The role of an Occupational Therapist at Elysium Healthcare involves promoting health and independence by delivering high-quality occupational therapy assessments and interventions. You will have the opportunity to develop specialist skills and receive support from a regional network of healthcare professionals. The position offers a competitive salary, excellent benefits, and the chance to make a meaningful impact in the lives of adults with complex mental health needs.
Main duties of the job
As an Occupational Therapist, you will be responsible for communicating effectively with a range of clinicians, managers, and service users. You will provide compassionate and effective leadership to junior staff, ensure the delivery of occupational therapy student placements, and support the completion of appraisals and personal development plans. Additionally, you will be involved in the development and implementation of appropriate policies, protocols, and care pathways.
Job responsibilities
You will be instrumental in promoting health and independence by delivering high quality occupational therapy assessments and interventions, along with providing clinical leadership, supervision, and consultation to the wider multidisciplinary team.
You will be key in demonstrating highly specialist expertise and specialist occupational therapy skills in areas such as occupational engagement, environmental adaptation, development and maintenance of skills needed for meaningful participation.
You will also have experience in managing a designated caseload using theoretical and practical experience, completing assessments, planning, implementing interventions, and evaluating outcomes aligned to care plans.
Your responsibilities as an Occupational Therapist will include:
* Communicating effectively with a range of clinicians, managers, directors, associate directors, people who access services, carers/supporters/family members, stakeholders and agencies
* Providing compassionate and effective leadership to junior staff including support staff and assistants
* Ensuring the delivery of occupational therapy student placements
* Supporting the completion of appraisals/personal development plans with junior staff
* To be responsible for the development and implementation of appropriate policies, protocols, and care pathways
To be a Successful Occupational Therapist you will need:
* Occupational Therapy profession qualification
* Extensive and relevant post qualification clinical experience with individuals who have complex needs
* Extensive experience of applying occupational frames of reference and approaches
* Demonstrates evidence of highly effective clinical reasoning skills
* Highly specialist knowledge of relevant assessment and treatment models
* Knowledge of how to work with individuals who have complex needs
What you will get: £27,581 - £38,500
* The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
* Free meals and parking
* Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
* Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
* Pension contribution to secure your future.
* Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
* Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.
Where you will be working:
Location: Victoria Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 5SA
You will be working at Victoria Gardens, a specialist rehabilitation for Service Users with complex mental health needs and behaviours that challenge. You will support the service to equip service users with the skills required for community living and increased independence.
The service is a recovery-based service and incorporates elements of the Good Lives Model, supported by individualised interventions. We have a full multidisciplinary team (MDT) with Nursing, Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Occupational Therapist, and Social Worker support.
Address: Crossley Place, Mill Lane, Prescot, L35 6NE
Join Crossley Place, a specialist apartment-based model of care for women with complex mental health needs. The service offers a positive alternative to conventional hospital settings working with the principles of least restrictive practice and positive behavioural care plans.
The single apartment model and clinical approach places the patient at the heart of all we do and has a real influence on how their care and treatment is driven. You will be making a real difference supporting women with mental health needs to live more fulfilling lives.
About your next employer:
You will be working for an established, stable, and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.
Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.
Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* You must hold an Occupational Therapy profession qualification and have extensive and relevant post-qualification clinical experience working with individuals who have complex needs. You should demonstrate highly effective clinical reasoning skills and have a strong knowledge of relevant assessment and treatment models.
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.
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