Ruskin Mill Trust
Occupational Therapist (Part time)
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Occupational Therapist (Part-time)
32 Hours per week, 52 weeks per year (4 days per week)
FTE Salary: £44,567 - £50,778
Actual Salary: £35,653 - £40,622
(*Salary inclusive of £2,000 market supplement, starting salary subject to qualifications and years’ experience)
We may close the vacancy ahead of the advertised closing date if sufficient applications are received to progress.
To be considered for this position please complete our online application form on our website rmt.org/jobs
About the Role
We are looking for a part-time Occupational Therapist, ideally with training in Sensory Integration, to develop an occupational therapy service embedded within Ruskin Mill’s unique method of Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) and Rudolf Steiner’s approach to human development as interventions to meet the students’ sensory and self-regulation needs as identified in the EHC plan.
Main Duties
- To provide an effective and specialised Occupational Therapy (OT) service to a defined caseload of residential and day students at Sunfield following the Trust method of Practical Skills Therapeutic Education.
- To contribute to the development of sensory and experiential learning plans for students at Sunfield in which sensory and experiential learning is interwoven within their daytime and residential activities.
- To support the creation of resources facilitating sensory and experiential activities within the day and residential provision.
- To actively develop and apply clinical skills in the area of Sensory Integration and to develop clinical skills in both occupational therapy assessment and other baseline assessments used within Sunfield, treatment planning, intervention, and evaluation.
- To provide specialist advice and support to other departments, professionals, and families / carers within the PSTE method.
- To contribute to the evaluation and continued development of the Occupational Therapy Service
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Qualifications and Experience
To undertake this position successfully you will have:
- BSc (Hons) or equivalent Occupational Therapy qualification.
- HCPC Registration.
- Sensory Integration level 2/3 minimum.
- Range of post-qualification experience in a variety of settings, including Paediatrics and/or Mental Health.
- Experience of working with autism, learners with learning difficulties and/ or learning disabilities and social-emotional behaviour.
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Benefits
Working at Ruskin Mill Trust is incredibly rewarding; we offer competitive salaries and holiday allowances, an auto-enrolment pension scheme with a salary sacrifice option, a health cash plan and employee assistance programme via Medicash.
In addition, staff receive valuable training opportunities including an in-depth interactive induction to enable our new team members to experience our Practical Skills Therapeutic Education (PSTE) curriculum and opportunities for further training and academic research including our own MSc in Practical Skills Therapeutic Education.
Full details of our benefits can be viewed on www.rmt.org/careers
Safeguarding
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. Successful applicants will be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service Enhanced Level Disclosure as well as a medical check, references, evidence of qualifications, plus verification of the right to work in the UK.
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