Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 04 Awst 2025 |
|---|---|
| Cyflog: | £53,200 bob blwyddyn |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 25 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Norwich, Norfolk |
| Gweithio o bell: | Ar y safle yn unig |
| Cwmni: | Acorn Care and Education |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | 284875FAJ |
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Job Title: Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist
Location: Acorn Park School – Norfolk NR16 2HU
Salary: Up to £53,200 DOE
*Please note- basic grade OT offers from £33,000+, Specialist from £39,500+ & Highly specialist from £48,000+*
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, hours to overlap with core school hours (Part time hours may be considered)
Contract: Permanent 52 weeks
Essential: Full valid UK driving licence and access to own vehicle
In a world where the demand for clinical support is increasing daily, we understand the importance and value of the work you carry out. Your unique skills and expertise are critical to building better outcomes for our pupils. This is why we aim to have a multidisciplinary clinical team for each of our sites to provide this vital provision in collaboration with our education teams. Creating an environment where our pupils can truly flourish and grow in independence is key.
We understand the value of helping our employees develop in their careers. For clinicians to achieve their Continued Professional Development (CPD) goals we offer a £2000 training allowance, so that you can complete role specific training tailored to your individual requirements once your probation has been completed.
About the Group:
Outcomes First Group is the leading provider of world-class education. Our schools are a vital part of local communities in England, Scotland and Wales, with a renowned reputation for quality and positive outcomes for the children and young people we educate for. Our Acorn schools are there to meet the social and emotional needs of pupils who have faced trauma or adversity, equipping them for life’s important steps. Our Options Autism schools support autistic pupils to value their uniqueness and access the world in their own way. Another division, Momenta Connect, supports young people to overcome barriers and engage with education. While our most recent addition, Blenheim Schools, enables outstanding futures through high-quality independent and international schools.
The role:
We are looking for a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our in-house clinical team at Acorn Park school
Working collaboratively with the education team, you will deliver bespoke Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention to pupils who may have experienced developmental trauma, be neurodivergent or have SEMH needs. You will work within the standards provided in the OFG Occupational Therapy Ways of Working. This will guide your practice within an education setting and clarify your roles and responsibilities, while taking into account the requirements of your governing and professional bodies. You will be given responsibility for holding an occupational therapy caseload, with the full support of your designated clinical supervisor and site lead, also contributing to staff training and consultation as required This post would suit a resilient, creative and enthusiastic individual.
Our Clinical Teams help maintain a person-centred, empowering approach always putting the pupils we support at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and the pupils we support are heard, respected, and involved in decisions that affect them. We strive for excellence, which is why we are one of the leading service providers in the UK.
Location: Acorn Park School – Norfolk NR16 2HU - Acorn Park school forms part of our Options Autism brand, and is an independent specialist day school, supporting young people aged 4 – 19
Acorn Park School
Education - Options Autism
For further information regarding this vacancy please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Essential Criteria:
Recognised Occupational Therapy degree
HCPC registered and member of RCOT
Relevant experience in a previously held job (LD, SEMH, neurodivergence)
Enhanced knowledge and clinical understanding of OT theory and its practical application
Experience of multi-disciplinary working in a range of settings, with some responsibility for service & team performance
Experience of communicating with/working with families/relatives and carers
Good communication including relationship, analytical and judgemental skills
Clear understanding of the relationship between behaviour and communication
Clear understanding of physical needs, dexterity, coordination and sensory skills for assessment and treatment of client group
Clear understanding of other developmental needs that may impact on an individual and skills needed for independence
Up to date knowledge of a range of approaches relating to neurodivergence, learning disability and trauma informed practice
Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group
Good clinical reasoning skills and able to confidently express rationale
Desirable:
3+ years practicing as an OT
Evidence of formal post graduate study in Sensory Integration and/or developmental trauma and/or sensory attachment
Why work for us?
