Occupational Therapist

TipTopJob; Ayr; On-site; GBP 31,000 - 38,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days annual leave

Birthday off

Contributory pension

Life insurance

On-site meals

Free car parking

Employee benefits scheme

Induction training

Job summary

TipTopJob is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join a dedicated mental health service based in Ayr, Scotland. You will work within a low secure setting for adults with mental illness and/or personality disorders, delivering patient-centered care and leading OT initiatives.

Role requires HCPC registration and experience in mental health; strong clinical reasoning and supervision abilities are highly valued. Competitive salary and generous benefits are offered, with 37.5 hours per week.

Qualifications

• HCPC registration with practicing status is required.
• Experience in mental health settings is preferred.
• Ability to supervise juniors and students is desirable.

Responsibilities

• Undertake patient assessment and observation to identify patient need and plan interventions.
• Collaborate with multidisciplinary team and ensure practice aligns with policies.
• Support junior occupational therapy staff and students.
• Lead on development and implementation of occupational therapy services.
• Organise and deliver therapeutic activities for service users.
• Assess patient responses to interventions.
• Provide practical support, advice and education to service users, carers and other disciplines.
• Record all patient-related activity.

Skills

Clinical reasoning

Mental health care

Intervention planning

Education

HCPC registration

Job description

An amazing new job opportunity has arisen for a committed Occupational Therapist to work in an exceptional mental health service based in the Ayr, Scotland area. You will be working for one of UKs leading health care providers

This special mental health service is a low secure hospital for males and females with mental illness and/or personality disorders

To be considered for this position you must be qualified as an Occupational Therapist registered with the HCPC

As The Occupational Therapist Your Key Responsibilities Include

• Undertake patient assessment and observation to identify patient need before planning and delivering appropriate and relevant interventions on either a group of individual basis
• Maintain and develop close working relationships with professional and clinical colleagues within the multidisciplinary team, ensuring that clinical practice is in line with company policies and procedures
• Support junior occupational therapy staff and students
• Lead on further development and implementation of occupational therapy service within the site, under supervision of Lead Occupational Therapist
• Organise and deliver therapeutic activities for service users
• Assess service users response to interventions in accordance with agreed models of practice
• Provide practical support, advice and education to service users, carers and other disciplines
• Be responsible for the recording of all patient related activity information

The following skills and experience would be preferred and beneficial for the role:

• Relevant clinical experience with mental illness and/or personality disorder
• Extensive experience of applying occupational frames of reference and approaches
• Demonstrates evidence highly effective clinical reasoning skills
• Highly specialist knowledge of relevant assessment and treatment models
• Knowledge of how to work with neurodiverse individuals

The successful Occupational Therapist will receive an excellent salary of GBP31,249 : GBP38,080 per annum. This exciting position is a permanent full time role working 37.5 hours a week. In return for your hard work and commitment you will receive the following generous benefits:

• 25 days annual leave (increasing with length of service to a maximum of 30)
• Birthday off
• Contributory pension scheme
• Life insurance
• Opportunities to develop and progress in a wide variety of care settings
• Free car parking
• Subsidised on site meals
• Employee benefits scheme (e.g. discounted shopping vouchers, interest free Apple products loan scheme)
• Full onsite induction training and orientation programme

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