Senior Occupational Therapist

We are looking for an experienced, enthusiastic, dynamic Senior Occupational Therapist to join our exciting Forensic Occupational Therapy Service.

Salary: £35,490.00 - £38,883.00 p.a. (Salary shown is inclusive of an additional £1.50ph secure supplement, equivalent to £2,925 p.a. based on FT hours).

The Person:

· Possess a Degree or recognise Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Therapy

· Current registration with the HCPC

· Possess familiarity with Occupational Therapy models and practical applications together with familiarity with functional assessment and rehabilitation planning

The Role:

· To develop and deliver an occupational therapy (OT) assessment and treatment service to patients / service users within a specified number of services.

· To provide unit-based, occupation-focused occupational therapy to patients / service users with complex developmental disorder and mental health needs.

· Be an active and integral member of the multidisciplinary team.

· With other members of the multi-disciplinary team, co-ordinate clinical care for service users within the hospital.

· To develop and implement the posts of Occupational Therapy Assistants within the service.

· To supervise the work of the Occupational Therapy Assistants and to provide clinical supervision, as required.

· To take on role of most senior occupational therapy practitioner in the service and liaise with senior management in relation to occupational therapy provision.

Benefits: 

Additional £1.50 ph enhancement addition to salary – equivalent to £2,925pa based on FT hours.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check:

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions. If you have not heard back within 14 days please consider your application to be unsuccessful on this occasion.