Senior Occupational Therapist

Exemplar Health Care; High Etherley; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 47,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Supervision & learning opportunities

Discounts

Free DBS check

Counselling & support

Blue Light Card

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care seeks a Senior Occupational Therapist to provide specialist assessments, diagnoses and interventions across four North East services. You will lead a clinical team and deliver person-centred therapy to maximise residents’ independence.

You will manage a clinical caseload, collaborate with the Therapy Team and ensure accurate records while promoting dignity and choice in daily activities.

Qualifications

• Specialist assessments and clinical diagnoses to support residents.
• Create person-centred care and rehabilitation plans to maintain and build abilities.
• Deliver evidence-based therapy and rehabilitation interventions across sites.

Responsibilities

• Manage a clinical caseload.
• Develop and deliver person-centred OT interventions with the Therapy Team.
• Collaborate with Physiotherapist, Therapy Assistant and Activities Coordinators.
• Carry out assessments and maintain accurate records.
• Promote choice, dignity and independence.

Skills

Occupational therapy

Clinical assessments

Therapy interventions

Team supervision

Communication skills

Care planning

Education

BSc in Occupational Therapy

MSc in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registered

Job description

Position: Senior Occupational Therapist

Care home: Hylton Grange (Sunderland), Tees Grange (Stockton-on-Tees), Laurel Place (Bishop Auckland), Tyne Grange (Newcastle upon Tyne)

Location: Multisite covering four services across the North East region

Contract type: Full time, 40 hours per week - Monday - Friday

Rate: £41,030 per annum

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist with a positive and can-do attitude? Are you a positive and encouraging people person who loves to see people making progress?…

Join us as your new Senior Occupational Therapist working across four complex care services in the North East

As a Senior Occupational Therapist with us, you’ll support our residents with a high-quality occupational therapy service throughout their journey with us. You’ll play a key role in empowering them and maximising their independence.

You’ll lead and supervise Junior Therapists or Therapy Assistants across the homes you support to ensure delivery of evidence-based, high quality therapy and rehabilitation.

You’ll build relationships with the people you support, and see the progress they make through ongoing care, which is extremely rewarding.

About Exemplar Health Care

Exemplar Health Care is a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with a range of complex needs.

Our homes support adults living with complex needs, including brain injuries, dementia, mental health conditions, neuro-disabilities and physical disabilities.

Across all of our homes, one thing remains the same - our Occupational Therapists play a vital role in empowering people to live their best lives!

As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About The Role

Our Occupational Therapists provide specialist assessments, clinical diagnoses and interventions to help people overcome the challenges they face with completing everyday tasks and activities.

You’ll work as part of a wider Clinical Team to create person-centred care and rehabilitation plans that maintain and build people’s abilities, support them to achieve their goals and evaluate their outcomes.

No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:

• being responsible for a clinical caseload
• working alongside the people we support, their loved ones and professionals to develop and deliver person-centred occupational therapy interventions
• collaborating closely with the Therapy Team (Physiotherapist, Therapy Assistant and Activities Coordinators)
• being responsible for a clinical caseload
• carrying out assessments
• maintaining accurate records for people receiving occupational therapies
• promoting choice, dignity and independence.

About You

Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.

You’re Also Someone Who Has

• a thorough understanding of occupational therapy best practice
• the ability to demonstrate an excellent range of occupational therapy interventions and treatments
• a kind and caring approach
• a sense of humour and fun
• a positive, can-do attitude
• lots of enthusiasm to encourage and motivate others
• creative thinking and sound organisational skills
• great listening and communication skills.

You’ll put people at the heart of everything you do.

To apply for this role, you must have a BSc or MSc in Occupational Therapy and be HCPC registered.

What we offer

We Offer Great Rewards And Perks Including

• regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
• retail and lifestyle discounts
• free DBS check
• 24/7 counselling and support
• Blue Light Card eligibility.