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Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist

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Dyddiad hysbysebu: 19 Tachwedd 2025
Cyflog: £53,200 bob blwyddyn
Oriau: Llawn Amser
Dyddiad cau: 05 Rhagfyr 2025
Lleoliad: Norwich, Norfolk
Gweithio o bell: Ar y safle yn unig
Cwmni: Acorn Care and Education
Math o swydd: Parhaol
Cyfeirnod swydd: 294113FAJ

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Job Title:  Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist 

Location:  Acorn Park School – Norfolk NR16 2HU

Salary:  Up to £53,200 DOE plus £3000 Welcome Bonus (Welcome Bonus is payable as one payment of £1,500 after completion of one month and one further payment of £1,500 upon completion of your final probation period. T&C's Apply

*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.

The role: 

Ready to take the next step in your OT career? Join our growing, passionate team across three diverse and dynamic schools, each offering a different specialist environment to broaden your skills and experience.

We’re looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist ready to grow and thrive in a collaborative, child-centred environment. You’ll be working with children and young people ages 4-19 with a range of needs, collaborating closely with education and clinical colleagues to support engagement, independence, and meaningful outcomes.

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.  With this in mind, we are looking for a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist who shares our vision to use innovative approaches to enhance the quality of life and outcomes of the pupils we support.

Location: Acorn Park School – Norfolk NR16 2HU - Acorn Park school forms part of our Options Autism brand, and is an independent specialist day school.

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
Full driving licence and access to a car
Ability and willingness to travel on company business
Flexible approach to working environments, creative problem solver
Able to work under pressure and to deadlines
Desirable:

3+ years practicing as an OT
Evidence of formal post graduate study in Sensory Integration and/or developmental trauma and/or sensory attachment

What we offer:

A rich and varied caseload across Neurodiversity, ASD, and complex needs
Strong multidisciplinary support and supervision
CPD tailored to your goals and clinical interests
A real opportunity to help shape a developing, forward-thinking team
Belonging to the wider Outcomes First Group clinical network
Whether you’re ready for new challenges or looking to step up and shape your practice in a supportive team – this is the place for you.

 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

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