Occupational Therapist - 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: Full time
• Contract type: Permanent
• Full-time equivalent salary: £32,061.00 - £38,220.00 Annually (FTE) Equivalent to NHS Band 5 - Pro-rata based on 39 weeks per annum

Occupational Therapist - Various Hampshire Locations job summary

We are an award-winning, Outstanding co-educational specialist trust supporting boys and girls 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 provide high-quality education and care for the full spectrum of behavioural and autism-related needs. Our compassionate, structured environment is centred on a purposeful and inclusive curriculum.

We are seeking a passionate Occupational Therapist to join our multidisciplinary team and play a key role in developing and delivering an integrated therapy service across the academy.

In this role, you will contribute to the development of an occupational therapy service that meets the diverse needs of our pupils, delivering specialist, outcome-focused interventions and embedding therapeutic strategies across the curriculum. You will also support staff development through training and collaboration, ensuring a consistent, holistic approach to supporting young people.

At Chiltern Way Academy Trust, we are dedicated to supporting young people with ASC and SEMH through innovative and nurturing education.

About the role:
You will lead on establishing and developing a high-quality occupational therapy provision, supporting pupils with a diverse range of needs. This includes delivering specialist, outcome-focused interventions, embedding therapeutic strategies across the curriculum, and training staff to enhance inclusive practice. You will work collaboratively with colleagues, families, and external professionals to provide a truly holistic approach to care and education.

About you:

• Qualified Occupational Therapist with HCPC and RCOT registration
• Experience working with children with ASC and/or SEMH
• Skilled in multidisciplinary working and delivering staff training
• Committed to evidence-based, child-centred practice within an educational setting

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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