Are you an empathetic Occupational Therapist with a keen interest in mental health?
An exciting opportunity has become available for a Band 6 Mental Health/Community Occupational Therapist to join our fantastic NHS client in Houghton Regis, Bedfordshire. This vacancy is available to start as soon as possible, offering part-time and potential full-time hours per week in a locum role. Essential Occupational therapists applying must have previous experience working with Mental health.
As an OT you will be supported by a full MDT, including Medical Director, Specialty Doctors, Psychologist and Occupational Therapy Assistants; you will also have the support of the wider OT network
Duties will include:
1. Care-coordinating
2. Attending MDT meetings
3. Contribute to the holistic assessment of physical and mental wellbeing needs.
4. Assessment and intervention of individual patients needs and progress.
5. Treating patients for a range of moderate to complex mental health conditions
6. Working with other healthcare professionals
The Successful Candidate should be/have:
7. A registered Occupational Therapist with the HCPC (Health Care Professions Council)
8. They need to have experience of working in mental health due to the complex nature of the patients.
9. An understanding of Occupational Therapy process/interventions and can take a “hands on” approach
10. Excellent communication and time management skills
11. Ability to manage highly demanding clinical presentation
12. Full vaccination against COVID-19
What next?
If you are an Occupational Therapist that has excellent communication and rapport building skills and would like to create a positive change to those with mental health difficulties, we would like to hear from you as soon as possible.
Benefits of locum work:
13. Daily payroll
14. Variety of work opportunities in NHS and private sectors
15. Expand your skill set more quickly
16. Flexible hours of work
Why Pulse?
17. Online interviews via HireVue
18. First class support and advice from our specialist consultant teams
19. ipoint – Electronic Timesheet smartphone app
20. Assistance with travel and finding accommodation
21. Streamlined compliance process, utilising new online technology
22. Access to high-quality voluntary training
23. £300 Recommend a Friend bonus scheme*
*Terms and conditions
Not for you but know the ideal occupational therapist?
If you are registered with Pulse and recommend a friend to us, you can earn £300 per recommendation once they have worked over 200 hours*.
We are unable to support or accept applications from candidates who are residents within the Red or Amber list of the Code of practice for the international recruitment of health and social care personnel in England, based on the World Health Organisation (WHO) Workforce Support and Safeguard List.