IMC
SEN OT
Job Location
Buckinghamshire, United Kingdom
Job Description
Location:Hampshire
Salary: Band 5/6/7
Hours: Full-time / Part Time
Hours 22.5 - 37.5
Role Overview
IMC Group are seeking a dedicated and compassionate SEN Occupational Therapist for a client in Hampshire, Focusing on supporting children and young people with Special Educational Needs. This role provides an exciting opportunity and they are need of Band 5/6/7 al OT. You will deliver assessments, create tailored therapy plans, and provide interventions to support children and young people in improving their communication abilities and social interaction skills.
Job Role:
• an occupational therapy service to meet the needs of pupils across the academy
• continuing professional development programme for the school staff in line with the
school development plan, delivering training as appropriate
• an integrated approach to embedding therapeutic strategies across the curriculum
which will provide support for students with ASC and SEMH (including those to
support sensory processing difficulties, self-care and life skills, fine motor skills, gross
motor and coordination skills, visual perception skills, etc.)
• a range of targeted and specialist interventions to meet specific functional needs
within the environment as part of a holistic, integrated approach
Qualifications,Experience and Skills required
• Recognised professional qualification in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC and RCOT registration
• Evidence of working within a multidisciplinary team with children or adults with ASC
or SEMH
• Evidence of participating in/running training
• Evidence of application of theoretical underpinning of practice
• Evidence of application of functional, goal orientated, outcome focused interventions
within a school context (preferably with sensory integration experience and formal
training)
Clinical Responsibilities
• To demonstrate good clinical knowledge in the assessment, treatment and management of a wide range of functional skills in young people from 5-19 years of age with ASC and SEMH.
• To make differential diagnoses and clinical decisions based on evidence from assessment, seeking support and advice from a supervisor as appropriate.
• To develop a high level of knowledge and expertise in supporting functional skills when considering the individual needs of young people with SEMH and ASC.
• To develop occupational therapy care plans, based on best practice via a range of direct ct models of delivery within an educational setting, evaluating the impact on the structures of the individual, the barriers to activity and participation within the educational setting.
• To train education staff to incorporate specialist strategies and intervention approaches into their practice and participate in monitoring the effectiveness of that training.
• To participate in the delivery of a programme of continuing professional development for teaching and support staff within the school.
• To work collaboratively and openly with professional colleagues in other services seeking support from the clinical supervisor as appropriate.
• To communicate complex condition related information from assessment to clients, carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions,demonstrating empathy and ensuring that effective communication is achieved. particularly where barriers to understanding exist seeking support from the clinical supervisor as appropriate.
• To work closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team to provide a fully integrated approach to the management of the young person.
• To deal with an initial complaint sensitively, avoiding escalating where possible seeking support from the clinical supervisor as appropriate.
• To develop the ability to manage groups of students with support, employing appropriate management strategies and seeking support as appropriate.
• To monitor and review the progress of clients against the targets set and agreed, seeking support from the clinical supervisor as appropriate.
• To provide cover across the service and wider school during episodes of staff shortages/heavy workload to ensure effective service delivery.
• . To undertake to write accurate records which fulfil legal and professional requirements.• To critically evaluate new intervention methods and models of service delivery and review/implement where appropriate.
• To write highly specialist pupil related reports to specify needs in EHCP plans.
• Be able to manage own time in order to meet key objectives previously agreed with the Lead Therapist/SENCO/ Head of Campus.
• To implement service specific outcome measurements.
• To manage clinical audit as required.
• To recognise situations where the effectiveness of the service is compromised and with guidance take appropriate action to challenge the situation.
• To reflect on personal performance and use this to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency and quality of future practice, and the development of the OT provision.
• To participate in arrangements within an agreed national framework for the appraisal of your own performance to the clients specification.
• To ensure that all activities are risk assessed and documented in the appropriate format.
• To offer Clinical placements for student OTs or support OT apprentices following university guidelines.
If this role is of interest to you please do apply with your most up to date CV. We look forwardd to hearing from you
Location: Buckinghamshire, GB
Posted Date: 11/25/2024
Salary: Band 5/6/7
Hours: Full-time / Part Time
Hours 22.5 - 37.5
Role Overview
IMC Group are seeking a dedicated and compassionate SEN Occupational Therapist for a client in Hampshire, Focusing on supporting children and young people with Special Educational Needs. This role provides an exciting opportunity and they are need of Band 5/6/7 al OT. You will deliver assessments, create tailored therapy plans, and provide interventions to support children and young people in improving their communication abilities and social interaction skills.
Job Role:
• an occupational therapy service to meet the needs of pupils across the academy
• continuing professional development programme for the school staff in line with the
school development plan, delivering training as appropriate
• an integrated approach to embedding therapeutic strategies across the curriculum
which will provide support for students with ASC and SEMH (including those to
support sensory processing difficulties, self-care and life skills, fine motor skills, gross
motor and coordination skills, visual perception skills, etc.)
• a range of targeted and specialist interventions to meet specific functional needs
within the environment as part of a holistic, integrated approach
Qualifications,Experience and Skills required
• Recognised professional qualification in Occupational Therapy
• HCPC and RCOT registration
• Evidence of working within a multidisciplinary team with children or adults with ASC
or SEMH
• Evidence of participating in/running training
• Evidence of application of theoretical underpinning of practice
• Evidence of application of functional, goal orientated, outcome focused interventions
within a school context (preferably with sensory integration experience and formal
training)
Clinical Responsibilities
• To demonstrate good clinical knowledge in the assessment, treatment and management of a wide range of functional skills in young people from 5-19 years of age with ASC and SEMH.
• To make differential diagnoses and clinical decisions based on evidence from assessment, seeking support and advice from a supervisor as appropriate.
• To develop a high level of knowledge and expertise in supporting functional skills when considering the individual needs of young people with SEMH and ASC.
• To develop occupational therapy care plans, based on best practice via a range of direct ct models of delivery within an educational setting, evaluating the impact on the structures of the individual, the barriers to activity and participation within the educational setting.
• To train education staff to incorporate specialist strategies and intervention approaches into their practice and participate in monitoring the effectiveness of that training.
• To participate in the delivery of a programme of continuing professional development for teaching and support staff within the school.
• To work collaboratively and openly with professional colleagues in other services seeking support from the clinical supervisor as appropriate.
• To communicate complex condition related information from assessment to clients, carers, families and members of the multi-disciplinary team/other professions,demonstrating empathy and ensuring that effective communication is achieved. particularly where barriers to understanding exist seeking support from the clinical supervisor as appropriate.
• To work closely with all members of the multidisciplinary team to provide a fully integrated approach to the management of the young person.
• To deal with an initial complaint sensitively, avoiding escalating where possible seeking support from the clinical supervisor as appropriate.
• To develop the ability to manage groups of students with support, employing appropriate management strategies and seeking support as appropriate.
• To monitor and review the progress of clients against the targets set and agreed, seeking support from the clinical supervisor as appropriate.
• To provide cover across the service and wider school during episodes of staff shortages/heavy workload to ensure effective service delivery.
• . To undertake to write accurate records which fulfil legal and professional requirements.• To critically evaluate new intervention methods and models of service delivery and review/implement where appropriate.
• To write highly specialist pupil related reports to specify needs in EHCP plans.
• Be able to manage own time in order to meet key objectives previously agreed with the Lead Therapist/SENCO/ Head of Campus.
• To implement service specific outcome measurements.
• To manage clinical audit as required.
• To recognise situations where the effectiveness of the service is compromised and with guidance take appropriate action to challenge the situation.
• To reflect on personal performance and use this to enhance the effectiveness, efficiency and quality of future practice, and the development of the OT provision.
• To participate in arrangements within an agreed national framework for the appraisal of your own performance to the clients specification.
• To ensure that all activities are risk assessed and documented in the appropriate format.
• To offer Clinical placements for student OTs or support OT apprentices following university guidelines.
If this role is of interest to you please do apply with your most up to date CV. We look forwardd to hearing from you
Location: Buckinghamshire, GB
Posted Date: 11/25/2024
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