Senior Occupational Therapist

Priory
AU - gladstone
January 13, 2025

Priory - 222 jobs

Job level:
Other Qualified Professional

Hours:
Full time

Type:
Agency/Temp/Locum

Posted:
10 Jan 2025

Closes:
9 Feb 2025

Pay:
£35,392.00 - £42,618.00 per annum depending on experience

Senior Occupational Therapist

Reference:
PRI98301

Location:
Llanarth Court, Llanarth, Nr Usk, Monmouthshire, NP15 2YD

Priory Group Division:
Healthcare

Salary:
£35,392.00 - £42,618.00 per annum depending on experience

Hours:
37.5

Vacancy Type:
Permanent - Full Time, Permanent - Part Time

Job Advert - Division Information:

Providing quality, inspiring innovation, and delivering value is what we set out to achieve at Priory Healthcare. Enabling our patients with mental health illness to receive a truly integrated and holistic approach to their treatment, regardless of complexity or severity, thanks to the knowledge and expertise of our multidisciplinary clinical teams.

Job Advert Location Description:

Llanarth Court Hospital is a large forensic mental health hospital providing a secure environment consisting of medium, low and open rehabilitation settings for men and women with mental illness and/or personality disorder.

We will consider part-time and full-time candidates.

Job Advert Role Description:

This is an exciting opportunity to become part of an expanding Therapy Service. We are looking for a highly motivated and creative Senior Occupational Therapist to join our Occupational Therapy team at Llanarth Court Hospital. The candidate should have good leadership and communication skills. The role will be to provide a high-quality service that meets the needs of the patient groups on our busy forensic wards.

The role of the Senior Occupational Therapist will include managing members of the therapy team, overseeing service provision in a variety of areas, and providing supervision to junior staff. The role will also involve delivering a range of innovative interventions that motivate and engage individuals to improve their occupational skills and mental wellbeing. There will be opportunities for assessing, intervening, and evaluating progress in line with MDT care plans. The post requires someone who is willing to find new and creative ways to work with clients with a range of presenting difficulties.

Responsibilities will also include being involved in reducing restrictive interventions (including being involved in managing incidents of violence and aggression where required), good clinical note-taking, planning skills, good time management, and engagement in department meetings and supervision.

Qualification:
Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy and registration with the HCPC.

Experience:
Experience of working in a healthcare setting and/or working with clients with mental health diagnosis or challenging behaviours would be desirable. However, there will be training and learning opportunities. Supervision will be provided by a qualified clinician.

For an informal discussion about this post, please contact Karen Redding, Head of Therapy.

Division DBS info:
Disclosure:
All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI, or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.

Closing Date:
31/01/2025

Read the full job description and apply online on the recuiter's web-site

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