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Location: Ray Lodge office, 91 Ray Lodge Road, Woodford Green, IG8 7PG

Permanent – Full Time

Not all Occupational Therapy Jobs are in the NHS. Are you looking for a new challenge and a chance to support the development of an innovative paediatric service? You should join the Therapies team at the London Borough of Redbridge.

We are delighted to be able to offer 2 committed and dynamic experienced Occupational Therapists the opportunity to join our Community Children's Occupational Therapy London Borough of Redbridge SEND therapies service.

Redbridge Education, Access and Inclusion Services have exceptional specialist support services delivering to a wide range of schools and education settings.

We expanded this central service in September 2021 to include a dedicated school focused Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy service.

The service works with children in both mainstream and special schools to provide interventions and support for children to improve their ability to engage in education along with developing skills to support independence and optimal function. The post holder will have the opportunity to work with children who have a wide variety of physical and learning needs including Autistic spectrum disorder, Cerebral Palsy, Down Syndrome and Global Developmental Delay. This will include, assessing functional need, developing and modelling intervention plans and evaluating progress.

Our aim is to provide training and advice to schools, giving teachers and staff the tools to develop each child as an individual using an inclusive and functional approach to learning.

We work in close partnership with colleagues in health, education, and social care to provide a high-quality service. We are looking for someone who is highly motivated and enthusiastic to join our team, ideally who has previous experience working with children.

We’ll provide you with:

• Excellent CPD opportunities and career progression
• A supportive management team.
• Regular team meetings, peer support and supervision, clinical focus groups and the opportunity to attend Regional Networks
• In-Service Training including in areas of clinical leadership
• Annual Appraisal
• Opportunities to contribute to Local Authority quality improvement work and innovations
• Opportunities to be actively involved in the design and implementation of the team annual planning
• A competitive salary and pension package
• A range of lifestyle, retail and leisure discounts
• A generous annual leave allowance

All posts are subject to DBS and Right to Work checks, HCPC membership, and relevant Royal College Membership.

If you would like to have an informal discussion, you can contact Nicola Wolf by email;

Nicola.Wolf@redbridge.gov.uk to arrange a suitable time.

Successful applicants will be invited to Interview on a rolling basis as and when their application has been successful.

Job Description and Person Specification

To apply for this post please complete the online application form and attach your CV and a Covering Letter addressing how you meet the criteria for the role as stated in the person specification.

All short-listed applicants will need to demonstrate proof of right to work in the UK.

We are committed to employment practices that promote diversity and inclusion in employment and welcome applications from qualified applicants regardless of age, disability, gender identity, sex, marriage and civil partnership status, pregnancy and maternity status, colour, race, religion, or belief.