Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust
Specialist Occupational Therapist - Housing
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We are seeking an enthusiastic and experienced Specialist Occupational Therapist (Housing Speciality) to join our Children’s Occupational Therapy Housing Team.
You will provide specialist assessment and intervention for children and young people whose disabilities or additional needs impact their ability to access and participate safely within their home environment. Working closely with families, local authorities, housing providers and multidisciplinary colleagues, you will use your expertise in occupational therapy, housing adaptations and relevant legislation to assess needs, recommend equipment, major and minor adaptations, and support housing solutions that promote independence, safety and quality of life.
This is an exciting opportunity to work within a specialist service, managing a varied and complex caseload while contributing to service development and improving outcomes for children, young people and their families.
- Why not click on the link to the Job Description and find out more about the role.
We look forward to receiving your application!
Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after 17th September 2026
To provide an integrated Occupational Therapy service to children and young people and their families, with a focus on major housing adaptation. This will involve expertise in the assessment of housing needs and provision including adaptations and equipment needs for children and young people and their families with close, effective working relationships with the community occupational therapists and with colleagues in social care.
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You will be responsible for your own caseload and in a supervisory capacity for that of junior staff working within your team.
To provide specialised children’s occupational therapy assessment and treatment for children in the domain of housing adaptations, safety within the home and equipment needs related to a major housing adaptation.
To assess and prescribe specialist equipment for home to support function and participation (e.g. positioning, beds, toilet and bathing, hoists and slings, safety) and link with the community Occupational Therapists within the service to ensure a fully integrated service.
To appropriately delegate work/tasks to therapy assistants, maintaining oversight of their input with children and young people.
Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.
- There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.
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If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.
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For further details / informal visits contact:
- Name: Sally Compton
- Job title: Associate Team Lead
- Email address: sally.compton2@nhs.net
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