Occupational Therapist
* Location: Hitchin
* Salary: £41,554.76 - £46,147 per annum, DOE
* Job Type: Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
We are seeking an Occupational Therapist to join our team in a historic building, providing care and rehabilitation to individuals with neurological conditions. This role offers the opportunity to work within a passionate team, committed to recovery and personal goal achievement.
Day-to-day of the role:
* Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide occupational therapy within the BIRT neurobehavioral model to service users with acquired brain injury (ABI).
* Manage and prioritise a caseload of service users with complex needs, under supervision for more complex cases.
* Conduct comprehensive assessments, develop treatment plans, implement interventions, and evaluate outcomes based on evidence-based and service user-centred principles.
* Develop care programmes, ensure detailed handovers to rehabilitation support workers or therapy assistants, and monitor and modify treatment to measure progress.
* Perform detailed risk assessments, update regularly, and communicate effectively with the team.
* Provide intervention and advice on social and lifestyle needs, including referrals to other agencies and services.
Required Skills & Qualifications: