Band 6/7 Paediatric Occupational Therapist – Specialist SEN School
Location: Lancashire
Contract: Permanent, Full or Part-Time (Term-Time)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (flexible options available)
Salary: £37,600 – £45,400 (including paid school holidays) + excellent benefits
Our client is seeking a passionate and skilled Occupational Therapist to join their specialist SEN school team. This independent day school provides high-quality education for children and young people, many of whom are autistic and experience high levels of anxiety.
As part of a multi-disciplinary clinical team, you will play a vital role in supporting students’ development, independence, and wellbeing. You’ll work closely with educational and residential colleagues to create therapeutic living and learning environments, deliver individualised interventions, and provide consultation, workshops, and training to staff.
Deliver occupational therapy interventions tailored to children and young people with autism and complex needs.
Complete functional assessments and develop individualised therapy plans.
Provide therapeutic input across both group and one-to-one sessions.
Support staff teams with strategies to embed therapeutic approaches into daily routines.
Contribute to a collaborative, multi-disciplinary model of care and education.
HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist.
Experience delivering therapeutic interventions for children and young people with complex needs.
Confidence in supporting teams to create clinically informed environments.
Strong communication, organisation, and leadership skills.
Commitment to achieving the best outcomes for young people.
Competitive salary aligned to Band 6/7 Agenda for Change
Full school holidays included in your package.
Comprehensive induction, supervision, and ongoing clinical development programme.
Flexible benefits including medical cover, wellbeing support, and high-street discounts.
Beautiful working environments with excellent facilities.
Recommend-a-friend scheme offering £1,000 bonus.
Pulse is a leading UK and international provider of healthcare staffing; we’re unique in our commitment to delivering the highest quality service through placing the best people.
We support NHS Trusts and private health sector providers by placing expert and compliant nurses, midwives, doctors, allied health and health science staff into the right permanent and temporary roles.
Through attracting and nurturing the best people, we help our clients deliver the best compassionate care. We’re an approved supplier to the NHS and we hold contracts with NHS trusts, private hospitals, social service departments and local authorities nationwide.
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If you are interested in working for Pulse, please email your CV to info@pulsejobs.com or call us on 020 7959 1146.
