Band 5 Occupational Therapist

Work within a multidisciplinary team of occupational therapists and speech and language therapists.

Have the opportunity to work in schools, colleges, bases and/or specialist provisions across the London Borough of Sutton.

Support local schools/settings to support children and young people with Occupational Therapy Needs.

Work with children and young people aged4to25years (often working within a specific age range, e. g.

Primary) and who have a range of special educational needs, including Autism, Hearing Impairment, Developmental Language Disorder, Down Syndrome, PMLD, MLD, SLCN.

Key Responsibilities

• Manage own caseload with support, to ensure intended outcomes are delivered within agreed service standards.
• Personally undertake a caseload to include visiting children and young people at their educational setting, completing assessments, delivering therapy programmes to individuals or small groups, offering advice and support to parents/carers and teaching staff, and maintaining all records to a high standard.
• Provide advice and support to school staff.
• Use screening and assessment tools (formal and informal).
• Prioritise new referrals, with support.
• Complete case histories to gather relevant information.
• Write reports based on assessment information.
• Make onward referrals, with support.
• Liaise with all professionals involved, parents/carers and school staff to work collaboratively.
• Contribute to professional advice regarding statutory assessments (Education, Health and Care Needs Assessments) and Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) annual reviews.
• Complete duties for both London Borough of Sutton and out of borough (when requested).
• Monitor and record the child or young person's progress towards outcomes and targets.
• Attend team meetings, clinical supervision and managerial supervision.
• Training and Development Responsibilities
• Promote evidence‑based practice and embed this into professional activities, e. g. delivery of therapy.
• Embed legislative change and key developments with support from the team.
• Participate in clinical audits, service development activities and research as and when required.
• Engage in CPD activities.
• Comply with Cognus Limited mandatory training requirements.
• Plan, deliver and evaluate training sessions for educational provisions, with support.

Qualifications

• Educated to degree level or equivalent in Occupational Therapy.
• Relevant qualifications including registration with HCPC and RCOT.
• Knowledge of relevant assessment tools and therapy interventions.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Excellent ICT skills, e. g. using spreadsheets and recording notes electronically.
• Ability to work collaboratively and in partnership with other professionals.
• Adherence to RCOT and HCPC policies and procedures.
• Committed to safeguarding and protection of children.
• Honours and upholds the Companys Equal Opportunity Policy, Dignity at Work Policy, Safeguarding and Protection of Children, Health and Safety and Data Protection Policy at all times.
• Ability to prioritise and deliver results to a high standard.

Experience

• Experience of working in educational settings.
• Experience as a paediatric Occupational therapist.

Cognus Therapies is a thriving multidisciplinary team of Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, and Therapy Assistants who support children and young people in schools, colleges, bases and specialist provisions within the London Borough of Sutton and surrounding boroughs.

We work with children and young people aged4to25years, across Primary, Secondary and Post‑16 provisions, with a variety of special educational needs, e. g.

Autism, Global Developmental Delay, Hearing Impairment, Down Syndrome, PMLD, MLD and many more.

We encourage all our therapists to gain experience and expertise across a range of specialisms.

Cognus Therapies forms part of the Cognus Limited provision for special educational needs within the London Borough of Sutton.

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