Job Description

Occupational Therapist -Meeko House

Salary:

Up to 44K depending on experience



33,373 ( prorata)

Location:

Wisbech



Permanent - 4 days a week/ 30 hours



The Cambian Group, the UK's largest provider of specialist services in education, mental health rehabilitation and learning disabilities, is looking for a dedicated, caring individual to join the company.



We offer excellent training and career progression opportunities as well as a variety of staff benefits.



Cambian Meeko House is a 16 bedded children's residential home catering for 12 - 18 year olds with on-going mental health needs and challenging behaviours that may prevent them from functioning within the community without continued support.



Job Role



You will be providing Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions within an assessment unit for young people with complex mental health needs. This is a health care setting where you will be working alongside Psychiatry, Psychologists, Occupational Therapy Assistants, Educators, Social Workers and Health Care Assistants and Nurses.



Working as part of a multi professional clinical team, you will be responsible for assessment of an individual's Occupational Therapy needs, and delivery of 1:1 and group interventions



You will be given the opportunity to develop management and supervision skills, whilst taking responsibility for supervision of the two Occupational Therapy assistants already in post.



Alongside this you will also be providing training, support and consultation to the team working with the young person. This includes key workers within the home, and teaching staff within the service specific education provision. As a developing service there will also be active involvement in the development of the Cambian Occupational Therapy service to ensure this is evidence based, and is able to meet the needs of the young people.



Other responsibilities will include attendance at child focused meetings, including CPA review meetings, report writing, training delivery, liaising with external agencies as required, and contributing to risk management plans and placement plans.



Candidate Profile



We are looking for an enthusiastic, motivated, forward thinking occupational therapist to join our friendly team.

Essential:

BSc or an Msc in Occupational Therapy

Registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).

Registered with COT

Demonstrate an interest in service development

Have a licence and access to own transport.

Be a strong team player.

Have excellent communication, organisational and time management skills.

You will provide quality assessments and interventions within the Model of Human Occupation.

Beneficial:

Experience in working with children & adolescents is advantageous.

In return we offer:

Full support from a multidisciplinary team

Regular clinical supervision

Preceptorship support

Meetings and peer support with Cambian Occupational Therapists

Developmental opportunities

Research opportunities & support

Internal/external training on new initiatives

25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (with increments for length of service included)



You will also learn from some of the most dedicated and inspirational people in our profession.

Note:

Successful candidates will need to meet the person specification in order to be offered this post.



Please note, due to changes implemented by the Government to the UK immigration policy, individuals who require a Health and Care Visa or a Skilled Worker Visa may no longer be eligible for sponsorship where the UKVI salary threshold is not met or if the occupation is not included in the updated Immigration Salary List (ISL). Applicants must check their eligibility to be employed in any role they are interested in applying for, prior to completing an application for employment. Any applicants who do not meet the eligibility criteria will not be progressed.



Cambian is committed to Safeguarding and protecting the young people and service users within our care.



All candidates will be subject to an enhanced DBS check and reference checks.



Cambian is an equal opportunities employer