Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist

Our client is seeking a Specialist Paediatric Occupational Therapist for a role based in South London. Joining a multidisciplinary team within a school, you will support children and young people with complex needs, including autism and profound learning disabilities. This role offers flexible working options including part-time hours and term-time-only contracts.

Responsibilities

• Manage a caseload of referrals and assess children and young people with occupational therapy needs across specialist settings.
• Conduct standardised and non-standardised assessments to interpret findings regarding access to education and functional abilities.
• Design and deliver tailored individual and small-group interventions for functional difficulties and sensory processing needs.
• Advise and train parents, carers and school staff on appropriate strategies, curriculum access and therapy programme implementation.
• Produce accurate clinical records and detailed reports for referrers, partner agencies and multidisciplinary stakeholders.
• Monitor progress and evaluate outcomes to ensure children and young people achieve agreed educational and developmental goals.

What you'll need

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Occupational Therapy.
• Current HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist.
• Enhanced DBS clearance for working with children and young people.
• Experience working with children with autism spectrum disorder and profound and multiple learning disabilities.
• Ability to work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team including teachers and speech and language therapists.
• Knowledge of universal, targeted and specialist support levels within an educational framework.