Senior Occupational Therapist

Exemplar Ltd; West Kirby; On-site; GBP 32,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

Exemplar Health Care is seeking a Regional Occupational Therapist to lead a team of therapists across a region, delivering specialist assessments, diagnoses and interventions for adults with complex needs. You will work with the Regional Director of Operations to develop services, focusing on governance, QA and team development.

You will manage a clinical caseload, collaborate with the therapy team, and promote person-centred care to improve daily living outcomes.

Qualifications

• Experience delivering occupational therapy assessments and interventions.
• Ability to work within a clinical governance framework and promote quality assurance.

Responsibilities

• Manage a regional clinical caseload.
• Collaborate with the therapy team and families to deliver person-centred OT interventions.
• Maintain accurate records for people receiving occupational therapies.
• Promote choice, dignity and independence in daily activities.

Skills

Clinical leadership

Team collaboration

Assessments

Interventions

Job description

As a Regional Occupational Therapist, youll lead and support a team of therapists across your region to deliver exceptional therapy services. Youll oversee several complex cases, providing specialist assessments, clinical diagnoses and interventions to help people overcome the challenges they face with completing everyday tasks or activities. Youll work alongside your Regional Director of Operations to develop therapy services across the region, focusing on clinical governance, quality assurance and team development. The services you provide will play a huge part in making every day better for adults living with a range of complex needs arising from brain injuries, dementia, mental health conditions, neuro- disabilities and physical disabilities. The people we support are individuals and we embrace that so every day will be different., 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-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 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.