OCCUPATIONAL THERAPIST

Salary: NHS Band 7, Points 15-17 £49,387 - £56,515 (actual starting salary £26,542 - 3 days per week)
Full-time/Part-time Negotiable Hours, Term time only INSET days plus extra two days in holidays
Days/Times 3 days per week
Qualifications HCPC registered Occupational Therapist

Experience

We would welcome applications from therapists with experience, knowledge and skills in at least one of the following areas: Complex needs, Sensory Integration, Physical Disability or Autism, Positive Behaviour support and managing people or a team.

Closing Date for applications Friday 26th June 2026, at noon (We reserve the right to close the advert early in the event of high levels of applications)
Interview Date TBA
Starting Date ASAP – to be discussed at interview

Status: Permanent

An exciting opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist has arisen, who has experience in managing a team and is looking to work in a friendly and rewarding environment. This is a term-time-only position with variety within the role, supporting access to education and care.

An Occupational Therapist is required to work in a lively environment with a friendly, well-established and highly specialist multi-disciplinary team. Working with children and young people aged between 5 – 25. Therapists with knowledge, experience and skills in at least one of the following areas are invited to apply, complex needs, Sensory Integration, physical disability or autism, positive behaviour support and managing a small team would be beneficial.

The opportunity to be creative and innovative within the role of Occupational Therapist, developing the role of Occupational Therapy within the setting, delivering person centered therapy to achieve positive outcomes for the children and young people we work with.

St Rose's is a non-maintained special school and specialist college for students with severe, complex, profound and multiple learning difficulties.  We have provision from 2 to 25 years; with our post-19 students attending St Martin’s, our on-site college.  

St Rose’s is an inspiring, stimulating and rewarding place to work, where new challenges abound.  We have a strong commitment to support staff in continuing their professional development, and we offer many ways to achieve this. Our staff enjoy a strong sense of community and professional support, as well as a lively and cheerful environment to work in.  We recognise that our staff are our most important asset, and we are aware that the quality and commitment of our staff is crucial to our success. 

We offer all our staff the following benefits:

• A supportive ethos and well-being of all staff
• Employee Assistance Programme through Optima Health
• Employer contributions to Nest Pensions or Teachers Pension Scheme
• Excellent CPD opportunities and career progression
• Free meals for care staff working evenings and weekends
• Free parking
• Free use of our hydrotherapy swimming pool on a Monday evening (term time only)
• Non-teaching staff salaries are in line with NJC bands and NHS Bands
• Paid study support (criteria applies)
• Subsidised fees for our on-site Nursery
• Subsidised lunches
• Very generous annual leave entitlement for non-teaching staff equating to 30 days plus bank holidays (pro-rata for part time or term time only posts).
• Staff referral/recruitment bonus of £100

Candidates will require an enhanced DBS check and two satisfactory references prior to taking up the post.    Applications should be made by application form only.  CVs will not be accepted.  We are unable to offer sponsorship.

For an informal conversation about the position or to arrange an informal visit, please contact Abi Clark, Lead Occupational Therapist and Deputy Head of College on the number in the contact details.

For an application form and job description please email by clicking on Apply Now, or call the number in the contact details. 

St Rose’s is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people, and expects all staff, and volunteers, to share the same commitment. This position is subject to an enhanced DBS check.