Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist - Milton Keynes

NHS; Milton Keynes; On-site; GBP 47,000 - 55,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare charity is seeking a Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist in Milton Keynes to join their team. The role requires leading on occupational therapy and managing complex caseloads of clients with acquired brain injuries. Candidates must have a degree in Occupational Therapy, be registered with HCPC, and possess a significant background in neurological rehabilitation. The position offers a competitive salary and various benefits including annual leave and professional development support.

Benefits

Competitive salary

38 days annual leave

Health Cash Plan

Employee Assistance Programme

Excellent training and support

Company Pension

Free parking

Qualifications

• Minimum of 4 years post-registration experience.
• Experience with neurological conditions and ABI.
• Valid UK Driving licence required.

Responsibilities

• Work as part of a multi-/interdisciplinary team providing occupational therapy input.
• Manage and prioritise a caseload of service users with complex needs.
• Develop programmes of care and evaluate treatment plans.

Skills

Neurological rehabilitation

Complex case management

Cognitive rehabilitation

Upper limb rehabilitation

Communication skills

Education

Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy

Registered with the HCPC

Job description

Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist - Milton Keynes

Senior Specialist Occupational Therapist

Hours: 35 hours. Flexible working hours available.

Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do; you’ll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

Overview

The Role: To work as part of a multi-/interdisciplinary team providing occupational therapy input within the BIRT Neurobehavioral model to service users with acquired brain injury (ABI) and to lead on OT provision within the service. To liaise with internal and external professionals, family members and service users.

Main duties of the job

Your responsibilities will include:

• To work within a specialist clinical area as an autonomous professional with highly developed skills and knowledge in neurological rehabilitation, potentially as the sole clinician but with supervision (which may be remote) of a more senior OT. To accept professional accountability and responsibility.
• To manage and prioritise a caseload of service users with complex mental/physical health needs and/or challenging behaviour.
• To complete the OT process and to use evidence based/service user centred principles and clinical reasoning to assess, formulate a treatment plan, implement and evaluate interventions bringing specialist knowledge to more complex cases.
• To address occupational performance and skill deficits enabling the service user in areas of self-maintenance, productivity, education and leisure.
• To develop programmes of care, ensure adequate and detailed handover of programmes to rehabilitation support workers or therapy assistants, monitor through data gathering, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention according to the neurobehavioural model.

To work with service users, family/carers and outside agencies in a sensitive and flexible way considering the most appropriate environment for assessment and intervention and responding to changing needs, circumstances and cultural issues. To maintain the highest levels of integrity during all communications.

About us

Brainkind is a charity that aims to improve the lives of people with brain injuries in the UK. Our assessment centres, rehabilitation units and hospitals use expert neurorehabilitation to support people to regain the skills they have lost. We treat people with a range of brain injuries sustained through trauma, illness, substance abuse and more to recover and meet their personal goals. Our employees are incredibly passionate about the jobs they do; you’ll find a strong team spirit across our services and amazing colleagues who always pull together and look out for each other.

Rewards

• A competitive salary of between £47,810 - £54,710 FTE DOE
• 38 days annual leave (inclusive of bank holidays) (pro rata)
• Buy and sell up to 5 days annual leave
• Health Cash Plan
• Access to our Employee Assistance Programme (EAP)
• Excellent training and support
• Group life assurance
• Free parking
• Company Pension
• Long Service and Staff Awards

Qualifications

• Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy
• Registered with the HCPC
• Specialist knowledge of OT interventions in ABI e.g. cognitive rehabilitation, upper limb rehabilitation
• Experience of working with service users with neurological deficits or acquired brain injury. Able to manage complex dysphagia within an adult neurology caseload
• Minimum of 4 years post registration with at least 2 years experience working with neurological conditions
• Valid UK Driving licence and willingness to drive service users in unit vehicles

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.