Occupational Therapist

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

The salary for this permanent Occupational Therapist job is up to £36,000 per annum (dependent on experience).

Duties:

• Participating in comprehensive initial assessment of new patients, following the assessment process for OT
• Working with an allocated caseload of patients in Occupational Therapy functional assessment and treatment using a range of Model of Human Occupation and other standardised assessments
• Enabling patients to address specific needs in relation to health and well-being, respecting their dignity, wishes and beliefs and involving them in decision making and setting goals that are meaningful to them as part as their recovery
• Risk assessment is key to identifying and assessing potential risks involved in occupations and activities, for example outside of the ward and in the community, and taking appropriate action
• Assessing and providing environmental adaptations to facilitate daily living to support those with limited mobility/transfer skills
• Devising and carrying out treatment plans taking into consideration limited cognition, communication and risk factors using adaptive and graded approaches
• Goal-setting with patients to ensure effective treatment and using an OT outcome measure
• Contributing feedback to clinical discussions and the weekly clinical team meetings and to external agencies involved in the patients care
• Carrying out individual sessions on/off the ward and in community settings
• Gaining experience of working in open and closed groups on and off the ward
• Working alongside and supervising support staff in the delivery of the ward programme
• Engaging and communicating effectively with patients, using a range of communication strategies, taking into account barriers of communication e.g. cognitive impairment, physical and sensory impairments
• Keeping up to date and accurate clinical records, maintained in accordance with professional and departmental standards, to provide a clear record of intervention of the OT service and ensure confidentiality is maintained
• Evaluating interventions informally after each session and through regular review reports
• Attending CPA’s and provide a formal written and verbal report

Requirements of the Occupational Therapist:

• This role can be adapted to suit a Graduate OT who is interested in working in this environment though experience and additional training will be recognised for OT’s with more experience
• Willing to undertake a DBS check
• Degree or equivalent within Occupational Therapy 
• HCPC registration

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.