Occupational Therapist - Neuro Hospital - Leatherhead - Up to £35,000
Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week
We are currently looking for an Occupational Therapist to join a fantastic Neurological Hospital in Leatherhead.
The hospital is a state of the art 48 bedded rehab centre offering four different client pathways to include Neuro Rehabilitation, General Rehabilitation, Complex Neurological Care and Out Patient / Respite Services.
As an Occupational Therapist, you will be responsible for:
1. Ensuring that all clients are given timely, appropriate, effective occupational therapy treatment and discharge planning.
2. Working as an autonomous practitioner in providing comprehensive assessments of clients who have had a neurological injury, illness and impairments including those with complex presentations and develop agreed problem lists and holistic treatment plans.
3. Using advanced clinical reasoning skills, knowledge of evidence-based practice, current NICE guidelines and clinical expertise to determine appropriate rehabilitation programs and discharge / continuing care plans.
4. Assessing and monitoring clients effectively to progress them through their rehabilitation, providing optimal chance of recovery and retrieval of physical and cognitive function.
5. Acting as a key worker for clients in the Care and Rehabilitation Centre, appropriately coordinating a safe, smooth and timely discharge, liaising with all personnel as appropriate.
6. Confidently and competently offering a wide range of Occupational therapy interventions and approaches to clients in the Care and Rehabilitation Centre, demonstrating knowledge and skills in the delivery of FES, splinting, complex posture and seating requirements and upper limb management.
7. Demonstrating clinical effectiveness and change through intervention; this will include the knowledge and ability to set discipline specific and wider MDT goals and complete clinically relevant outcome measures.
8. Effectively completing required reports for discharge or funding purposes.
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