Job summary
This is an opportunity for an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist to join Spring Wood Lodge, a service for mental health rehabilitation and recovery for females. The role involves promoting health and independence through high-quality occupational therapy assessments and interventions, while providing clinical leadership, supervision, and consultation to the wider multidisciplinary team. The successful candidate will have extensive post-qualification clinical experience with adult females who have complex needs, along with knowledge of working with individuals with mental illness.
Main duties of the job
The Occupational Therapist will be responsible for communicating effectively with a range of clinicians, managers, and service users, providing compassionate and effective leadership to junior staff, ensuring the delivery of occupational therapy student placements, supporting the completion of appraisals and personal development plans, and developing and implementing appropriate policies, protocols, and care pathways. The successful candidate will need an Occupational Therapy profession qualification, extensive and relevant post-qualification clinical experience, and highly specialist knowledge of relevant assessment and treatment models.
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 is opportunity for the successful candidate to grow and move within the organization.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist looking for an opportunity to grow and develop? If so, join Spring Wood Lodge and a service for mental health rehabilitation and recovery for females.
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 adaption, 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.
AtSpring Wood Lodge you will have the chance to develop specialist skills throughout your time with us. Your professional growth is important, which is why there are numerous career development opportunities to keep you learning and improving. You’ll also receive support from a regional network of healthcare professionals.
To start your career at Spring Wood Lodge and experience what delivering great healthcare should feel like, apply today!
Your responsibilities as an Occupational Therapist will include:
1. Communicating effectively with a range of clinicians, managers, directors, associate directors, people who access services, carers/supporter/family members, stakeholders and agencies
2. Providing compassionate and effective leadership to junior staff including support staff and assistants
3. Ensuring the delivery of occupational therapy student placements
4. Supporting the completion of appraisals/personal development plans with junior staff
5. To be responsible for the development and implementation of appropriate policies, protocols and care pathways
To be a Successful Occupational Therapist you will need:
6. Occupational Therapy profession qualification
7. Extensive and relevant post qualification clinical experience with adult females who have complex needs
8. Extensive experience of applying occupational frames of reference and approaches
9. Demonstrates evidence highly effective clinical reasoning skills
10. Highly specialist knowledge of relevant assessment and treatment models
11. Knowledge of how to work with adult individuals with mental illness
What you will get:
12. Annual salary of £30,000
13. The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
14. Free meals and parking
15. Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
16. Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
17. Pension contribution to secure your future.
18. Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
19. 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. Where you will be working: Location: 1 Towngate Close, Guiseley, Leeds, LS20 9PQ You will be working at Spring Wood Lodge, a service that supports women over the age of 18 who have complex emotional and mental health problems associated with significant risk behaviours. Typically they have a diagnosis of personality disorder or a severe mental may not have had their needs met in a general psychiatric service including acute inpatient units, community mental health teams or community personality disorder service. The service focuses on active rehabilitation with a view to achieving a sustainable discharge.
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
Essential
20. Occupational Therapy profession qualification, extensive and relevant post-qualification clinical experience with adult females who have complex needs, extensive experience of applying occupational frames of reference and approaches, highly effective clinical reasoning skills, and highly specialist knowledge of relevant assessment and treatment models.