Children’s Occupational Therapist – Hybrid – West Midlands
Permanent: 37.5 hours/week
Salary: £33,000 – £46,000 DOE + bonuses
Find out if this opportunity is a good fit by reading all of the information that follows below.
Remit
Compass Associates is proudly working with a small, specialist provider of community paediatric Occupational Therapy, to recruit an Occupational Therapist to join their West Midlands team.
You will work directly with children and young people, from birth to 25 years old, who have a range of complex needs and conditions including Autism, learning disabilities, sensory processing disorders, Cerebral Palsy, physical disabilities and backgrounds of trauma, attachment disorders or brain injuries.
This is a hybrid role where you will carry out comprehensive sensory assessments and deliver holistic, child-centred interventions either at the specially equipped sensory clinic in Solihull or out in the community. In addition to the direct clinical work, you will write detailed reports, contribute to EHCPs and work collaboratively with families, schools and healthcare teams to provide specialist recommendations regarding equipment, technology and environmental modifications.
Although working independently, you would be part of a wider Occupational Therapy team and have regular team meetings, clinical supervision and further training. There are also excellent career progression opportunities where you can develop your specialist knowledge, skills and training in Sensory Integration.
Benefits
* Performance based bonus scheme – up to £4000 p.a
* Mileage expensed
* Flexible hybrid working
* Sensory integration training provided
* Weekly 1:1 and group supervision
* Career progression opportunities
* 22 days annual leave plus bank holidays
Location
The clinic is based just outside of Solihull and you’d visit children in community settings across Walsall, Solihull, Coventry, Birmingham and surrounding areas.
Candidate
The successful candidate must have:
* A degree in Occupational Therapy
* HCPC registration
* Car and UK driving licence
* At least 3 years’ experience working with children who have complex needs, learning disabilities, brain injuries, backgrounds of trauma and/or physical disabilities
* Minimum of Level 2 in Sensory Integration and willingness to do additional training
* Good knowledge of anatomy and physiology
Interview Process
Informal conversation with Director, followed by a site visit and formal interview.
Contact details:
If you would like to be considered for this opportunity, please contact Lynette Robb directly on 0161 509 0419. Alternatively email an updated CV to lrobb@compassltd.co.uk
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