Occupational Therapist

Are you looking for an employer who can offer you opportunities for growth and development in your occupational therapy career- all whilst working within a friendly multidisciplinary team in a rewarding environment?

Occupational Therapist

Croydon

Up to £50,000 FTE per annum DOE

37.5 hours per week Mon – Fri

Permanent, 52 weeks or Summer contract – 50 weeks

Momenta Connect offers an end-to-end solution designed to support children facing complex educational and emotional barriers. Our services are aligned with best practices from Outcomes First Group, ensuring our interventions are expert-led and impactful.

• Timely, expert-led diagnostics
  for ADHD, autism, and dyslexia.
• Immediate access to a multi-disciplinary team
  of therapists providing a full range of clinical assessments and therapies.
• Inclusion Hubs
  which integrate specialist teaching and clinical support directly within school facilities.
• Momenta 360
  , a unique program that works closely with families and schools through a clinically informed and online learning enhanced model to support reintegration into education.

Our team at Momenta 360
, delivered by the trusted Momenta Connect team, provides clear outcomes and practical recommendations to ensure every child feels understood, supported, and ready to progress.

We are seeking an enthusiastic, creative, and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our expanding multi-disciplinary team and working primarily in school settings with potential for clinic and remote based work.

As an Occupational Therapist, you will play a vital role in unlocking students' potential by assessing their needs for Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs) and providing specialised interventions. This is achieved by working collaboratively with parents, carers, multidisciplinary and teaching teams across various school and clinical settings to ensure that interventions are effectively integrated into the young person's daily life.

A key function is equipping key adults in that young person's life with the skills to confidently support them in achieving their therapy goals.

In your role as an Occupational Therapist, you will conduct comprehensive assessments of a child or young person's various developmental or learning needs for Education, Health and Care Plans (EHCPs), as well as developing and implementing individualised intervention plans and collaborating with teachers, parents, and other professionals to integrate these goals into the child or young person's daily environment. The role also involves evaluating intervention effectiveness, providing training and upskilling to key adults, and maintaining accurate documentation.

The therapist will actively participate in multidisciplinary meetings to ensure coordinated care for children and young people with complex needs.

• HCPC and RCOT registration
• Undergraduate or Masters degree in Occupational Therapy

• Paediatric occupational therapy experience
• Experience working within aspecialist paediatric setting
• Experience working within school settings
• Experience completing assessments for Education, Health, and Care Plans
• Specialist CPD and/or training
• Trauma-Informed care experience
• Experience working with paediatric social, emotional, and mental health needs

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward and flexible benefits package including:

• 52 week contract - 25 days of annual leave + years of service allowance
• Summer contract - 5 weeks off in the school summer break + 22 days of annual leave + years of service allowance.
• 1 CPD day to use towards training
• Annual CPD opportunities + Monthly internal CPD provided
• Life Assurance
• Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
• “Your Wellbeing Matters” – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
• Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
• A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
• 100s of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
• Cycle to Work Schemes
• Electric Car Purchase Scheme
• Critical illness cover

At Momenta Connect, we are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of people. All successful applicants will be subject to a fully enhanced DBS.

For more information about this role please refer to the Job Description and Job Pack.