Highly Specialist Children’s Occupational Therapist

Main Clinical Duties and Responsibilities • Manage a specialist school-based caseload of children and young people with SEMH needs, Autism and co-occurring complexities, providing high-quality occupational therapy assessment and intervention. • Lead the development and delivery of an evidence-based Occupational Therapy service within Fern School, including universal, targeted and specialist provision, aligned with EHCP outcomes. • Deliver school-based (and where appropriate home-based) intervention, supporting pupils to access learning, develop independence, and prepare for adulthood. • Set occupation-focused, person-centred goals collaboratively with pupils, families and school staff, ensuring shared understanding and meaningful outcomes. • Maintain high standards of clinical practice, using evidence-based approaches and outcome measures to evaluate progress at both individual and whole-class levels. • Work closely with teaching staff to design and deliver class-based and targeted intervention programmes. • Apply a holistic, occupation-centred approach, analysing the dynamic interaction between the young person, their environment, and the demands of activities to support participation in key areas (Self-care, Learning and Play/leisure) • Develop and implement individualised intervention plans, including: • Direct intervention • Environmental adaptations • Staff and parent training • Programmes and strategies to support participation • Build and maintain effective, supportive relationships with parents and carers, recognising the impact of stress and complexity. • Provide education, training and advice to school staff and families to embed consistent, long-term occupational therapy strategies. • Contribute to integrated support planning across education, health and social care, working collaboratively with: • SLT and play therapy • Local Authority SEN services Job description Job responsibilities Main Clinical Duties and Responsibilities • Manage a specialist school-based caseload of children and young people with SEMH needs, Autism and co-occurring complexities, providing high-quality occupational therapy assessment and intervention. • Lead the development and delivery of an evidence-based Occupational Therapy service within Fern School, including universal, targeted and specialist provision, aligned with EHCP outcomes. • Deliver school-based (and where appropriate home-based) intervention, supporting pupils to access learning, develop independence, and prepare for adulthood. • Set occupation-focused, person-centred goals collaboratively with pupils, families and school staff, ensuring shared understanding and meaningful outcomes. • Maintain high standards of clinical practice, using evidence-based approaches and outcome measures to evaluate progress at both individual and whole-class levels. • Work closely with teaching staff to design and deliver class-based and targeted intervention programmes. • Apply a holistic, occupation-centred approach, analysing the dynamic interaction between the young person, their environment, and the demands of activities to support participation in key areas (Self-care, Learning and Play/leisure) • Develop and implement individualised intervention plans, including: • Direct intervention • Environmental adaptations • Staff and parent training • Programmes and strategies to support participation • Build and maintain effective, supportive relationships with parents and carers, recognising the impact of stress and complexity. • Provide education, training and advice to school staff and families to embed consistent, long-term occupational therapy strategies. • Contribute to integrated support planning across education, health and social care, working collaboratively with: • SLT and play therapy • Local Authority SEN services