Occupational Therapist

David Lewis; United States; Remote; USD 49,000 - 52,000; Full time

Job summary

David Lewis School, College and Residential Services is seeking an Occupational Therapist to join a multi-disciplinary team. You will assess and treat a specialist caseload supported by on-site facilities enabling assessments of independence across social, communication, employment, education and life skills.

The candidate should hold HCPC registration; RCOT membership is preferred. The role offers a permanent contract with pro-rata salary depending on qualifications and experience.

Qualifications

• Hold a recognised Occupational Therapy Degree Qualification (or equivalent).
• Health Professions Council (HCPC) Registration required.
• Ideal to be a Registered member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT).

Responsibilities

• Carry out the assessment and treatment of a specialist caseload.
• Utilise on-site facilities to complete comprehensive assessments of functional independence across social, communication, employment, education and life skills.

Skills

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Assessment & intervention

Clinical reasoning

Education

Occupational Therapy degree (HCPC registered)

HCPC registration

RCOT membership preferred

Job description

Job DescriptionOccupational TherapistPart/ Full-time Permanent ContractSalary: £36,763.58 - £39,548.70 pro-rata 1.0 FTE(Dependent on qualifications, skills and experience)This is an exciting opportunity to work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide person centred specialist occupational therapy services to children and adults in the David Lewis School, College and Residential Services.David Lewis Clinical & Therapy Services provide support for people who live in residential services and students who access educational services. We are dedicated to improving the quality of lives for people with learning disabilities and or autism, epilepsy, complex learning disorders, including neurological impairments, and other complex support needs.The people we support ages range from 11- to end of life. We have a successful track record, built up over 120 years with expertise and are rated as GOOD by the CQC.Supporting the Therapy Lead, you will join a team of occupational therapists and
help shape the future development of the Occupational Therapy services to meet the needs of the people we support. You will carry out the assessment and treatment of a specialist caseload. The facilities on site, enable our Occupational Therapists to complete comprehensive assessments of an individual's functional level of independence in all areas of social, communication, employment, education and life skills.Some of our facilities on site include school, college, swimming pool, hydrotherapy pool, a farm, two cafes, a doggy day-care centre and a forest school. This provides a variety of environments and opportunities for our occupational therapists to assess and complete interventions for the people we support at David Lewis.The successful candidate will: - Hold a recognised Occupational Therapy Degree Qualification (or equivalent) and Health Professions Council (HCPC) Registration. Ideally be a Registered member of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) Have