Specialist Occupational Therapist

Overview

Are you a skilled and passionate Occupational Therapist ready to make a real difference in the lives of children and young people? Together Trust is looking for a Specialist OT to join our dynamic Therapy Service, providing support primarily in mainstream schools across Greater Manchester. As a Specialist OT, you'll work autonomously while being part of a multi-disciplinary team of professionals, including Speech & Language Therapists, Psychologists, and Positive Behaviour Support Practitioners.

You'll provide direct therapy, advice, training, and support to students, staff, and families, ensuring interventions are evidence-based and impactful. We value your professional development—you'll have opportunities to pursue areas of clinical interest, attend training, and contribute to service innovation.

• Manage your own caseload of students across schools, working closely with teachers, teams, and families.
• Conduct holistic assessments using clinical expertise and observation.
• Lead your professional growth, including appraisals, goal setting, and training opportunities.
• Supervise and mentor junior colleagues, promoting a positive and inclusive school culture.
• Monitor and manage risk while supporting colleagues to build awareness.
• Contribute to service development and innovation in clinical practice.
• Engage in specialist interest areas and professional networks to enhance practice.
• Promotion of wellbeing across the organisation, including Mental Health First Aiders offering wellbeing support from trained colleagues and free weekly yoga sessions in person or online.
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme for you and adults at your home.

Together we make a difference, develop and learn, and support each other. Every day with us is different, but our mission remains the same:
To champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support - they are at the heart of everything we do. We stand by them and we work together for change. Alongside an incredible team of like-minded peers, you will be working behind-the-scenes to support our staff, volunteers, families, and supporters. You will be helping our work happen across the charity;

enabling us to care for and champion the rights, needs and ambitions of the people we support.

• Degree in Occupational Therapy, HCPC-registered, and RCOT member.
• Experience working with young people, including those with complex needs or Autism Spectrum Conditions.
• Skilled in assessment, intervention, and delivering training.
• Ability to work independently while collaborating with a wider team.
• Passionate about embedding therapy into everyday learning.
• Experience of working in mainstream school settings.

• Generous pension scheme and death in service benefit, up to 7% company pension contributions initially rising with length of service and up to 6 x basic salary death in service benefit.
• Occupational sick pay and family friendly policies including enhanced maternity, paternity and adoptive leave.
• Reward and Discount platform offering discounts at high street shops, travel, insurances etc.
• Cycle to work scheme.