- Salary:
- FTE £39576 - £45830 DOE
- Role type:
- Part Time, Term-Time Only
- Hours:
- 38hrs weekly / 39 weeks per year
- Contract type:
- Permanent
- Contract:
- Term-time only
- Location:
- Hereford, Mamhilad, Wales, Ullenwood, Worcester
- Closing Date:
- 27/06/2025
- Job Details:
National Star is excited to recruit a Senior Therapist Assessor iwthin Occupation Therapy to provide high quality pre-entry therapy assessments for prospective learners with complex physical and learning needs, ensuring the holistic understanding of each learner’s therapy needs prior to enrolment at National Star.
This role bridges assessment and therapy, offering potential students and families an expert clinical perspective during the admissions process. The post holder will not hold a traditional therapy caseload but will play a key role in shaping therapy provision recommendations through functional and subjective assessments. To ensure maintenance of clinical skills, there will be opportunities to be involved in direct therapy delivery to our young people.
The therapist will work collaboratively with the Assessments team and their respective disciplines therapy team (Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy or Speech & Language Therapy) to contribute to the formulation of person centred recommendations for therapy input, equipment needs, and support strategies.
This is a this is a critical role within the organisation contributing to the success of student placements.
Important Information
At National Star, we know the value of a diverse workforce, and welcome applications from all areas of the community. This includes those with disabilities, and we are a proud Disability Confident employer and are committed to providing equal opportunities. In 2018 National Star received an 'Outstanding' from Ofsted.
Please note that all applicants will be expected to undertake a DBS Disclosure, and undergo the necessary employer checks. The level of disclosure to be applied for will be dependent on your job role and will be discussed with you during the recruitment process but is usually an enhanced level. Where appropriate, the adult and child barred lists will be checked and we will not employ anyone who appears on either of those registers.
We prefer people to submit an online application as this helps support the charity in saving money. If you have a disability and need to apply using an alternative format, or if you have any technical problems with our recruitment system, please call the HR Team on 01242 527631 or email hr.test@3dmarcomms.com
All future correspondence with you will be via email (application acknowledgement, invitation to interview etc). Please check your email regularly.
