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Occupational Therapist
Nightingale Community Academy
Source: UK Teaching Vacancies API · original listing ↗
Source date: 10/22/2026
About this role
We are seeking a highly organised and motivated Occupational Therapist to work collaboratively with teachers, leaders, learners and families to promote inclusion, engagement and access to learning. The role involves delivering evidence-based occupational therapy assessments and interventions, addressing barriers to learning, developing and implementing individualised therapy programmes, and monitoring progress and wellbeing. The post also contributes to whole-school inclusion and therapeutic strategies and upholds safeguarding and professional standards across all settings. Key Responsibilities: • Provide occupational therapy assessment and intervention to support learners’ access to education, wellbeing and daily functioning • Deliver targeted, evidence-based therapeutic interventions to address barriers to learning and participation • Develop, implement and review individualised occupational therapy programmes and contribute to EHCP outcomes • Work collaboratively with families, teaching staff and multi-disciplinary and external agencies • Support teaching and learning through advice, training, planning, monitoring and feedback • Uphold safeguarding, health, safety, professional standards and academy policies Key Requirements: • Degree in Occupational Therapy with HCPC registration (or eligibility to register) • Experience working with children or young people with additional needs, including neurodevelopmental and behavioural difficulties • Experience delivering individual and group-based occupational therapy interventions • Knowledge and practical experience of therapeutic approaches, inclusion and safeguarding within an educational or clinical setting • Enhanced DBS clearance (or willingness to obtain)