#### Job description
**Are you a Newly Qualified Occupational Therapist wanting to gain experience
working with people with additional needs?
**
**_*You'll work 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving you
more time to do the things that make you happy.
4DWW is subject to successful
completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit*_**
**Job Title: Newly Qualified Occupational Therapist**
**Location: Westbourne School – East Midlands**
**Salary: Salary starting from £29,500 DOE**
**Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday**
**Contract: Permanent, 52weeks**
**About the role**
**We understand the value of helping our employees to achieve their Continued
Professional Development goals and offer a £2,000 training allowance to allow
you to complete role specific training tailored to your individual
requirements.
**
We are looking for an enthusiastic newly qualified Occupational Therapist to
join our expanding team.
In the role you would be required to complete a
preceptorship year under the supervision of a senior occupational therapist
before working more independently following competencies being signed off.
As
a registered practitioner you will be expected to implement a holistic,
therapeutic and dynamic approach to helping our pupils in their daily lives
with supervision, whilst being personally responsible for your professional
practice and maintenance of CPD.
As part of the multi-disciplinary team, you
will assess and treat individuals within the service, delivering meaningful
activity within an individual and group environment.
You will be required to
do screening and assessments as required, with report writing being supported
by your supervisor initially.
In addition, you will provide information and
training to staff, commissioners and other agencies as required.
You would be working within our supportive multi-disciplinary therapy team to
help create an environment where our pupils can flourish, learn and develop.
The team includes Psychology, Speech and Language Therapy, Occupational
Therapy and therapy assistants.
Someone with a rounded and integrated approach
to care, education and clinical services would be perfect for this role.
**Location: Westbourne School – East Midlands**
**About the Group**
Outcomes First Group is the largest independent provider of special needs
education and care.
We have services covering all of England and North Wales.
We are a vital part of local communities in England, Scotland and Wales with a
renowned reputation for quality and positive outcomes for the people we
educate and care for.
We are really proud to say that in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially
certified as a 'Great Place to Work' for the fifth year running.
Our divisional brands include Acorn Education and Options Autism.
For more information on the group please visit:
Criteria:**
* Occupational Therapy BSc (Hons).
* Registered with the HCPC and RCOT registered.
* Ability to work under pressure and to deadlines.
* Clinical problem-solving ability.
* Ability to assess young people's needs and formulate a treatment plan, from a range of OT modalities.
* Ability to communicate effectively to all including families, carers, Local Authorities and wider communities.
* Ability to keep legible and accurate records in accordance with HCPC & RCOT.
* Ability to be autonomous including when organising, delegating and prioritising.
* Good team player in all areas.
* Ability to motivate self and others.
* To be flexible to the changing needs of the YP and service.
* Responsible and reliable.
* Good organisational skills.
* Able to use initiative and be innovative.
* Able to work under pressure.
* Professional appearance.
**What's in it for you?
**
You will be working with an ambitious and driven service that's really going
places, supported by an exceptional team of likeminded individuals who are
keen to learn from you.
This is an opportunity to enrich the lives of the
people we support and make a positive difference, in a role where you have
autonomy.
We offer a friendly and inclusive working environment where our people are
heard, respected and hugely valued.
We want our employees to come to work with
energy, determination and most importantly we want them to be happy in their
work.
We are well aware that it is our highly skilled teams that make Outcomes
First Group the success it is, and we want this to continue.
This is why we
provide a range of benefits designed to support you, not just in your work
life but also on a personal level too.
We want you to be the best you can be
and offer genuine opportunities for career development and progression.
For further information on this role please refer the Job Description and
Person Specification attached.
To discuss this role in more detail, please
contact:
**To view the job description, please click here**
**Why work for us?
**
**Benefits**
**Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you'll get an exceptional
reward package including:**
* Life Assurance Pension scheme with options to increase your contributions
* "Your Wellbeing Matters" – access to a wide range of first-class mental health support services and physical health checks
* Work 4 days, be paid for 5 *T&C;s apply - following successful completion of the probation period
* Family Growth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhanced maternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatment support.
**And a market-leading benefit offering through our Flexible Benefits
Platform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that's right for you,
including:**
* A wide range of health, wellbeing, and insurance benefits
* 100's of discount options valid in the UK and abroad
* Cycle to Work Schemes
* Electric Car Purchase Scheme
* Critical illness cover
**And that's not all, we place the outcomes of our people in our services at
the heart of everything we do, so you'll wake every day in the knowledge that
your role will have a significant positive impact on the lives of others.
**
**At Outcomes First Group we are committed to the safeguarding and promoting
the welfare of our service users.
All successful applicants will be subject to
social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS Equal
Opportunities**
**Vacancy ID 005024**
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