Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist (Education)

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 and 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.

specialist paediatric occupational therapy within mainstream schools using the

Experts at Hand model, focusing on early intervention, inclusion, and

embedding practical strategies into everyday teaching and learning.

on-demand consultation, advice, and training to education staffsupporting

children and young people based on functional need without requiring diagnosis

or EHCP and working collaboratively with families and multi-agency partners.

capacity and confidence within education settings through time-limited,

needs-led support, combining clinical practice, coaching, and system-level

input to improve outcomes and demonstrate impact aligned with local SEND

priorities.

undertake a case load of referrals to include:

children and young people with OT Needs.

appropriately identify service provision in line with child and young persons

needs at specialist, targeted or universal level of support.

programmes on an individual and/or small group basis.

and treatment for children and young people with functional difficulties and

sensory processing needs.

advice to parents and carers as well as teaching staff at a targeted or

universal level.

children/young peoples records to a high standard.

need and level of occupational therapy provision required in line with service

criteria.

the point of referral gathering relevant information regarding previous and

current input from health and social care services.

out a range of non-standardised and standardised assessments and interpreting a

range of factors relating to the child or young persons condition; focusing on

access to education.

reports to referrers and other agencies involved in the child/young persons

care.

regarding the statutory assessment and annual review process both in Sutton and

in out-of-borough settings if necessary.

create and deliver a wide range of tailored interventions and/or therapy

programmes where direct OT input is indicated and effectively hand over

prescribed programmes through training and modelling with teaching staff,

parents and carers.

recommend, provide or advise on provision of equipment and take responsibility

for demonstrating its usage and training clients/carers.

undertake risk assessment in complex moving and handling situations where

appropriate i.e. provision of equipment identified for the school

environment.

or young persons progress and effectiveness of

intervention through goal setting, outcome measurement and evaluation of

practice and to communicate these as required to key stakeholders.

liaise and establish communication networks with the multidisciplinary team,

external voluntary and statutory organisations as appropriate in planning for

child or young persons treatment.

children and young people into all aspects of the school curriculum.

effective liaison with all partners e.g., parents, professionals in Education,

Health, Social Care and other Services with particular regard to Safeguarding

and best practice.

for pupils with Occupational Therapy needs including: Collaboration with a

range of partner agencies to create effective transition support for specific

children and young people.

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.

development activities and research programmes as required. To contribute to formulating policies for specialist area and proposals

for general service changes.

deliver and evaluate training sessions for schools and educational

providers.

development as identified through managerial and clinical supervision and

appraisal, including attending training and courses as agreed.

needs and seeking advice within the framework of specialist teams and wider

agencies as appropriate

with parents and carers and schools to find collaborative strategies to overcome

barriers to learning and attend multi-agency meetings as required.

developments relating to improved outcomes for children and young people with

Occupational Therapy Needs.

Cognus Therapies are a thriving

multidisciplinary team of occupational therapists, speech and language

therapists, teachers, practitioners and therapy assistants who support children

and young people aged 4 - 25 years in mainstream schools, colleges, and

specialist settings within the London Borough of Sutton and surrounding

boroughs.

Cognus Therapies is owned by the London

Borough of Sutton and forms part of Cognus Limited who are the providers for

special educational needs services within the borough.

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