As an Occupational Therapist (OT) at a Barchester independent mental health hospital, you'll establish and develop our therapy services to help us deliver the all-round care and quality support our patients deserve. You'll be focused on improving our patients' quality of life through clinical-related occupational therapy intervention guided by the patients' specific needs and ambitions.
Main duties of the job
You'll lead by example to inspire and motivate the Occupational Therapy Assistants in your team, making sure they follow agreed policies and procedures, in particular within the Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2005. As an Occupational Therapist at Barchester, you'll have the chance to create a safe and supportive environment where our patients can get the best possible outcomes.
About us
Barchester Healthcare is one of the UK's largest independent providers of health and social care, employing over 17,000 people across more than 200 care homes and hospitals. We are committed to delivering high-quality care and support to the people who use our services.
Job responsibilities
ABOUT THE ROLEAs an Occupational Therapist (OT) at a Barchester independent mental health hospital, you'll establish and develop our therapy services to help us deliver the all-round care and quality support our patients deserve. You'll be focused on improving our patients' quality of life through clinical-related occupational therapy intervention guided by the patients' specific needs and ambitions. We'll look to you to develop and implement treatment programmes with a multi-disciplinary team, and regularly monitor and evaluate the OT service. You'll lead by example to inspire and motivate the Occupational Therapy Assistants in your team, making sure they follow agreed policies and procedures, in particular within the Mental Health Act 1983 and Mental Capacity Act 2005. As an Occupational Therapist at Barchester, you'll have the chance to create a safe and supportive environment where our patients can get the best possible outcomes.
ABOUT YOUTo join us in this role, you'll be an ambitious Occupational Therapist with a degree in Occupational Therapy, and ideally, experience in the mental health environment. We'll look for excellent communication skills and the ability to effectively control budgets, utilise resources and provide statistical returns on the service as requested. A dedicated and experienced individual, you'll be passionate about helping our patients get the most out of life.
REWARDS PACKAGEAs well as a competitive salary, Barchester offers one of the best rewards packages in the care sector. Your generous benefits would include:
Free learning and development Automatic enrolment into our profit share scheme A range of holiday, retail and leisure discounts Unlimited access to our Refer a Friend bonus scheme
If you'd like to use your clinical and people skills in an organisation that provides the quality care you'd expect for your loved ones, this is a rewarding and empowering place to be.
Person Specification
Qualifications
* To join us in this role, you'll be an ambitious Occupational Therapist with a degree in Occupational Therapy, and ideally, experience in the mental health environment.
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.
Depending on experienceSalary expectations will be discussed at interview stage.
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