintain relationships with children and their families and the professional networks around them, often in highly challenging circumstances. Provide consultation and training to professionals in relation to their work with children and their families. Communicate effectively with the multi-disciplinary team to promote the safety of children and the management of risk. Maintain the high reputation of the service. Work with the team to develop new areas of service provision e.g. consultation to Residential Homes, training to schools etc. Work within the needs of a social enterprise Ensure that work is of high quality Reach productivity targets required to sustain the service Play an active role in promoting and advocating for the service Ensure that all TCPS policies and procedures are understood and put into practice Attend and actively participate in staff development sessions, team meetings, individual or group supervision, clinical supervision and other meetings as required To work flexibly and occasionally work unsocial hours to meet the needs of the service as required To undertake any other duties as required in line with the scope and spirit of the job purpose, the title of the post and its grading What we can offer you: Full and part-time hours considered - minimum three days per week A mixture of both face-to-face work in your local area - West or East Midlands and online work nationally. A dedicated SI clinic space at both bases. Opportunities to train in attachment-informed approaches e.g. Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy, SAI Regular in-house supervision from a psychologist plus specialist SI focussed supervision. Monthly journal club. An opportunity to specialise in attachment and developmental trauma within a team who lives and breathes PACE Great benefits including competitive salary linked to NHS A4C pay scales; 26 days annual leave, plus Bank Holidays and the option to purchase up to five additional days (FTE); maternity packages, and membership of a pension scheme. Being part of a friendly, happy and extremely dedicated team where staff wellbeing is a priority and you can manage your own workload. A role where people say this about working here: It is so satisfying working with families that are motivated and engaged. TCPS really cares for its children and families. The opportunity to work for an organisation consistently rated OUTSTANDING by Ofsted: The work undoubtedly ensures families stay together.