Children's Occupational Therapist

There is an established clinical therapy team at Novalis Trust, which consists of Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Social Workers, Drama Therapist and Psychotherapists. There are regular clinical and therapy team meetings to discuss, share and track progress within the individuals therapy and to document outcomes of therapeutic interventions. This post will provide opportunities to develop your professional skills whilst being supported through working in an established team of experienced therapists.

Main duties of the job

The role will involve providing integrated Occupational Therapy standardised and observation-based assessments and delivering interventions. This may include advising on specialist equipment, developing programmes to help rebuilding lost skills and restore confidence, advising on domestic and workplace environmental alterations and coaching children in social skills and anxiety and behaviour management. In addition, a ...