Occupational Therapist (Band 5)

The Methodist Church in Britain; Birmingham; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Clinical supervision on-site

Induction and service line training

CPD time for peer support and training

Group pension plan

Free parking

Free meals for staff on duty

Relocation package available

NHS/Blue Light discounts

Job summary

Cygnet Cedars in Birmingham is seeking an Occupational Therapist on a 12-month contract, working 40 hours per week to assess service users and develop personalised OT treatment programmes. You will write treatment plans based on diagnoses, risks, and identified needs, within a multidisciplinary team to support progress from admission to discharge.

The role involves close collaboration with nurses, psychologists, social workers, speech and language therapists and psychiatrists.

Qualifications

• Enhanced DBS check required.
• Satisfactory reference check.
• 12-month contract and 40-hour week.

Responsibilities

• Assess service users and develop OT treatment programmes based on diagnosis and identified needs.
• Use assessment findings to write treatment plans, including risks.
• Work in a multidisciplinary team to build service users' skills from admission to discharge.
• Collaborate with nurses, psychologists, social workers, SLTs and psychiatrists.

Skills

Assessment skills

Team collaboration

Communication

Documentation

Job description

An occupational therapist post at Cygnet Cedars, a 23-bed high dependency service for men with learning disabilities and complex needs, on a 12-month contract. The work centres on assessing service users and building OT treatment programmes around their diagnosis, identified needs and associated risks, within a multidisciplinary team. The role runs 40 hours a week and supports men through a personalised care pathway, including step-down flats for daily living skills. An enhanced DBS and reference check is required before any offer is confirmed.

What the job involves

• Assess service users and develop OT treatment programmes based on diagnosis and identified needs
• Use assessment findings, including associated risks, to write treatment plans
• Work in a coordinated multidisciplinary team to build each service user's skills from admission to discharge
• Work closely with nurses, psychologists, social workers, speech and language therapists and psychiatrists

Checks & eligibility

• Enhanced DBS check
• Satisfactory reference check

What’s offered

• Clinical supervision from an on-site occupational therapist, with weekly 1:1 check-ins
• Induction and service line training
• Dedicated CPD time for peer support and specialist training
• Group pension plan
• Free parking
• Free meals for staff on duty
• Relocation package available
• NHS discount cards and Blue Light Card, with access to the wellbeing centre