Package Description:
We're Hiring: Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist (Liverpool Area)
Location: Liverpool area (mainstream primary schools)
Hours: Full-time 37.5 hours per week
Salary: £43,753 per annum (pro-rated from £48,022 FTE)
Are you a passionate and experienced Occupational Therapist ready to take the next step in your career? Join Together Trust as a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist, where your clinical expertise and leadership will help shape a high-quality, responsive therapy service across Liverpool's mainstream primary schools.
Why This Role?
As a senior clinician, you'll take the lead in delivering a first-class OT service - offering assessment, intervention, consultancy, training, and support to pupils, school staff, and families. You'll work autonomously but collaboratively, helping pupils thrive across Universal, Targeted and Specialist levels of need.
You'll also supervise and mentor junior colleagues, drive service innovation, and lead on a clinical specialism such as Sensory Integration, Handwriting.
What You'll Do:
* Deliver high-quality OT interventions across schools in Liverpool
* Lead on a specialist clinical area and help shape local therapy policy and systems
* Supervise, mentor, and develop junior OT colleagues
* Provide consultancy and training for school staff, parents, and carers
* Collaborate within a multidisciplinary team (SLTs, advisory teachers, psychologists, PBS practitioners, and more)
* Liaise with stakeholders and commissioners, contributing to service evaluation and reports
* Ensure safe, evidence-based practice aligned with RCOT, HCPC, and safeguarding standards
* Evaluate outcomes and use data to inform service improvement
* Maintain clinical records and documentation in line with GDPR and professional guidance
What We're Looking For:
? Qualifications:
* Degree (or equivalent) in Occupational Therapy
* Postgraduate qualification in a relevant area (occupational therapy, specific area of provision)
* Registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)
* Member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT)
* Evidence of post-graduate training in relevant specialisms (e.g. sensory integration, mental health, handwriting)
? Experience:
* Significant post-qualification OT experience, particularly in mainstream school settings
* Experience supporting children and young people with complex needs, including learning disabilities and Autism Spectrum Conditions
* Experience working as part of a multidisciplinary team
* Experience delivering training and consultancy to parents and school staff
* Experience in clinical supervision and service development
* Familiarity with relevant outcome measurement tools and assessments
? Skills & Knowledge:
* Strong knowledge of occupational therapy models, relevant assessments, and embedding therapy into learning
* Understanding of clinical governance and safeguarding for vulnerable young people
* Excellent written and verbal communication skills
* Able to work flexibly, independently, and manage a varied caseload
* Reflective, innovative thinker with excellent organisational skills
* Confident using Microsoft Office (Word, PowerPoint, Excel) and electronic clinical systems
* Clean driving licence and access to a vehicle required
At Together Trust, our values - Positive, Professional, Passionate, Supportive - are at the heart of everything we do. You'll be part of a warm, values-led organisation, and have access to:
B enefits
* Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, up to 7% company pension contributions initially rising with length of service and up to 6 x basic salary death in service benefit.
* Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
* Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
* Cycle to work scheme
* Eligibility to apply for Blue Light card
* Proud to be a real living wage employer
* Refer a friend scheme, be rewarded for recommending a friend to work with us
* Comprehensive training and development opportunities, including apprenticeship qualifications
* Long service awards including cash gifts and extra holiday.
* Promotion of Wellbeing across the organisation including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleague and free weekly yoga session in person or online
* Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults at your home
Why Together Trust?
Together we make a difference, develop and learn, and support each other. Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same: To champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support - they are at the heart of everything we do. We stand by them and we work together for change.
Alongside an incredible team of like-minded peers, you'll be working behind-the-scenes to support our staff, volunteers, families, and supporters. You will be helping our work happen across the charity; enabling us to care for and champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support.
We are proud to be an inclusive employer. Diversity, equality and belonging matter to us - and we encourage applications from all backgrounds.
Ready to make a difference?
Apply today and help shape brighter futures for children and families across Liverpool.
Applications are very welcome from all regardless of age, disability, marriage or civil partnership, pregnancy or maternity, religion or belief, race, sex, sexual orientation, trans status or socio-economic background. We are committed to making reasonable adjustments for disabled people. We positively encourage applications from those with lived experience.
If there is any part of your lived experience you want to keep confidential in some way please talk to the Recruitment or HR shared service teams and we will do what we can to support you
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