Job summary
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?
Sherwood Foundation School prides itself on
its individualised, trans-disciplinary approach to learning; with the child/
young person and their family at the heart of our practice. We are dedicated to
using strengths based, relationship focused, person-centred practices to
support the learning and growth of our pupils. We aim to create a school
culture and learning environment that facilitates the active engagement and
participation of our learners, using motivating and meaningful activities that
support the development of regulation, communication, social skills, cognitive
abilities and life skills in preparation for adulthood.
Main duties of the job
- 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.
About us
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
Foundation School is an all age foundation special school, which consists of
three 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.
Sherwood Manor Campus in Wallington is for secondary aged students
and primarily for autistic learners as well as some with moderate learning
difficulties many of whom have additional differences and complexities.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Visiting
and assessing children and young people with OT
Needs.
-
To
appropriately identify service provision in line with child and young persons
needs at specialist, targeted or universal level of support.
- Delivery of specialist programmes
on an individual and/or small group basis.
- Advice and treatment for children
and young people with functional difficulties and sensory processing needs.
- Offering
advice to parents and carers as well as teaching staff at a targeted or
universal level.
- Maintaining
children/young peoples records to a high standard.
- Screening and
prioritising new referrals in order to determine the need and level of therapy
provision required in line with service criteria.
- At the point of referral, gathering relevant information regarding
previous and current input from health and social care services.
- Carrying 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.
- Providing reports to referrers and other agencies involved in the
child/young persons care and advice on appropriate differentiation of and
access to the curriculum.
- Plan, create and deliver a wide range of tailored
interventions and/ or therapy programmes where direct SaLT input is indicated
and effectively hand over prescribed programmes through training and modelling
with teaching staff, parents and carers.
- To maintain effective
liaison with all partners e.g. parents/ carers, professionals in Education,
Health, Social Care and other Services with particular regard to Safeguarding
and best practice.
- To monitor and record child or young
persons progress and effectiveness of intervention
through goal setting, outcome measurement and evaluation of practice and to
communicate these with key stakeholders.
- Collaboration with a range
of partner agencies to create effective transition support for specific
children and young people.
- Promotion of effective
inclusion of children and young people into all aspects of the school
curriculum.
To attend and contribute
to team meetings as required.
- To be aware of changing
trends in 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.
- Embedding legislative
change and key developments relating to improved outcomes for children and
young people with SLCN.
- To participate in clinical
audit, service development activities and research programmes as required.
To engage with continual
professional development as identified through managerial and clinical
supervision and appraisal, including attending training and courses as agreed.
- To comply with the Cognus
Limited mandatory training requirements.
- As part of the therapies
team to plan, deliver and evaluate training sessions for schools and
educational providers.
Job description
Job responsibilities
- Visiting
and assessing children and young people with OT
Needs.
-
To
appropriately identify service provision in line with child and young persons
needs at specialist, targeted or universal level of support.
- Delivery of specialist programmes
on an individual and/or small group basis.
- Advice and treatment for children
and young people with functional difficulties and sensory processing needs.
- Offering
advice to parents and carers as well as teaching staff at a targeted or
universal level.
- Maintaining
children/young peoples records to a high standard.
- Screening and
prioritising new referrals in order to determine the need and level of therapy
provision required in line with service criteria.
- At the point of referral, gathering relevant information regarding
previous and current input from health and social care services.
- Carrying 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.
- Providing reports to referrers and other agencies involved in the
child/young persons care and advice on appropriate differentiation of and
access to the curriculum.
- Plan, create and deliver a wide range of tailored
interventions and/ or therapy programmes where direct SaLT input is indicated
and effectively hand over prescribed programmes through training and modelling
with teaching staff, parents and carers.
- To maintain effective
liaison with all partners e.g. parents/ carers, professionals in Education,
Health, Social Care and other Services with particular regard to Safeguarding
and best practice.
- To monitor and record child or young
persons progress and effectiveness of intervention
through goal setting, outcome measurement and evaluation of practice and to
communicate these with key stakeholders.
- Collaboration with a range
of partner agencies to create effective transition support for specific
children and young people.
- Promotion of effective
inclusion of children and young people into all aspects of the school
curriculum.
To attend and contribute
to team meetings as required.
- To be aware of changing
trends in 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.
- Embedding legislative
change and key developments relating to improved outcomes for children and
young people with SLCN.
- To participate in clinical
audit, service development activities and research programmes as required.
To engage with continual
professional development as identified through managerial and clinical
supervision and appraisal, including attending training and courses as agreed.
- To comply with the Cognus
Limited mandatory training requirements.
- As part of the therapies
team to plan, deliver and evaluate training sessions for schools and
educational providers.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent.
- Relevant qualifications including registration with HCPC
- Ability to prioritise and deliver results to high standards.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Leads others by setting a positive example in line with company values and acts as a role model.
- Experience as a paediatric occupational therapist
- Adherence to RCOT and HCPC policies and procedures
- Is decisive with problem-solving skills.
- Is committed to safeguarding and protection of children.
- Honours and upholds the Companys Equal Opportunity Policy, Dignity at Work Policy, Safeguarding and Protection of Children, Health and Safety and Data Protection Policy at all times.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Educated to degree level or equivalent.
- Relevant qualifications including registration with HCPC
- Ability to prioritise and deliver results to high standards.
- Excellent organisational skills.
- Excellent communication skills.
- Leads others by setting a positive example in line with company values and acts as a role model.
- Experience as a paediatric occupational therapist
- Adherence to RCOT and HCPC policies and procedures
- Is decisive with problem-solving skills.
- Is committed to safeguarding and protection of children.
- Honours and upholds the Companys Equal Opportunity Policy, Dignity at Work Policy, Safeguarding and Protection of Children, Health and Safety and Data Protection Policy at all times.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details
Employer name
Cognus Limited
Address
Cognus Limited
First Floor, Cantium House
Railway Approach
Wallington
Surrey
SM6 0DZ
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://cognus.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)
