Occupational Therapy – Neurology

Global Healthcare Jobs, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency looking for an experienced and dedicated Occupational Therapy to work in Cleveland Clinic, London on a full-time basis.

The salary for this permanent Occupational Therapy job is £54,000 – £57,000 per annum.

Benefits:

• Private Medical – The Private Medical Insurance (PMI) scheme offered to all Cleveland Clinic London (CCL) caregivers is designed to meet the costs of medical treatment that has been provided privately. CCL has partnered with AXA Health for all employed caregivers who elect to join the CCL Corporate scheme.
• Pension – Cleveland Clinic London provides Caregivers with a Defined Contribution (DC) salary exchange Group Personal Pension Plan. Caregivers are auto enrolled from the 1st of the following month of their start date. Cover is provided by Royal London.
• Dental Insurance -The UNUM Dental Insurance scheme is offered to all Cleveland Clinic London caregivers and is designed to cover the cost, in part or in full, of dental care and treatment as per the benefit schedule, provided by a dentist of the caregivers choosing.
• Cycle to Work – All caregivers, who have passed their probation period are entitled to apply to the Cycle-to-Work scheme. Which allows caregivers to initially hire Cycles and Cyclists’ safety equipment. With salary exchange potentially results in lower PAYE tax and National Insurance Contributions (NIC) through the monthly payroll
• Season Ticket Loan – All caregivers, who have passed their probation period are entitled to apply for an annual interest free standard season ticket loan if their contract of employment is for a period which exceeds the expiry date of the ticket (i.e. a minimum of twelve months) and their net monthly pay is sufficient to cover the deduction of the loan.
• Life Assurance – Cleveland Clinic London (CCL) operates a group life assurance scheme for its caregivers – those employed by CCL under a contract of employment. Life Assurance provides a tax-free lump sum to nominated beneficiaries in the event of untimely death of a caregiver.
• Eye Care – Cleveland Clinic London (CCL) supports Caregivers by making a contribution towards the cost of an eye test and glasses or contact lenses.
• Employee Assitance Programme – The Cleveland Clinic London (CCL) Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) provides confidential information, support and counselling to caregivers on personal or work-related issue

Main Duties:

• Assist in operational management and deliver occupational therapy with advanced assessment, management and clinical reasoning to neurosciences patients, including linking in with the wider MDT.  
• Provide and act as a source of clinical expertise in the occupational therapy management of neurological patients to MDT, deputising for occupational leads as required.
• Educate and train occupational therapists and other MDT members with innovation and passion around neurological care, the role of occupational therapy and rehabilitation.
• Take a proactive lead in using routine outcome measures to improve patient care.
• Provide highly supportive supervision and coaching to other therapists.
• Keep informed of evidence, changes to practice, relevant research and guidance to discuss at regular opportunities to progress and develop own / MDT practice.
• Be professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of own work, ensuring a high standard of care and actively encourages and motivates others to do the same.
• Be part of the weekend staffing provision as per service requirements
• Identify areas of research and quality improvement priorities in neurological occupational therapy to add to wider occupational therapy development strategies.
• Assist in identification, mitigation and management of risks as part of clinical governance.

Requirements of the Occupational Therapy:

• Degree in Occupational Therapy
• Current registration with Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapy (RCOT) desirable
• Membership of special interest group desirable
• Post-graduation experience and education and training in neuro-rehabilitation and neurosurgery, including the assessment and treatment of cognition
• Evidence of training / experience in appraisal, supervision of therapists/students
• Evidence of continuous professional / academic development relevant to clinical field
• Evidence of training / experience in basic research skills ( critical appraisal, literature reviews)

Contact:

This Occupational Therapy 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.