About this role
Job summary
Do you want to be part of a large trans-disciplinary team of dedicated teaching staff, occupational therapists, speech & language therapists and wellbeing practitioners helping children aged 4-19 years with complex needs?
Do you have a passion for working with children, a growth mindset and are confident, enthusiastic, calm, and adaptable? We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 7 Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our therapy team at Sherwood Manor and are seeking an enthusiastic Occupational therapist to join our friendly and supportive team in a leadership capacity. This is an exciting opportunity to be part of a dynamic team providing leadership and supervision to an allocated team of therapists within the service. This role will include own specialist caseload and supporting the team to deliver innovative and evidence-based therapy interventions and an embedded model of therapy in order to best support the pupils needs.
Main duties of the job
To take the lead role in the overseeing and delivery of Occupational therapy support for pupils within own clinical area of specialism.
To contribute to multi-agency meetings and Annual Reviews, including tribunals as and when required
To provide clinical supervision as required
To lead on service development in own area of specialism and support the team to transition and develop a tiered Universal, Targeted and Specialist model of therapies delivery in the local area.
Working within a multidisciplinary team of speech therapists and occupational therapists, the post holder will have the opportunity to work in local schools and colleges across the 4 years to 25 years age range or with a smaller age range within this.
Advising and supporting local schools and settings with children and young people with Occupational Therapy Needs OTN including a possible cohort with ASD and OTN; to manage their caseload to ensure that intended outcomes are delivered within agreed service standards.
Raising awareness of the needs of and strategies available for children and young people with OTN.
About us
Cognus Therapies is a thriving multidisciplinary team of Occupational Therapists, Occupational 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.
Sherwood Foundation School is an all-age foundation special school, which consists of three campuses:
Sherwood Manor Campus in Wallington is for secondary aged students and primarily for autistic learners as well as some with moderate learning difficulties many of whom have additional differences and complexities.
Sherwood Park Campus in Wallington, which provides for pupils whose primary needs are complex physical and severe learning disabilities.
Sherwood Hill Campus in Carshalton, which provides for autistic pupils who experience a significant or profound impacts on their learning and/or social and emotional skills, affecting their capacity to cope across daily activities.
Job description Job responsibilities
Developing working relationships with Head Teachers, SENDCos, teacher and support staff in to promote strong transdisciplinary working including addressing problems as they arise in order to maintain good working relationships.Work with Cognus Occupational Therapists and the wider Cognus teams to provide a joint working approach.Coordinate the work of the Occupational team within the assigned establishment/s including establishing appropriate therapy packages, deciding length of input and discharge arrangements.To lead on training of teachers and Learning Support Assistants (LSAs) to enable them to deliver carry-over work and to raise the profile of Occupational needs in the context of wider training when appropriate.Maintain effective and proactive working with partner agencies including social and respite services to support holistic care for the students.To support the wider team with continued development and maintenance of a tiered Universal, Targeted and Specialist model of therapies delivery in the local area. Work with stakeholders and the team to achieve national and local targets/ outcomes.Take responsibility for the embedding of legislative change and key developments relating to improved outcomes for pupils with SLCN.Participate in the evaluation of the effectiveness of intervention and models of service delivery, maintaining up-to-date knowledge of relevant clinical practice and research within the area of specialism and making recommendations on procedural improvements to enhance team performance.To be accountable for the achieving of clearly specified and measurable progress for pupils within these establishments and to provide outcome dataProvide clinical supervision for a group of Occupational Therapists / Occupational Therapy Assistants (OTAs) / students within the teamParticipate in department in-service training. To pursue an active programme of continuing professional development including feedback on any courses or conferences attendedTo meet regularly with the Therapy Leads and take ownership of service development and improvementTo help identify learning needs within the therapy team and provide opportunities for regular CPD and upskillingTo support the Head of Therapies in managing the Therapies budget and maximising outcomes from public money, modelling this stewardship to the wider team in financial decision-makingTo support Therapies traded income targets and, where possible, proactively seeking traded opportunities to support income generation and sustainability of the service. The specific traded projects will be agreed and delivered with oversight by your line manager.Maintain full, accurate and timely records including case notes and reports, and ensure that these are delivered within agreed service standards.Preparation and delivery of individual therapy programmes based on initial assessment and current evidence-based practiceEvaluation and recording of pupil progress and maintaining of records to the requirements of Cognus LimitedTo facilitate appropriate management of caseload including negotiating appropriate therapy packages, length of input and discharge arrangements.The post holder may also be required to work flexibly in local schools and colleges across the 4 to 25 age range, delivering complex service activities and managing caseloads to ensure intended outcomes are delivered within agreed service standards.To be aware of changing trends in treatment and promote Evidence Based Practice; embedding this into own specialist area of work in order to provide the highest standard of care to service users.Embedding legislative change and key developments relating to improved outcomes for children and young people with SLCN.To participate in clinical audit, service development activities and research programmes as required. To engage with continual professional development as identified through managerial and clinical supervision and appraisal, including attending training and courses as agreed. To comply with the Cognus Limited mandatory training requirements.As part of the therapies team to plan, deliver and evaluate training sessions for schools and educational providers.
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Educated to degree level or equivalent. Relevant qualifications including registration with HCPC Ability to prioritise and deliver results to high standards. Excellent organisational and management skills. A qualification or extensive experience in delivering clinical supervision. Excellent communication skills including making and delivering presentations to large audiences. Ability to negotiate and troubleshoot; is methodical and persuasive. Leads others by setting a positive example in line with company values and acts as a role model. Minimum of 5 years experience as a paediatric Occupational therapist Adherence to the RCOT and HCPC policies and procedures Is decisive with advanced problem-solving skills. Is 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. Experience working with autistic students in a neuro-affirmative approach
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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UK Registration
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Employer details Employer name Cognus Limited
Address Cognus Limited
First Floor, Cantium House
Railway Approach
Wallington
Surrey
SM6 0DZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://cognus.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)