Lead Clinician - Occupational Therapist

Job Title

Lead Clinician - Occupational Therapist

Dibden Park School – Hampshire SO45 5TD

£50,000 - £60,000 FTE DOE

37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday 8am - 4pm

Permanent (Term time only, or flexibility around full-time contract can be discussed based on your personal circumstances)

Full valid UK driving licence and access to own transport

Are you looking for an employer who can offer you opportunities for growth and development in your clinical career
- All whilst working with a friendly multidisciplinary team in a rewarding education setting?

Do you want to have opportunities to participate in research projects, special interest groups and form part of a wider clinical network that meets regularly for training & development?

Do you want to have flexibility and be able to work creatively to deliver specialist assessments and interventions fostering independence within an education setting?

How about working for an employer who has been awarded a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the 5th year running?

Does working 4 days a week with FULL pay sound like a dream?! It doesn't have to be! Have a better work/life balance and come and work for Outcomes First Group!

We are looking for a Lead Clinician – Occupational Therapist to manage our in‑house Clinical Team at Dibden Park School. The postholder will work collaboratively with both the school’s Senior Leadership Team (SLT) and the Regional Clinical Lead. The role will be split between clinically leading the team and holding a therapy caseload. Working collaboratively with the team, the postholder will deliver bespoke assessment and intervention plans for our students who may present with complex profiles of need as a result of autism and other types of neurodivergence, developmental trauma and social, emotional and mental health (SEMH) needs.

Meeting the needs of EHCP plans will be a primary focus in this role, target led, via the OFG ‘all’, ‘group’ and ‘individual’ clinical ways of working, embedded into our clinical practice. They will also be responsible for coordinating the line management of the members of the onsite clinical team and leading on the service development of the clinical school‑based service, alongside the school SLT and Regional Clinical Lead.

Our Clinical Teams help maintain a person‑centred, empowering approach always putting the pupils we support at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and the pupils we support are heard, respected, and involved in decisions that affect them. We strive for excellence, which is why we are one of the leading service providers in the UK.

With this in mind, we are looking for a Lead Clinician who shares our vision to use innovative approaches to enhance the quality of life and outcomes of the pupils we support.

Dibden Park School – Hampshire – Dibden Park School forms part of our Acorn Education brand, and is an independent specialist day school, supporting children and young people aged 5 – 16

• Dibden Park School
• School Finder - Acorn

For further information regarding this vacancy please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification attached.

• HCPC registered Occupational Therapist
• Valid and up to date professional Registration & membership of professional body e.g. BPS
• Minimum 2 years post qualification experience preferably in a child/education setting, preferably management experience.
• Experience with in the specialist client group; working with autistic individuals and/or those with complex needs.
• Clear and concise report writing relating to clinical and research activities
• Experience of providing supervision and supporting a therapy team
• Ability to work independently
• Ability to work dynamically and within a growing and developing clinical service
• Experience of multi-professional work with teams or services within the designated specialty preferred
• Full UK valid driving licence and access to own vehicle

Alongside working with a network of over 350 clinical colleagues with regular forums for peer reflection and practice development, Outcomes First Group offer an array of…