Occupational Therapist – Neurological Care Centre

Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency looking for an experienced and dedicated Occupational Therapist to work in Hitchin, Hertfordshire on a full-time basis.

The salary for this permanent Occupational Therapist job is £38,360 – £44,700 per annum.

Working Hours: 30 hours per week over 4 days (8am-4pm)

Main Duties:

• Responsible for assessment of service user needs and to develop an appropriate person centred treatment programme to meet individual needs
• To promote choice in all aspects of clinical practice reviewing and making suggestions to enhance the service user experience and enabling concerns and complaints to be raised freely by service users and their representatives
• To liaise and communicate with other health and social care professionals and volunteers in the planning and delivery of occupational therapy
• To ensure appropriate provision and maintenance of equipment within available resources
• To ensure that up to date written and electronic records are maintained in accordance with Professional and Charity standards, and that sensitive information is held securely
• Responsible to share knowledge and expertise with other staff through formal and informal teaching
• Facilitating the safe and smooth running of the Service, the post holder is expected to maintain a safe working environment, maintain service user confidentiality, and occasionally take on reasonable additional tasks

Requirements of the Occupational Therapist:

• Diploma / BSC (Hons) in Occupational Therapy
• Current and valid Registration with Health & Care Professions Council
• Evidence of Continued Professional Development
• Knowledge and application of OT assessments and interventions using clinical reasoning
• An ability to work autonomously and to set own and support others’ priorities
• An ability to confidently assess and manage risk in relation to occupational performance
• An ability to organise, co-ordinate and respond efficiently to complex information
• Competent IT skills
• Knowledge of relevant legislation and its impact on current practice
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to build effective working relationships
• Desirable experience of working in a relevant setting, which can include practice placements

Contact:

This Occupational Therapist job is advertised by Ryan Mann; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients’ requirements.

As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Global Healthcare Jobs is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.

Reasonable Adjustments:
If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.