Occupational Therapist
Reference: PRI98066
Location: The Ayr Clinic, Dalmellington Road, Ayr, KA6 6PT
Priory Group Division: Healthcare
Salary: £30,229 - £34,581 p.a
Hours: 37.5
Vacancy Type: Permanent - Full Time
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Providing quality, inspiring innovation and delivering value is what we set out to achieve at Priory Healthcare. Enabling our patients with mental health illness to receive a truly integrated and holistic approach to their treatment, regardless of complexity or severity, thanks to the knowledge and expertise of our multidisciplinary clinical teams.
We don't just talk about putting employees first. We know that Priory wouldn't exist without their combined energy, expertise and effort. So we invest heavily in training, provide first-class support, promote collaborative teamwork and give everyone on our team the opportunities and resources to achieve their full potential.
Priory Healthcare is one of the UK's leading providers of independent specialist secure and step-down care across the UK. With hospitals around the country, 30 years of experience in our sector and highly skilled and experienced teams, we help patients and commissioners find the right care pathways without the need for multiple reassessments and we are looking for caring, compassionate people to join us. The Ayr Clinic, with its two step down services - Gatehouse and Lochlea, is a low secure setting, caring for men and women mental illness and/or personality disorders.
Responsibilities
1. Undertake patient assessment and observation to identify patient need before planning and delivering appropriate and relevant interventions on either a group of individual basis.
2. Maintain and develop close working relationships with professional and clinical colleagues within the multidisciplinary team, ensuring that clinical practice is in line with Priory policies and procedures.
3. Support junior occupational therapy staff and students.
4. Lead on further development and implementation of occupational therapy service within the site, under supervision of Lead Occupational Therapist.
5. Organise and deliver therapeutic activities for service users.
6. Assess service users' response to interventions in accordance with agreed models of practice.
7. Provide practical support, advice and education to service users, carers and other disciplines.
8. Be responsible for the recording of all patient related activity information.
9. Produce accurate and timely documentation on all clients in line with your professional Code of Conduct and organisational policies.
10. Carry out risk assessments including any potential hazards in the service users environment.
11. Attend multi-disciplinary meetings i.e. referral / review / business / CPA and weekly ward rounds.
12. Report and document incidents as required.
13. Facilitate and support in group work such as relaxation, health promotion, life skills etc.
14. Be competent in use of relevant screening and assessment tools.
15. Participate in the continuing development of a high quality service that is underpinned by evidence based practice, care pathways / packages.
Minimum Requirements
To be successful within this role as an Occupational Therapist, you will need:
* BSc Hons or Diploma in Occupational Therapy and accreditation by the HCPC and full RCOT membership.
Benefits
* A competitive salary (salary is dependent on level of experience).
* 25 days' annual leave (increasing with length of service to a maximum of 30).
* Birthday off.
* Contributory pension scheme.
* Life insurance.
* Opportunities to develop and progress in a wide variety of care settings.
* Free car parking.
* Subsidised on site meals.
* Employee benefits scheme (e.g. discounted shopping vouchers, interest free Apple products loan scheme).
* Full onsite induction training and orientation programme.
Contact: Should you wish to discuss the post in more detail, please contact Bronwyn Shields (Lead Occupational Therapist).
Disclosure: All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from Disclosure Scotland. Priory Group will cover the cost of the check. We are an equal opportunities employer.
About us: From education to hospitals, care homes and secure facilities, the Priory Group of Companies offers individually tailored, multidisciplinary treatment programmes for those with complex educational needs or requiring acute, long-term and respite mental healthcare.
As 85% of our services are publicly funded and delivered in partnership with commissioners, our teams work with commissioning bodies across the country to provide transparent pricing models and evidence-based care programmes.
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