Specialist Occupational Therapist (Band 6)
Cognus Limited
Specialist Occupational Therapist (Band 6)
£8320
Cognus Limited, Wallington, Greater London
- Full time
- Permanent
- Onsite working
Posted today, 21 Sep | Get your application in now to be one of the first to apply.
Closing date: Closing date not specified
job Ref: 76e3184951b2412192fa26f56637f956
Full Job Description
- Working within a multidisciplinary team of Occupational Therapists and Speech 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 a range of schools/settings with children and young people with Occupational Therapy Needs (OT Needs) including a possible cohort with ASD, or PMLD 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 OT Needs.
Are you looking for a job in paediatric practice? 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 welcome you to apply to join our team.
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.
Sherwood Park School is an all age foundation special school, which consists of two campuses: Sherwood Park Campus in Wallington, which provides for pupils whose primary needs are profound and multiple learning disabilities and severe learning disabilities. Sherwood Hill Campus in Carshalton, which provides for pupils where their diagnosis of Autism has a significant or profound impact on their learning and/ or social and emotional skills, affecting their capacity to cope across daily activities. Cognus offer an excellent package including: a. Salary from £42,301.88 to £50,245.12 per annum (Cognus Band 3 to 4) b. Workplace pension scheme 4% to 8% matched contributions c. 28 days annual leave pro rata (plus Bank Holidays) d. Regular manager support and supervision e. Hybrid and flexible working f. Staff benefits package, currently including Employee Assistance Programme, Perkbox and (upon completion of probation) Sovereign Healthcare Cashback plans g. Staff Council, Staff EDI group and Mental Health First Aiders to support wellbeing and inclusion h. Cognus Coaching Programmes i. An ambitious culture with friendly and supportive colleagues