Position: Senior Occupational Therapist
Care home: Ravensdale Care Home (Leeds) Copperfields Care Home (Leeds) Hillside Court Care Home (Leeds) Wykewood Care Home (Bradford)
Location: Multisite covering four services across the West Yorkshire region
Contract type: Full time - Monday to Friday.
Rate: £40,000 per annum
Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist with a positive and can-do attitude?
Join us as our new Senior Occupational Therapist working across four complex care services within West Yorkshire!
As a Senior Occupational Therapist, you’ll play a vital role in supporting us to achieve our mission of making every day better for adults living with complex needs.
You’ll provide a high quality occupational therapy service for the people in your homes, to maximise their independence and empower them to live their best lives.
You’ll lead and supervise Junior Therapists or Therapy Assistants across the homes you support to ensure delivery of evidence-based, high quality therapy and rehabilitation.
About Exemplar Health Care
Exemplar Health Care is a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with a range of complex needs.
Our homes support people with specific conditions and disabilities such as Huntington’s disease, brain injuries, spinal injuries, mental health needs, learning disabilities or dementia.
Across all of our homes, one thing remains the same - our Occupational Therapists play a vital role in empowering people to live their best lives!
About the role
In this role, you’ll provide specialist assessments, clinical diagnoses and interventions to help people overcome the challenges they face with completing everyday tasks or activities.
You’ll work with the wider Care Team and Clinical Team to create person-centred care plans, support people to achieve their goals and evaluate their outcomes.
No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
being responsible for a clinical caseload
working alongside the people we support, their loved ones and professionals to develop and deliver person-centred occupational therapy interventions
leading and collaborating closely with the Therapy Team (Junior Physiotherapists, Junior Occupational Therapists and Therapy Assistants in your homes
carrying out assessments
maintaining accurate records for people receiving occupational therapy
promoting choice, dignity and independence.
Download our job description to read more.
About you
Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.
You’re someone who also has:
a thorough understanding of occupational therapy best practice
the ability to demonstrate an excellent range of occupational therapy interventions and treatments
great leadership skills, able to inspire and motivate a team
a kind and caring approach
a sense of humour and fun
a positive, can-do attitude
lots of enthusiasm to encourage and motivate others
creative thinking and organisational skills
great listening and communication skills
To apply for this role, you must have a BSc or MSc in Occupational Therapy and be HCPC registered.
What we offer
We offer great rewards and perks including:
regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
retail and lifestyle discounts
free DBS check
24/7 counselling and support
Blue Light Card eligibility
How to apply
Sound good? We’d love to hear from you. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’.
For an informal chat about joining us, you can call our Nurse Talent Specialist Grace on 07375 926 210 or email gcockroft@exemplarhc.com
Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. We’re unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.