Occupational Therapist - #2191219

Occupational Therapist
Manchester
£46,000 per annum
Full-Time, Permanent
Specialist School / SEND Education

Are you a qualified Occupational Therapist looking for an opportunity where you can make a genuine difference to children and young people?

We’re recruiting an HCPC registered Occupational Therapist to join a supportive multidisciplinary team within a specialist school in Manchester.
You’ll work directly with children and young people with a range of SEND, including autism, learning disabilities, developmental needs and sensory processing differences. The focus will be on helping pupils develop their independence, functional skills and ability to engage both in and outside the classroom.

As an Occupational Therapist, you’ll provide individualised assessment, intervention and therapeutic support based around each pupil’s needs.

You’ll work closely with teachers, support staff, families and other professionals, ensuring occupational therapy is fully integrated into each young person’s education and wider support.

We’re Looking For

• Degree or recognised qualification in Occupational Therapy
• Current HCPC registration
• Experience working with children and young people
• Ideally, experience within SEND, schools, specialist education or a similar setting
• Strong assessment, communication and report-writing skills
• Ability to work independently while contributing effectively within an MDT
• A practical, person-centred and solution-focused approach

Experience or knowledge of sensory processing, autism, ADHD, learning disabilities, complex needs, emotional regulation or functional independence would be particularly beneficial.
What’s on Offer?

• £46,000 per annum
• Full-time, permanent position
• Specialist school environment
• Supportive multidisciplinary team
• Ongoing training and professional development
• Supportive leadership
• Generous annual leave entitlement
• Pension scheme
• Employee wellbeing programme
• The opportunity to make a meaningful difference to children and young people with additional needs

If you’re an Occupational Therapist, Paediatric Occupational Therapist or HCPC registered OT with experience working with children and young people, particularly within schools or SEND, we’d love to hear from you.

Please send your CV to or call Charley directly on for a confidential discussion.

Find Medical is acting as a Recruitment Consultancy for this permanent vacancy. We offer a £500 voucher or charity donation for any successful referral once the candidate passes probation/rebate period.