Occupational Therapist

Beaumont College provides highly personalised pathways for special school leavers, and we support them in the journey to become adults, and to live independent and fulfilling lives as far as possible.

Our main college is located on a 7 acre site with a wide range of accommodation for students to live and learn. As part of therapy team you will be working with a wide interdisciplinary team to support students to reach their full potential with their health and wellbeing and prepare for adulthood.

The Beaumont College family work closely together to provide opportunities for special school leavers to prepare for full and busy lives as adults. Empathy, patience and understanding of special educational needs or a willingness and aptitude to learn are key to the postholders appointment.

The role is 17.5 hours over 3 days Term Time Only.  

Location: Lancaster

Hours: 17.5 Hours a week Term time only

Salary: £14,236.32 to £16,577.82 Pro rata dependent on experience

(Full time equivalent £  37,939.20 to £  44,179.20)

Job Responsibilities:

This document outlines the duties required at the current time to indicate the level of responsibility. It is not a comprehensive or exhaustive list and may vary to include other reasonable requests as directed by Beaumont College Managers which do not change the general character of the job or the level of responsibility entailed.

1. To manage a caseload of young people with a range of complex conditions.
2. To undertake highly specialised Occupational Therapy assessments and treatments, working as an autonomous practitioner, managing young people with a range of complex conditions, including severe physical and cognitive difficulties.
3. To deliver Occupational therapy interventions to ensure the students reach their potential to be as independent as possible in a range of daily living, self care and educational tasks.
4. To provide assessment, equipment provision for equipment for activities of daily living.
5. To understand sensory processing difficulties and their impact on everyday tasks, advice strategies and tools to accommodate for or develop sensory processing needs in order to engage in education and community activities.
6. To provide information to the administration team with regards to predicted Occupational Therapy input for potential students funding applications.
7. To ensure Occupational Therapy practice across college is up to date, in line with current national guidelines and evidence based.
8. To take responsibility for risk assessments relating to Occupational Therapy equipment and procedures.
9. To provide training to other members of staff within the college, including education and support staff
10. To keep clear, concise, up to date and legally compliant Occupational Therapy records
11. Support in sessions – facilitating use of therapy equipment within the education sessions, confidence supporting education and support staff to use therapeutic equipment safely.
12. Use of Nourish and uploading of relevant documentation
13. Training and mentoring the wider staff team via an MDT approach and sharing of best practice to support the social model of disability.
14. This is an indicative job description and should not be seen as all encompassing, and the post holder will be expected to undertake any other responsibilities appropriate to the post as identified by the company.