Assertive Outreach Specialist Occupational Therapist


Company:	NHS Jobs
Salary:	£39,959 - £48,117
Hours:	Full-time
Location:	Cambridge, CB4 1PR
Job type:	Permanent
Posting date:	17 Jul 2026
Closing date:	2 Aug 2026

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Summary

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities. 1. The occupational therapist will provide specialist occupational therapyassessments and interventions underpinned by the Model of Human Occupation and the principles of recovery and enablement/reablement.2. The occupational therapist will use specialist clinical skills and reasoning to manage a caseload with complex needs, working with a high degree of autonomy and referring to senior staff when necessary.3. The occupational therapist will apply a high level of understanding of the effects of mental and physical health conditions on occupational performance, providing training and advice on lifestyle changes and adaptions to the service user's social and physical environment.4. The occupational therapist will work collaboratively with service users to promote vocational rehabilitation and act as a team resource/specialist in vocational rehabilitation and employment.5. The occupational therapist will contribute to the delivery of specialist occupational focused interventions including sensory integration/ approaches and enabling/reablement approaches.6. The occupational therapist may be asked to undertake the role of care co-ordinator for a defined clinical caseload of service users with complex mental health needs.7. The occupational therapist will ensure that all care planning will involve the service user and where appropriate the carer, collaboratively identifying, pursuing and reviewing goals in the context of care planning.8. The occupational therapist will plan and implement specialist individual and /or group interventions collaboratively, to enable service users to achieve valued goals and desired occupational performance outcomes.9. The occupational therapist will promote equality of outcome (including physical health) for people who experience mental health distress.10. The occupational therapist will promote social inclusion and physical and mentalwell-being using evidence-based practice.

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