Paediatric Occupational Therapist - Yorkshire

Job description

## **Occupational Therapist – Specialist Education Setting** **Location:** Wakefield **Contract:** Permanent **Hours:** Full-Time **Salary:** £37,602 - £45,426 (including paid school holidays) + excellent benefits Our client is seeking a passionate and dedicated **Occupational Therapist** to join their clinical team in Wakefield. This rewarding opportunity offers the chance to make a genuine difference to the lives of children and young people with complex needs within a highly supportive specialist education environment. The school is an independent specialist day school providing high-quality education for boys and girls with a wide range of **complex learning needs, social and emotional difficulties, and challenging behaviours**. Working as part of a multidisciplinary clinical team, you will play a key role in creating therapeutic learning environments that enable pupils to achieve positive outcomes and reach their full potential. ### **Key Responsibilities:** - Provide high-quality occupational therapy assessments and interventions for children and young people with complex needs. - Deliver individualised, outcome-focused therapeutic programmes based on clinical assessment and formulation. - Support educational and residential colleagues in creating therapeutic learning and living environments. - Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to ensure therapeutic support is embedded throughout the school. - Provide consultation, advice, workshops, training, and guidance to education and care staff. - Support pupils with developmental trauma, neurodevelopmental conditions, and special educational needs. - Contribute to the ongoing development of therapeutic services and clinical practice within the school. - Help maximise pupil engagement, independence, wellbeing, and participation in education. ### **Requirements:** - Qualified Occupational Therapist registered with the HCPC. - Experience delivering therapeutic interventions for children and young people with complex needs. - Experience supporting teams around a child or young person to create clinically informed learning and living environments. - Strong understanding of developmental trauma, neurodevelopmental conditions, SEN, and SEMH needs. - Confident, engaging, and effective communicator, trainer, and role model. - Highly organised with excellent planning and prioritisation skills. - Committed to achieving the best possible outcomes for children and young people. ### **Why Join Our Client?** - Competitive salary of **£37,602 - £45,426**, including paid school holidays. - Full school holiday entitlement, including bank holidays. - Comprehensive induction and ongoing training programme. - Industry-leading clinical development and career progression opportunities. - Regular clinical supervision and access to a network of over 220 multidisciplinary clinical professionals. - Flexible benefits package including life assurance options. - Employee wellbeing support and assistance programmes. - Healthcare cash plan covering optical, dental, and other medical expenses. - Access to high-street discounts and employee benefits. - £1,000 refer-a-friend bonus scheme. - Beautiful specialist school environment with excellent facilities.