Newly Qualified Occupational Therapist

Are you a Newly Qualified Occupational Therapistwanting to gain experience working with people with additionalneeds?

You'llwork 80% of your contractual hours for 100% of your pay, giving youmore time to do the things that make you happy. 4DWW is subject tosuccessful completion of probation and is not a contractualbenefit

JobTitle: NewlyQualified Occupational Therapist

Location: Westbourne School - East Midlands

Salary: Salary starting from £29,500 DOE

Hours: 37.5hours per week, Monday - Friday

Contract: Permanent, 52weeks

About therole

We understand the valueof helping our employees to achieve their Continued ProfessionalDevelopment goals and offer a £2,000 training allowance to allowyou to complete role specific training tailored to your individualrequirements.

We are looking for anenthusiastic newly qualified Occupational Therapist to join ourexpanding team. In the role you would be required tocomplete a preceptorship year under the supervision of a senioroccupational therapist before working more independently followingcompetencies being signed off. As a registered practitioner youwill be expected to implement a holistic, therapeutic and dynamicapproach to helping our pupils in their daily lives withsupervision, whilst being personally responsible for yourprofessional practice and maintenance of CPD. As part of themulti-disciplinary team, you will assess and treat individualswithin the service, delivering meaningful activity within anindividual and group environment. You will be required to doscreening and assessments as required, with report writing beingsupported by your supervisor initially. In addition, you willprovide information and training to staff, commissionersand other agencies as required.

You wouldbe working within our supportive multi-disciplinary therapy team tohelp create an environment where our pupils can flourish, learn anddevelop. The team includes Psychology, Speech and Language Therapy,Occupational Therapy and therapy assistants. Someone with arounded and integrated approach to care, education and clinicalservices would be perfect for this role.

Location: Westbourne School - EastMidlands

About the Group

Outcomes First Group is the largest independent providerof special needs education and care. We have services covering allof England and North Wales. We are a vital part of localcommunities in England, Scotland and Wales with a renownedreputation for quality and positive outcomes for the people weeducate and care for.

We are really proud to saythat in 2024, Outcomes First Group were officially certified as a'Great Place to Work' for the fifth year running.

Our divisional brands include Acorn Educationand Options Autism.

For more information onthe group pleasevisit:

Essential Criteria:

• Occupational Therapy BSc(Hons).

• Registered with theHCPC and RCOT registered.

• Ability to work under pressure and todeadlines.

• Clinicalproblem-solving ability.

• Ability to assess young people's needs andformulate a treatment plan, from a range of OTmodalities.

• Ability tocommunicate effectively to all including families, carers, LocalAuthorities and wider communities.

• Ability to keep legible and accurate records inaccordance with HCPC & RCOT.

• Ability to be autonomous including whenorganising, delegating and prioritising.

• Good team player in allareas.

• Ability to motivateself and others.

• To beflexible to the changing needs of the YP andservice.

• Responsible andreliable.

• Goodorganisational skills.

• Ableto use initiative and be innovative.

• Able to work underpressure.

• Professionalappearance.

What's in it for you?

You will be working with an ambitious and driven servicethat's really going places, supported by an exceptional team oflikeminded individuals who are keen to learn from you. This is anopportunity to enrich the lives of the people we support and make apositive difference, in a role where you have autonomy.

We offer a friendly and inclusive working environmentwhere our people are heard, respected and hugely valued. We wantour employees to come to work with energy, determination and mostimportantly we want them to be happy in their work. We are wellaware that it is our highly skilled teams that make Outcomes FirstGroup the success it is, and we want this to continue. This is whywe provide a range of benefits designed to support you, not just inyour work life but also on a personal level too. We want you to bethe best you can be and offer genuine opportunities for careerdevelopment and progression.

For furtherinformation on this role please refer the Job Description andPerson Specification attached. To discuss this role in more detail,please contact:

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Why work forus?

Benefits

Your health and wellbeing are important to us, soyou'll get an exceptional reward packageincluding:

• LifeAssurance Pension scheme with options to increase yourcontributions

• "YourWellbeing Matters" - access to a wide range of first-class mentalhealth support services and physical healthchecks

• Work 4 days, be paidfor 5 T&C's apply - following successful completion of theprobation period

• FamilyGrowth Support - inclusive benefits package covering enhancedmaternity and paternity leave, along with paid fertility treatmentsupport.

And amarket-leading benefit offering through our Flexible BenefitsPlatform, Vista, enables you to choose the package that's right foryou, including:

• Awide range of health, wellbeing, and insurancebenefits

• 100's of discountoptions valid in the UK and abroad

• Cycle to Work Schemes

• Electric Car PurchaseScheme

• Critical illnesscover

And that'snot all, we place the outcomes of our people in our services at theheart of everything we do, so you'll wake every day in theknowledge that your role will have a significant positive impact onthe lives of others.

AtOutcomes First Group we are committed to the safeguarding andpromoting the welfare of our service users. All successfulapplicants will be subject to social media checks and successfulapplicants to a fully enhanced DBS EqualOpportunities

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