Senior Occupational Therapist

JR United Kingdom; Leeds; On-site; GBP 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading care provider seeks a Senior Occupational Therapist in Leeds. You'll supervise junior staff and provide high-quality occupational therapy across multiple sites, empowering residents and promoting their independence. Applicants should have a relevant degree and be HCPC registered, with strong communication skills and a positive attitude.

Benefits

Regular supervision and peer support

Learning opportunities and career prospects

Retail and lifestyle discounts

Free DBS check

24/7 counselling and support

Blue Light Card eligibility

Qualifications

• Thorough understanding of occupational therapy best practices.
• HCPC registered.
• Ability to demonstrate a range of occupational therapy interventions.

Responsibilities

• Lead and supervise Junior Therapists and Therapy Assistants.
• Develop and deliver person-centred occupational therapy interventions.
• Maintain accurate records for people receiving occupational therapies.

Skills

Communication

Empowerment

Creativity

Enthusiasm

Education

BSc or MSc in Occupational Therapy

Job description

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Senior Occupational Therapist, leeds, west yorkshire

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Client:

Exemplar Health Care

Location:

leeds, west yorkshire, United Kingdom

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Posted:

09.07.2025

Expiry Date:

23.08.2025

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Job Description:

Senior Occupational Therapist
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Position: Senior Occupational Therapist

Care home: Ravensdale Care Home (Leeds) Copperfields Care Home (Leeds) Hillside Court Care Home (Leeds) Wykewood Care Home (Bradford)

Location: Multisite covering four services across the West Yorkshire region

Contract type: Full time - Monday to Friday.

Rate: £40,000 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 our new Senior Occupational Therapist working across four complex care services in West Yorkshire.

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

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

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

About Exemplar Health Care

ExemplarHealthCareisaleadingproviderofnursingcareforadultsliving 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.

Acrossallofourhomes,onethingremainsthesame-ourOccupationalTherapistsplay 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.

Youll work as part of a wider Clinical Team to create person-centred care and rehabilitation plans that maintain and build peoples 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 responsiblefor a clinical caseload
• working alongside the people we support, their loved ones and professionals to develop and deliver person-centredoccupational therapy interventions
• collaborating closely with theTherapy Team(Physiotherapist, Therapy Assistant and Activities Coordinators)
• being responsible for aclinical caseload
• carrying outassessments
• maintaining accuraterecordsfor people receiving occupational therapies
• promoting choice,dignityand independence.

Download our job description to read more:

https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1030272167

About you

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

Youre also someone who has:

• a thorough understanding of occupational therapybest practice
• the ability to demonstrate an excellent range ofoccupational therapy interventionsand treatments
• akind and caringapproach
• a sense ofhumourand fun
• apositive,can-doattitude
• lots ofenthusiasmto encourage and motivate others
• creative thinking and soundorganisationalskills
• greatlisteningand communication skills.

Youll 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.

How to apply

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