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.

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