Permanent Mental Health Occupational Therapist in Diss, Norfolk

Are you looking for an employer who can offer you opportunities for growth and development in your occupational therapy career, all whilst working within a friendly multidisciplinary team in a rewarding education setting? Do you want to have opportunities to participate in research projects, special interest groups and form part of a wider occupational therapy network that meets regularly for training & development? How about working for an employer who has been awarded a ‘Great Place to Work’ for the 5th year running? Have a better work/life balance and come and work for Outcomes First Group!

Salary: Up to £53,200 DOE plus £3000 Welcome Bonus (Welcome Bonus is payable as one payment of £1,500 after completion of one month and one further payment of £1,500 upon completion of your final probation period).

Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, hours to overlap with core school hours (Part time hours may be considered).

Contract: Permanent 52 weeks.

Essential: Full valid UK driving licence and access to own vehicle.

Your unique skills and expertise are critical to building better outcomes for our pupils. Creating an environment where our pupils can truly flourish and grow in independence is key. We understand the value of helping our employees develop in their careers. For clinicians to achieve their Continued Professional Development (CPD) goals we offer a £2000 training allowance, so that you can complete role specific training tailored to your individual requirements once your probation has been completed.

Outcomes First Group is the leading provider of world-class education. Our schools are a vital part of local communities in England, Scotland and Wales, with a renowned reputation for quality and positive outcomes for the children and young people we educate for. Our Acorn schools are there to meet the social and emotional needs of pupils who have faced trauma or adversity, equipping them for life’s important steps. Our Options Autism schools support autistic pupils to value their uniqueness and access the world in their own way. Another division, Momenta Connect, supports young people to overcome barriers and engage with education. While our most recent addition, Blenheim Schools, enables outstanding futures through high-quality independent and international schools.

We’re looking for an experienced and enthusiastic Occupational Therapist ready to grow and thrive in a collaborative, child-centred environment. You’ll be working with children and young people ages 4-19 with a range of needs, collaborating closely with education and clinical colleagues to support engagement, independence, and meaningful outcomes. Working collaboratively with the education team, you will deliver bespoke Occupational Therapy assessment and intervention to pupils who may have experienced developmental trauma, be neurodivergent or have SEMH needs.

You will work within the standards provided in the OFG Occupational Therapy Ways of Working. This will guide your practice within an education setting and clarify your roles and responsibilities, while taking into account the requirements of your governing and professional bodies. You will be given responsibility for holding an occupational therapy caseload, with the full support of your designated clinical supervisor and site lead, also contributing to staff training and consultation as required. This post would suit a resilient, creative and enthusiastic individual.

Our Clinical Teams help maintain a person-centred, empowering approach always putting the pupils we support at the forefront of everything they do. All our settings maintain a strong safeguarding culture, and the pupils we support are heard, respected, and involved in decisions that affect them. We strive for excellence, which is why we are one of the leading service providers in the UK.

With this in mind, we are looking for a Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist who shares our vision to use innovative approaches to enhance the quality of life and outcomes of the pupils we support.

Acorn Park School – Norfolk NR16 2HU - Acorn Park school forms part of our Options Autism brand, and is an independent specialist day school, supporting young people aged 4 – 19.

• Recognised Occupational Therapy degree
• Experience of multi-disciplinary working in a range of settings, with some responsibility for service & team performance
• Up to date knowledge of a range of approaches relating to neurodivergence, learning disability and trauma informed practice
• Able to engage in quality improvement and enhanced service delivery
• Full driving licence and access to a car
• Ability and willingness to travel on company business
• Evidence of formal post graduate study in Sensory Integration and/or developmental trauma and/or sensory attachment

Alongside working with a network of over 350 clinical colleagues with regular forums for peer reflection and practice development, Outcomes First Group offer an array of flexible benefit options:

• A real opportunity to help shape a developing, forward-thinking team
• Belonging to the wider Outcomes First Group clinical network
• Your health and wellbeing are important to us, so you’ll get an exceptional reward and flexible benefits package including:

• ~£2,000 training allowance
• ~£3000 Welcome Bonus (T&C's apply)
• ~ 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
• ~ 4DWW is subject to successful completion of probation and is not a contractual benefit
• ~ 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

At Outcomes First Group we are committed to the safeguarding and promoting the welfare of our pupils and young people. All successful applicants will be subject to social media checks and successful applicants to a fully enhanced DBS. Outcomes First Group is committed to carrying out a fair, thorough and efficient recruitment process in line with Keeping Children Safe in Education.