Wings Notts, a residential school is seeking an experienced and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist!
At Wings Notts our ultimate goal is to promote the social, emotional and psychological wellbeing of our children and young people. We strive to be a trauma informed environment. We support our children to achieve in education, partake in social activities and build positive relationships. We enable them to feel empowered to take care of themselves physically and emotionally as they make their transition into adulthood.
You will be working within a friendly and skilled clinical team, consisting of a Clinical Psychologist, Speech and Language Therapist and Nurse. You will work closely with the education and care team. You will have the clinical responsibility for Occupational Therapy provision whilst the current Occupational Therapist is on maternity leave. There is the possibility of a permanent position within the organisation after the maternity cover ends.
Job Summary
- To undertake high quality assessments of children and young people and make recommendations about appropriate therapeutic interventions for each young person, in accordance with individual assessed needs.
- To work closely with young people, ensuring a personalised plan of delivery.
- To work closely with staff in the Homes and Schools and to communicate with placing authorities and external professionals as required.
- To communicate effectively with young people and to provide feedback in relation to their progress and achievement.
- To provide advice and support to colleagues and to deliver training relevant to the Occupational Therapist’s role, where appropriate.
- To prepare high-quality reports and provide verbal feedback where appropriate
- To safeguard and promote the welfare of young people at all times following policy and procedures in this area.
- To maintain professional registration and memberships relevant to your profession.
- To work as an autonomous practitioner complying with the standards set by the Health & Care Professions Council, Royal College of Occupational Therapy, Kedleston group and Wings school Nottingham.
- To prioritise caseload according to the identified need.
- Committed to engage in the supervision process.
- To continue to develop the role of occupational therapy service
- Contribute to risk assessment when appropriate.
- Motivated to engage in CPD.
- It is important that the post holder is willing to work flexibly to meet the changing needs of the young people placed within our provision.
Person Specification
CRITERIA
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ESSENTIAL
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DESIRABLE
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Qualifications
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- Recognised Course of Study that fulfils the requirements for membership of HCPC
- Evidence of recent and relevant professional development
- Completed Sensory Integration M1, M2 & M3 with ability to use EASI/SIPT and/or other appropriate sensory integration assessment.
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- Attended Sensory Attachment Integration training.
- Clean driving license
- Member of BOAT
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Experience
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- Minimum 2 years qualified experience.
- Experience working with children
with emotional, social and mental health difficulties.
- Experience of working in a multi-disciplinary team
- Experience of innovative working and supporting change
- Experience of writing Occupational Therapy reports.
- Experienced in Sensory Integration
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- Involvement in training and facilitating staff and other groups
- Experience of working in an education setting
- Experience in Sensory Attachment Integration.
- Experienced in working with children with EHCPs
- Experienced being sole Occupational therapist in a service.
- Skills & experience in working with young people with Autism.
- Skills & experience in working with young people with Social and Emotional Difficulties.
- Awareness of mental health issues
- Experienced working in a residential setting
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Skills and Knowledge
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- Excellent written and verbal communication skills with ability to adapt to audience
- Skills in implementing policies and procedures
- Ability to prioritise and organise own workload
- Skilled in a variety of standardised and non-standardised occupational therapy assessment
- Ability to provide client centred and evidence based interventions.
- Skilled in delivering group and individualised OT intervention.
- Knowledge of evidence based practice and the ability to implement this in clinical practice
- Knowledge of Sensory Integration theory
- Good organisational skills and an ability to work independently & demonstrate initiative
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- Knowledge of developmental trauma and attachment theory and how this impacts on Occupational performance.
- Knowledge of current developments in education
- Knowledge of positive behaviour support (PBS)
- Skilled in completing audits to promote service development
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Other Factors
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- The ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team
- The ability to communicate and maintain good relationships with colleagues, parents and carers
- Flexibility and a positive attitude to change
- Willingness to learn and cascade training/knowledge to staff/students and parents
- The ability to think and work flexibly to deliver OT across an educational and care setting and to develop innovative ways of working
- The ability to offer positive contributions to the development of the school and care environments.
- A commitment to the ethos and practices of Wings school Nottingham and Kedleston group.
- Readiness to seek help & support to manage professional issues and problems
- High level of motivation and commitment
- Fitness to undertake the duties of the post
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In return we offer a competitive salary and benefits, ongoing opportunities for continued professional development and training, a friendly, passionate and committed team of colleagues and access to employee perks, including cycle to work scheme, discounts on shopping and cinema tickets, birthday treats, employee of the month award and enhanced pension contributions for qualified teaching staff.
We would love to hear from you if you feel that you meet the requirements for the role and share our passion and commitment to developing confident and capable young people by meeting their educational, health and social care needs in structured, nurturing school and home provisions.
Kedleston Group Limited is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of its children and young people. This post is subject to an enhanced DBS check. We are an equal opportunities employer welcoming applications from all sections of the community.
QUERIES
If you have any queries on any aspect of the application process please contact [email protected] or call 0203 855 4151.
We look forward to receiving your application.
Note for recruitment agencies: We prefer to hire people directly, but we do have a preferred supplier list for when we need a helping hand. We'll be in touch directly if we need you!