Specialist Occupational Therapists Band 6
(£23,974 - £31,228 per annum for 29 hours per week, All year round (FTE £29,762 - £38,767 per annum - For the right candidate, depending on experience, a maximum FTE salary up to £42,010 per annum will be considered))Closing Date: 02/09/2019
Job Description
Newly expanded as an academy trust with an Outstanding Ofsted rating, our friendly and successful Therapy team works in partnership with lecturers/teachers and support staff across all our sites.
Bedelsford is a school for children and students with physical and complex needs aged 2-19 years. We provide a non-residential, stimulating learning environment for students across a wide range of diagnoses including moderate/severe/and profound learning disabilities, Autism, physical disabilities, mental health and additional diagnoses.
Please click here to view full Job Description and Person Specification – OT Band 6 – JD PS and FI (4days)
Person Specification
We require an Occupational Therapist Specialist to work as part of our dynamic multi-disciplinary team (including SALTs, Physiotherapists and Music Therapists) to support our learners in accessing all aspects of the curriculum, as well as liaising with parents/carers and other external professionals and agencies. You will work closely with teaching staff, helping to integrate therapy and learning objectives, as well as instructing and supporting teaching staff in delivering therapy programmes and use of specialised equipment. You will also deliver training to other staff.
We can offer you:
-Line management and clinical supervision
-A programme of continuing professional development
-Supportive team
-Opportunities to develop skills and competencies in working with students/children with a range of ages and diagnoses within the academy trust
Further Information
Please ring Shikara Rajballi (Therapy Lead) or David Murtagh (Specialist Occupational Therapist) if you have any queries or wish to have an informal discussion on 0345 402 0453, 07823351272 (David) or 07983589596 (Shikara)
Application Guidance
To apply for this role, please download an application form and please send us your completed application to jobs@orchardhill.ac.uk.
Please note that CV applications will not be considered.
Closing date: 5 pm on Monday 2nd September 2019
Interview: TBC
Orchard Hill College and Academy Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.
Applications from job seekers who require Tier 2 sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. However, non-EEA candidates may not be appointed to a post if a suitably qualified, experienced and skilled EU/EEA candidate is available to take up the post as the employing body in these circumstances, would not satisfy the Resident Labour Market Test.
