Lead Occupational Therapist

Global Healthcare Jobs, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency looking for an experienced and dedicated Lead Occupational Therapist to work in Burgess Hill on a full-time basis (37.5 hours per week).

The salary for this permanent Lead Occupational Therapist job is £43,742 per annum.

Duties:

• Manage the Occupational Therapy team and its resources, taking appropriate action to ensure that standards of care are exceptional
• Co-ordinating and managing on a day-to-day basis the effective operation of the Occupational Therapy Service, reflective of agreed contact targets
• Leading on the planning and delivery of multi-disciplinary therapeutic patient activity programmes across the hospital
• Provide clinical support and professional supervision to the occupational therapy team
• Providing specialist clinical interventions led by evidence based practice to enhance patients recovery and sense of wellbeing through engagement in occupation
• Collaborating with External agencies to maintain links with community activities and Patient social inclusion programs: Koestler Trust, community art festivals
• Conveying the strategic development of the service in line with Care Quality Commission, Governance, National Care Standards & Professional Specific Agendas, in collaboration with the Regional Head Occupational Therapist
• Maintaining a clinical case load

Requirements of the Lead Occupational Therapist:

• Degree or post-graduate Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• Experience of working in mental health (ideally within an inpatient setting)
• Currently working in at least a Band 6 or 7 role (a lead or head of department role is desirable)
• Current and valid registration with HCPC
• Experience of supervising or line managing staff
• Excellent communication skills and ability to prioritise and manage time effectively
• Proven experience of leading and facilitating individual / group sessions

Contact:

This Lead 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.