Band 5 Occupational Therapist
Description du poste
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Hours: Full time (8am-4pm, Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday, 8-5pm Tuesdays) term time only
Your new school
Gretton School welcomes autistic children and young people aged from 5-19 years old, as weekly boarders or as day learners.
Every learner at Gretton has a diagnosis of Autism, and the ability to learn at or above the level of their mainstream peers, but require a specialist setting in order to achieve their remarkable potential.
As autism specialists, we understand that consistent daily routines and staffing helps to keep anxiety at a minimum and ensures that our learners feel safe and confident in their surroundings.
We have a high staff to learner ratio and classes are small and personal - we know each of our learners really well and employ the best strategies to support them in their everyday school life.
A broad curriculum, an emphasis on holistic development, and the development of life and social skills, means that we are able to bring out the best in all our learners, and to provide them with opportunities to flourish.
At whatever stage a young person joins Gretton, we will ensure they are happy and prepared to make the most of the opportunities, responsibilities and experiences of life.
Your new role
As a Band 5 Occupational Therapist, you will deliver high-quality, evidence-based therapy interventions to children and young people with autism and sensory integration needs. This role offers the opportunity to develop your clinical skills in a specialist environment while making a tangible difference to students' lives.
Key responsibilities include:
- Delivering universal, targeted and specialist OT interventions, including 1:1, group and class-based programmes
- Assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating therapy programmes across two school sites
- Working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team including education, safeguarding, behavioural and leadership teams
- Contributing to IEPs, IBPs and Annual Reviews, ensuring therapy is embedded into educational outcomes
- Supporting students with sensory processing difficulties and dysregulated behaviours using tailored strategies
- Maintaining accurate clinical records and producing professional reports
- Delivering training to staff and contributing to the wider therapeutic approach of the school
- Participating in CPD, service development and clinical audit activities
This is an autonomous yet well-supported role, ideal for a motivated Occupational Therapist keen to grow within a specialist paediatric setting.
What you'll need to succeed
To be successful in this Band 5 Occupational Therapist position, you will bring:
- A recognised Occupational Therapy qualification and HCPC registration (or eligibility)
- Experience working with children and young people, ideally within autism or sensory integration settings
- Knowledge of sensory integration, behaviour support and therapeutic intervention planning
- Strong communication skills and the ability to build effective relationships with students, families and colleagues
- The ability to work both autonomously and collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
- A commitment to safeguarding, professional development and evidence-based practice
Desirable (but not essential):
- Postgraduate training or experience in sensory integration or specialist OT practice
What you'll get in return
- Competitive salary aligned with NHS Band 5 pay scales (£32,073 - £39,043)
- Term-time only working pattern, supporting work-life balance
- Structured CPD opportunities and ongoing training in specialist areas
- The opportunity to work within a supportive, collaborative and values-driven team
- Experience in a highly specialist setting with excellent career development potential
- The chance to make a meaningful and lasting difference to the lives of young people
Safeguarding recruitment statement
Gretton School is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff to share this commitment, applicants must be willing to undergo child protection screening, including checks with employers and the Disclosure & Barring Service. We aim to be a fair employer and are committed to equal opportunities. Gretton School does not discriminate against employees on the basis of gender, ethnic origin, disability or age.
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Compétences clés extraites
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Nos conseils pour postuler
5 recommandations générées par notre IA pour maximiser vos chances.
⭐ Place your HCPC registration status prominently in your Personal Statement — the advert lists it as the primary requirement and ATS filters will screen for it first.
📊 Quantify your caseload experience: e.g. 'Managed a caseload of 25 paediatric clients, delivering 40+ therapy sessions per term across 1:1 and group formats'.
🎯 Explicitly reference sensory integration and autism in your skills section — the advert names both as core competencies and a generic 'paediatric OT' label will not stand out.
📝 Tailor your CV to highlight any experience contributing to IEPs, IBPs or Annual Reviews, as the advert specifically calls these out as key responsibilities.
🤝 Include a bullet on staff training delivery if applicable — the advert mentions 'delivering training to staff' as a distinct duty, which many OT CVs omit.
Bullets CV suggérés
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- •Delivered sensory integration programmes to a caseload of 22 autistic pupils aged 6-16, achieving measurable reduction in dysregulated classroom incidents by 30% over two terms.
- •Contributed to 18 Annual Reviews and IEP cycles within a multidisciplinary team, ensuring OT goals were embedded into each student's educational outcomes and tracked termly.
- •Designed and delivered a 3-session sensory awareness training programme for 14 teaching assistants, resulting in consistent application of sensory strategies across 4 classrooms.
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Dear Hiring Manager,
Gretton School's autism-specialist model — combining sensory integration therapy with embedded educational outcomes across IEPs and IBPs — is precisely the clinical environment in which I want to develop as a Band 5 Occupational Therapist. The school's high staff-to-learner ratio and commitment to evidence-based, individualised intervention aligns directly with the therapeutic approach I have built throughout my career working with autistic children and young people.
My background in paediatric occupational therapy includes delivering 1:1 and group-based sensory integration programmes, contributing to multidisciplinary reviews, and producing clinical reports to HCPC standards. I hold full HCPC registration and have experience supporting students with dysregulated behaviours through tailored sensory strategies, as well as delivering training to education staff to embed therapeutic approaches into daily school routines.
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Questions probables d'entretien
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Techniques
- ›How do you approach a sensory integration assessment for a newly enrolled autistic pupil, and which standardised tools do you use?
- ›Describe how you would design a group-based OT programme for students with sensory processing difficulties in a classroom setting.
- ›How do you embed therapeutic goals into a student's IEP or IBP to ensure education and therapy outcomes are aligned?
- ›What evidence-based frameworks do you draw on when planning interventions for children with dysregulated behaviour linked to sensory needs?
- ›How do you structure your clinical records and reports to meet both HCPC standards and the expectations of an educational setting?
Comportementales
- ›Tell me about a time you worked within a multidisciplinary team to support a child with complex needs — what was your specific contribution?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to adapt a therapy programme because it was not achieving the expected outcomes for a young person.
- ›Give an example of when you delivered training to non-clinical staff. How did you ensure the content was accessible and applied in practice?
- ›Tell me about a time you managed a high caseload autonomously. How did you prioritise and maintain clinical standards?
- ›Describe a situation where you had to build trust with a student who was resistant to therapy. What strategies did you use?
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Tell me about a time you worked within a multidisciplinary team to support a child with complex needs — what was your specific contribution?
Describe a situation where you had to adapt a therapy programme because it was not achieving the expected outcomes for a young person.