Locum Occupational Therapist in Preston

Are you a motivated, flexible and innovative Occupational Therapist looking to make a real difference in the lives of children and young people with complex needs? We are seeking an enthusiastic Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our friendly, supportive and highly motivated Therapy Team. This is an exciting opportunity to develop your clinical skills within a specialist educational setting where therapy is fully integrated into students' learning and daily routines.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will play a key role in promoting the holistic development of independence, communication and functional skills through evidence-based practice. You will be accountable for delivering a high-quality Speech and Language Therapy service and supporting students with a range of communication and feeding needs.

Our provision focuses on interventions that support:

• Feeding and swallowing difficulties
• Speech and language development
• Social communication skills
• Augmentative and Alternative Communication (AAC)
• Universal, targeted and specialist levels of intervention

You will manage a specialist caseload, carrying out assessments, developing therapy programmes and working collaboratively with teaching, care and therapy colleagues to ensure students can access learning and achieve their full potential. The successful candidate will work closely with educational staff, embedding therapy targets into classroom practice and contributing to a truly integrated approach to special education.

Qualifications

Essential

• Appropriate Occupational Therapist degree or postgraduate qualification.
• Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).
• Registered member of the Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists (RCSLT).

Experience and Knowledge

Essential

• Post-registration experience managing a specialist paediatric caseload.
• At least two years' post-registration experience, including experience working with children and young people in a school or educational setting.
• Knowledge of clinical assessment, treatment planning and implementation of therapy programmes.
• Experience using standardised assessments and clinical observations to inform practice.
• Understanding of evidence-based approaches within Speech and Language Therapy.

What we offer

As an Occupational Therapist and part of our team, you benefit from:

• Excellent daily rates paid using the PAYE system.
• Guaranteed pay scheme (subject to availability).
• Social and networking events.
• Pension contributions.
• CPD to help with your professional development.
• Access to a dedicated consultant.

The daily rate is subject to your scale rate, experience in role and qualifications which will be discussed at the point of registration.

About us

We are a market-leading education supply agency committed to the development of young people. With branches across the country, we are an employer of choice for high quality educators. The Edwin Group is a Top 10 UK-employer in The Sunday Times Best Places to Work 2023. Rated as 'Excellent' by our staff in all categories and recognised as having industry leading and world-class levels of employee engagement across the Group.

We do not discriminate on the grounds of age, gender, race, colour, religion, disability or sexual orientation, and we welcome applications from all sections of the community.

How to apply

If you are an occupational therapist who can enthuse, motivate and engage learners and would like the challenge of working in a rewarding environment, then we want to hear from you. Apply today via this website, or for more information about this role and other opportunities call us on (phone number removed).