Occupational Therapist Specialist - Various Hampshire Locations

Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke, Basingstoke, Hampshire, RG22 5TH

18 days remaining to apply

• Closing date

  7 June 2026 at 11:59pm

• Date listed

  20 May 2026

Job details

• Job role:
  • Teacher
• Visa sponsorship: Visas cannot be sponsored
• Working pattern: Part time, full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £39,862.00 - £47,181.00 Annually (FTE) Equivalent to NHS Band 6 -Pro Rata for 39 weeks

Occupational Therapist Specialist - Various Hampshire Locations job summary

We are a highly successful, award-winning Specialist Multi Academy Trust for children and young people aged 4-19 with Autism Spectrum Condition (ASC) and Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) needs.

Across our nine sites, we offer state-of-the-art facilities and a highly skilled staff team, enabling us to deliver outstanding education and care across a wide range of behavioural and autism needs.

We are seeking a dedicated Occupational Therapist Specialist to join our multidisciplinary team and help develop and deliver a high-quality, integrated therapy service across the Trust.

About the role:
You will play a key role in establishing and developing occupational therapy provision, delivering specialist, outcome-focused interventions and embedding therapeutic strategies across the curriculum. You will also support staff development through training programmes, contribute to a holistic, joined-up approach to pupil support, and provide clinical leadership within your area of expertise.

About you:

• Qualified Occupational Therapist with HCPC and RCOT registration
• Experience working with children with ASC and/or SEMH
• Skilled in delivering training and working collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team
• Committed to evidence-based, functional and outcome-focused practice

This is a fantastic opportunity to make a meaningful difference within a forward-thinking and supportive organisation.

Join us—and help change lives, shape futures, and make a lasting impact.

Equality, Diversity and Inclusion are at the heart of everything we do. We actively promote a culture where everyone is treated fairly and has the opportunity to thrive.

Chiltern Way is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children and young people and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS check. Chiltern Way Academy will comply with its obligations under the GDPR and other data protection legislation.

Further information about the job

The candidate will be required to undergo a full enhanced DBS check and must be eligible to work in the UK.

Visas cannot be sponsored.

If you're interested in teaching or training to teach in England as an international citizen, we can help you understand your next steps.

Commitment to safeguarding

Our organisation is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults. We expect all staff, volunteers and trustees to share this commitment.

Our recruitment process follows the keeping children safe in education guidance.

Offers of employment may be subject to the following checks (where relevant):
childcare disqualification
Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS)
medical
online and social media
prohibition from teaching
right to work
satisfactory references
suitability to work with children

You must tell us about any unspent conviction, cautions, reprimands or warnings under the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975.

Applying for the job

This school accepts applications through their own website, where you may also find more information about this job.

CVs will not be accepted for this application.

About Chiltern Way Academy Basingstoke

• School type: Academies, None, ages 9 to 16
• School size: 50 pupils enrolled
• Age range: 9 to 16
• Ofsted report: View Ofsted report
• See more jobs: teaching-vacancies.service.gov.uk/organisations/the-coppice-spring-academy-basingstoke

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