JOB-20241107-6cc90b48
Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist looking to take the next step in your career? If so, join our client's team as a Lead Occupational Therapist.
You will be joining a service for adults and adolescents with mental health issues. The clinic consists of 2 adult acute wards and 2 CAMHS low secure wards.
About Our Client:
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, and Children & Education, there is an opportunity for you to grow and move.
What you will be doing
As the Lead Occupational Therapist, you will be managing and leading the Occupational Therapy Service across the CAMHS and Adult services, using evidence-based and patient-centred principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions. These interventions will provide patients with the confidence, skills, and coping strategies required for independent living.
You will report directly to the Therapy Lead, with the opportunity to work autonomously in your running of the OT department. Given the complexity of the CAMHS cases, it is expected that the majority of your direct clinical work will be on the CAMHS wards, and you will act as an ‘internal care coordinator’ t...