Occupational Therapist - Adult PICU Services
We are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Occupational Therapist to join our team for 22.5 hours a week.
Main duties of the job
The Occupational Therapist will provide assistance to professional and clinical staff with the planning, implementation, and evaluation of therapeutic activities to improve mental, emotional well-being, and quality of life for our patients.
About us
Set within picturesque landscaped gardens in Cheadle, Stockport, Priory Hospital Cheadle Royal offers a range of comprehensive inpatient mental health services for young people and adults. The focus of our service is to help people to live their best life in a safe and supportive environment.
Our PICU services have been designed to support people in a severe phase of their condition, who cannot be managed in acute services. Our dedicated PICU services place us at the forefront of specialised intensive care, and highly trained teams can support people with complex needs and behaviours that may challenge, along with co-existing issues (such as substance misuse).
Job responsibilities
* Manages and co-ordinates the implementation of individual treatment plans for occupational therapy services ensuring treatments, activities, and interventions are delivered through effective application and communication.
* Receives and responds promptly to referrals undertaking patient assessments to identify and prioritise patient needs before planning and delivering the appropriate and relevant interventions either on an individual or group basis. Maintains accurate and timely records detailing each patient's rehabilitation/progress.
* Ensures the effective and efficient management of more junior staff.
* Maintains and develops close working relationships with professional and clinical colleagues within the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring clinical practice is in line with Priory policies and procedures and complies with statutory regulations and quality standards.
* Contributes to business growth by actively promoting Priory therapy services in line with the local unit's business plan.
* Maintains effective communication links with patients, relatives, carers, and purchasers throughout the patient's rehabilitation.
* Leads on the implementation of new services within own site, sharing best practice with other sites in the area.
* Ensures the services and support provide good value for money and support the overall aim of the site.
Benefits
For your hard work and dedication to Priory, we will offer you a wide range of benefits:
* 25 days annual leave (increasing to 27 days after 5 years of service and 30 days after 10 years service)
* Enhanced maternity pay
* Contributory pension scheme
* Opportunities to develop and train in a wide variety of care settings
* Support and training from the beginning of your career
* Supplemented meals
* Access to Employee Assistance programme and other wellness programmes
Person Specification
Qualifications
* BSc Hons or Diploma in Occupational Therapy and accreditation by the HCPC
Experience
* Suitable applicants should have a minimum of one year's experience gained within a related clinical or therapeutic environment
* It is desirable that the post-holder will have experience managing a caseload of service users with complex needs
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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