The Placement Group - Senior Occupational Therapist
Our client has a permanent vacancy for a Senior Occupational Therapist to work in their brain injury unit as part of a multi/interdisciplinary team providing occupational therapy input within the BIRT Neurobehavioral model to service users with acquired brain injury (ABI) and to lead on OT provision within the service. This role involves liaising with internal and external professionals, family members, and service users.
Location: Birmingham
Salary: £46,148 - £52,809 per annum DOE
Hours: Full Time
Client Group: Brain Injury
Sponsor: Available
Job Role:
1. To work within a specialist clinical area as an autonomous professional with highly developed skills and knowledge in neurological rehabilitation.
2. To manage and prioritise a caseload of service users with complex mental/physical health needs and/or challenging behaviour.
3. To complete the OT process and use evidence-based/service user-centred principles to assess, formulate a treatment plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
4. To address occupational performance and skill deficits, enabling the service user in areas of self-maintenance, productivity, education, and leisure.
5. To develop programmes of care and ensure adequate handover of programmes to rehabilitation support workers or therapy assistants.
6. To use highly developed interpersonal skills and empathy to engage service users and families who may be resistant to the rehabilitation process.
7. To carry out detailed risk assessments and ensure these are regularly reviewed and updated.
8. To support the clinical lead for service users, maintaining contact with family and coordinating the rehabilitation programme.
9. To assess for, issue and refer to outside agencies for appropriate equipment.
10. To manage a designated workload, identify priorities, and manage time and resources effectively.
11. To act as a role model and take responsibility for monitoring quality in the work of others.
To Qualify:
1. Occupational Therapist qualifications
2. HCPC Registered
3. Relevant Experience
Client Offers:
1. Excellent Salary
2. Fantastic opportunity
3. Support
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