Southern Health are currently looking for an experienced OT to join their Acute Occupational Therapy Team at St Marys Hospital. If you are interested in broadening your NHS experience and providing Occupational Therapy to patients within a supportive setting, working with a team that provides a wealth of experience and knowledge then please do apply! This is an exciting opportunity on the Isle of Wight.
PLEASE NOTE: travel / accommodation expenses are offered with this position.
Main duties of the job
Within this role, you will be working with patients with neurological diagnosis and will be based on acute wards completing assessments, interventions and complex discharge planning.
Job responsibilities
We aim to enhance health and well-being by facilitating participation in meaningful activity within community and inpatient settings. This post is vital to facilitate as far as possible each client's return to maximum function and independence through a range of therapeutic interventions.
This intervention has a significant impact on the wider economy in reducing length of stay in hospital, reducing admissions and re-admissions, reducing residential placements through both social care and continuing health care, reducing domiciliary care packages as well as improving health outcomes.
This post requires a Specialist Occupational Therapist to provide clinical specialist skills in Occupational Therapy interventions related to this clinical area. The postholder will manage a clinical caseload as specialist clinician to support Occupational Therapy service delivery in this area of clinical specialty.
Person Specification
Experience
* Experience of working with people with a variety of mental health presentations
Qualifications
* Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
* HCPC Registration
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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