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward and flexible benefits package including:
£2,000 training allowance
Life Assurance
Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit
A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
Cycle to Work Schemes
Electric Car Purchase Scheme
Critical illness cover
Location: Acorn Park School – Norfolk NR16 2HU
Salary: Up to £53,200 DOE
*Please note- basic grade OT offers from £33,000+, Specialist from £39,500+ & Highly specialist from £48,000+*
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, hours to overlap with core school hours (Part time hours may be considered)
Contract: Permanent 52 weeks
Essential: Full valid UK driving licence and access to own vehicle
In a world where the demand for clinical support is increasing daily, we understand the importance and value of the work you carry out. Your unique skills and expertise are critical to building better outcomes for our pupils. This is why we aim to have a multidisciplinary clinical team for each of our sites to provide this vital provision in collaboration with our education teams. Creating an environment where our pupils can truly flourish and grow in independence is key.
We understand the value of helping our employees develop in their careers. For clinicians to achieve their Continued Professional Development (CPD) goals we offer a £2000 training allowance, so that you can complete role specific training tailored to your individual requirements once your probation has been completed.
About the Group:
Outcomes First Group is the leading provider of world-class education. Our schools are a vital part of local communities in England, Scotland and Wales, with a renowned reputation for quality and positive outcomes for the children and young people we educate for. Our Acorn schools are there to meet the social and emotional needs of pupils who have faced trauma or adversity, equipping them for life’s important steps. Our Options Autism schools support autistic pupils to value their uniqueness and access the world in their own way. Another division, Momenta Connect, supports young people to overcome barriers and engage with education. While our most recent addition, Blenheim Schools, enables outstanding futures through high-quality independent and international schools.
The role:
We are looking for a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our in-house clinical team at Acorn Park school
Working collaboratively with the education team, you will deliver bespoke Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention to pupils who may have experienced developmental trauma, be neurodivergent or have SEMH needs. You will work within the standards provided in the OFG Occupational Therapy Ways of Working. This will guide your practice within an education setting and clarify your roles and responsibilities, while taking into account the requirements of your governing and professional bodies. You will be given responsibility for holding an occupational therapy caseload, with the full support of your designated clinical supervisor and site lead, also contributing to staff training and consultation as required This post would suit a resilient, creative and enthusiastic individual.
Our Clinical Teams help maintain a person-centred, empowering approach always putting the pupils we support at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and the pupils we support are heard, respected, and involved in decisions that affect them. We strive for excellence, which is why we are one of the leading service providers in the UK.
Location: Acorn Park School – Norfolk NR16 2HU - Acorn Park school forms part of our Options Autism brand, and is an independent specialist day school, supporting young people aged 4 – 19
Acorn Park School
Education - Options Autism
For further information regarding this vacancy please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached.
Essential Criteria:
Recognised Occupational Therapy degree
HCPC registered and member of RCOT
Relevant experience in a previously held job (LD, SEMH, neurodivergence)
Enhanced knowledge and clinical understanding of OT theory and its practical application
Experience of multi-disciplinary working in a range of settings, with some responsibility for service & team performance
Experience of communicating with/working with families/relatives and carers
Good communication including relationship, analytical and judgemental skills
Clear understanding of the relationship between behaviour and communication
Clear understanding of physical needs, dexterity, coordination and sensory skills for assessment and treatment of client group
Clear understanding of other developmental needs that may impact on an individual and skills needed for independence
Up to date knowledge of a range of approaches relating to neurodivergence, learning disability and trauma informed practice
Knowledge of legislation and its implications for both clinical practice and professional management in relation to the client group
Good clinical reasoning skills and able to confidently express rationale
Desirable:
3+ years practicing as an OT
Evidence of formal post graduate study in Sensory Integration and/or developmental trauma and/or sensory attachment
Why work for us?
Benefits
Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward and flexible benefits package including:
£2,000 training allowance
Life Assurance
Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
You’ll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you more time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit
A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
100’s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
Cycle to Work Schemes
Electric Car Purchase Scheme
Critical illness cover