As an Occupational Therapist, you have the opportunity to change lives for the better. You will be joining a multidisciplinary team at Badby Park in Daventry, supporting people with neurological conditions in their rehabilitation, condition management, and maximizing their quality of life. You will work collaboratively with residents and carers to set realistic goals, develop intervention plans, and ensure high-quality individualized care is delivered.
Main duties of the job
The Occupational Therapist will be responsible for completing neurological assessments, treatment planning, and implementing evidence-based interventions to improve function and independence with activities of daily living. They will also be involved in cognitive assessment and rehabilitation, using therapeutic handling skills, and assessing environmental and equipment needs, including specialist seating. The Occupational Therapist will work closely with the multidisciplinary team to facilitate complex discharge planning and evaluate outcomes aligned with care plans. They may also be required to supervise Occupational Therapy support staff and students, and implement and develop evidence-based therapeutic activities.
About us
Elysium Healthcare is 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 are opportunities for growth and career progression.
Job responsibilities
As an Occupational Therapist, you change lives for the better. Join the multidisciplinary team at Badby Parkin Daventryand help people build a brighter future while being supported in your career. It's what delivering great healthcare should feel like.
You will be HCPC registered, passionate about working with people with neurological conditions to support their rehabilitation, condition management and maximise their quality of life.
You’ll work in partnership with residents and carers to set realistic goals and develop collaborative intervention plans, with regular reviews to monitor progress and adapt.
Working as a member of the transdisciplinary team, you’ll ensure that high quality individualised care is delivered, which ensures safety and a commitment to promoting recovery, wellbeing, and maximising independence/quality of life.
You will be familiar with the use of outcome measures such as FIM/FAM, CRS-R, WHIM and TOMS, and have experience in managing a designated caseload using knowledge of relevant Occupational Therapy theory. You’ll also have practical experience of completing assessments, planning, implementing evidence-based Occupational Therapy interventions, and evaluating outcomes aligned to care plans.
With a strong emphasis on teamwork, you’ll receive support from a regional network of healthcare professionals and enjoy access to a wide variety of training courses to support you reaching your career goals.
As an Occupational Therapist you will be:
* Completing neurological assessments, treatment planning and interventions
* Rehabilitation interventions to improve function and independence with ADLs
* Cognitive assessment/rehabilitation
* Using of therapeutic handling skills
* Assessing environment and equipment needs including specialist seating
* Identifying ongoing needs whilst maximising quality of life
* Liaising with community colleagues to facilitate complex discharge planning
* Evaluating outcomes aligned to care plans
* Supervising Occupational Therapy support staff and students
* Implementing and develop evidence-based therapeutic activities
Where you will be working
Location:
Badby Road West, Daventry, Northamptonshire, NN11 4NH
You will be working at Badby Park, a specialist inpatient neurological rehabilitation and complex care service for people with neurological illnesses, acquired brain and spinal cord injuries.
You will work alongside side the multidisciplinary and clinical teams to deliver truly person-centred services where each individual is at the heart of everything. The service has extensive facilities to cater for specific needs for people over 18 years old, who have complex neurological care and rehabilitation requirements
What you will get:
* Annual salary of £30,000
* The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc 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.
There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.
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
* The successful candidate will be HCPC registered, passionate about working with people with neurological conditions, and have experience in managing a designated caseload using knowledge of relevant Occupational Therapy theory. They will also have practical experience of completing assessments, planning, implementing evidence-based Occupational Therapy interventions, and evaluating outcomes aligned to care plans.
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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