Health Practitioner​/SEND Assessor

Overview

Health Practitioner / SEND Trusted Assessor — Clinical Psychologist | Occupational Therapist | Physiotherapist | Speech and Language Therapist

A flexible opportunity for registered health professionals to support children and young people with SEND through high-quality assessment and therapeutic input across education, health and care pathways.

Multiple Positions Available

Salary: £30 to £45 per Hour

Location:

Hybrid (Office, Community and Home Working), Devon, South West England

Job Type: Self-Employed, Part-Time, Contract

Working hours:

Flexible hours between 9am – 5pm, Monday to Friday

We have a fantastic new job opportunity for a Health Practitioner / SEND Trusted Assessor to provide specialist assessment and therapeutic support for children and young people with identified additional needs. This role plays a key part in education, health and care assessment pathways.

As a Health Practitioner / SEND Trusted Assessor, you will deliver trauma-informed and neurodevelopmental assessments, contribute to Education, Health and Care Needs Assessments, and provide therapy aligned with Education, Health and Care Plans. You will work collaboratively within multidisciplinary settings.

This Health Practitioner / SEND Trusted Assessor role offers flexible, part-time working with a hybrid model, allowing a balance of home, community and office-based work while making a meaningful impact for children and families.

• Clinical Assessments: Completing assessments to inform Education, Health and Care Needs Assessments
• Therapy Delivery: Providing therapy as outlined within Education, Health and Care Plans
• Report Writing: Producing clear, transferable clinical reports and recommendations
• Annual Review Input: Contributing professional advice to Education, Health and Care Plan reviews
• Outcome-Focused Intervention: Delivering goal-based, time-limited therapeutic work
• Multi-Agency Working
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  Collaborating with education, health and social care professionals
• Care Transitions: Supporting discharge planning and transitions to appropriate services
• Clinical Governance: Maintaining accurate records and complying with safeguarding and data protection standards
• Professional Development: Engaging in supervision, reflective practice and ongoing CPD

ESSENTIAL

• Registration with the HCPC in a relevant health profession
• Previous experience in trauma-informed and neurodevelopmental practice
• Experience completing assessments and contributing to SEND pathways
• Proven ability to produce high-quality clinical reports
• Strong communication, clinical judgement and IT skills
• Ability to work independently and within multidisciplinary teams

DESIRABLE

• Experience with attachment-based and trauma-informed models
• A background in Education, Health and Care assessments
• Experience supporting children and young people with neurodivergence

• Flexible part-time working with no evenings or weekends
• Hybrid working across home, office and community settings
• Access to ongoing CPD and specialist training
• Supportive clinical supervision and reflective team culture

This role requires an Enhanced DBS check

To be considered for this job vacancy, please submit your CV to our Recruitment Team who will review your details. CVs of job applicants meeting this requirement will be submitted to our client for consideration. By submitting your job application to us you are giving us your express consent to submit your details to our client for this purpose.

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