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SalaryOur client has a band 6 and band 7 Occupational therapist vacancy in there outstanding college. offering life-changing learning opportunities to young people and adults with a range of special education needs and/or disabilities.
We have eight vibrant community-based College Centres across London and Surrey where committed, specialist teams deliver a range of programmes to meet the needs of over 400 students.
J800001293
Occupational Therapist Band 6/7 - Permanent
Location: Camberwell, Uxbridge or Sutton
Salary:
Band 6:Spine Point 25 - 30, FTE salary £39,181 - £46,259 per annum
Band 7:Spine Point 31 - 36, FTE salary £47,341 - £53,419 per annum
Hours: 5 days, M-Fri, 36 hours per week
Client Group: Specialist College
Students who study with our client have a wide range of needs including profound and multiple learning disabilities, communication and behavioural difficulties and specific medical needs. All students are individual, and their learning programme is designed to support and empower them to achieve their aspirations and goals, whilst developing skills to become more independent members of their community. Our client is a truly unique and rewarding place to work with inspirational students and a dynamic and supportive staff team.
Job Role:
Band 6 OT Vacancy:
To use a person centred approach to promote choice, independence, and inclusion, reflecting the key principals of Valuing People (DOH 2002), Valuing People Now and the Human Rights Act and working towards the Preparing for Adulthood Agenda, in order to enable the student to achieve his/her academic, social and employment potential.
* To maintain and model the highest level of respect at all times for students and their families, modelling person centred and collaborative working, at all times promoting students human's rights, dignity and individual choices.
* To work with external agencies (e.g. Schools, work placements, social services, community learning disability teams etc.) to ensure a smooth transition of student's sensory, upper limb, seating and skill development information and equipment, both into and when leaving the college.
* To assess student's sensory, upper limb/ fine motor, seating, activity/ ADL participation and learning environment needs using a range of formal and informal assessments and observations and manage a diverse clinical caseload independently.
* To keep up to date with current and new manual handling techniques in order to design appropriate moving and handling guidelines for learners to access personal care who have significant physical disabilities in addition to their learning disability, using a range of techniques and equipment ensuring safe practice.
To keep up to date with current and new manual handling techniques in order to design appropriate moving and handling guidelines for learners to access personal care who have significant physical disabilities in addition to their learning disability, using a range of techniques and equipment ensuring safe practice.
* To plan, implement, and review person-centred individual and/or group interventions, which aim to improve functional abilities and participation in college-related learning activities as well as everyday life.
* To monitor, evaluate and modify intervention in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention.
* To enable teaching and support staff to deliver the curriculum at an appropriate sensory and skill development level through contributing to support plans, planning & delivering staff training, coaching and reflecting with staff and class observations.
JDs are available for both vacancies on request. Above is a brief guid line of the vacancies.
Client Offers:
* 40 days' annual leave for full time therapists (public/bank holidays off, Christmas closure period)
* Flexible working schemes
* Enhanced CPD & career progression pathway
* Workplace research
* Mental health advocates across all sites
* Local government pension scheme
* Comprehensive wellbeing programme including ride2work, electric car & home electronic schemes, counselling referrals and wellbeing sessions.
* Opportunities to engage with internal professional networks.
* Occupational health & wellbeing support initiatives, including EAP.
* Company pension scheme with lump-sum death benefits.
* Family-friendly policies including enhanced parental leave schemes.
* Salary sacrifice schemes including Cycle to Work, season ticket loan.
* Discounted gym membership subscription
For more information, please contact Apply
