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Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist

On-site in Bury·Full-time·Added 18 days ago (last checked 9 Oct)

Priory Group

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Overview

Job details

£40,000 - £45,000 a year
Gross, as stated in the ad.
About £2,690 - £2,990 a month after tax.
Permanent contract
Full-time.

Requirements

Work on-site in Bury
No relocation package mentioned.

Skills

Pay & benefits

We want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us.

Autonomous practice, but with opportunity for peer supervision from across service lines within Priory
Contributory pension scheme
Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and private healthcare
Access to development opportunities
Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
Leadership & management development
Long service award
Refer a friend bonuses

Shortlisting may begin upon receipt of applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancy early if enough suitable candidates are identified.

The role

Priory Highbank Centre
£40,000 - £45,000
Full Time - 37.5 hours

Highbank has an opportunity for an Occupational Therapist with experience in Neurological services to join our team.

The Priory Highbank Centre is a 19 bedded facility for Neuro-rehabilitation and complex neuro-disability. Service users are referred mainly from NHS funders across the country for slow stream neuro rehabilitation or specialist assessments like PDoC assessments by experienced clinicians. The team also manages those people with complex tracheostomy and/or mechanical ventilation for specialist assessments or slow stream neuro-rehabilitation.

Key Responsibilities

Working in conjunction with other members of the MDT, including physiotherapists, speech and language therapist, neuropsychologist, medical and nursing teams, you will manage your own caseload and be able to work autonomously, flexibly and creatively. You will be part of a committed, forward thinking and supportive multi-disciplinary team who work together and place emphasis on patient centred recovery and best outcomes for our patients.

Help with the complex needs of our service users to maximise their physical, emotional and social potential and wellbeing.
Carry out OT and neuro assessments to identify patient needs, before planning and delivering the appropriate interventions on either an individual or group basis.
Manage and co-ordinate individual OT treatment plans, facilitate therapeutic groups and oversee the unit social/meaningful activities and programmes with therapy assistants/activities organizer.
Compose OT reports and attend multidisciplinary meetings.
Work as a key member of the multidisciplinary team for patient care and treatment, including planning and supporting safe discharge plans in liaison with the commissioning teams.
Deliver supervision to Therapy Assistants where appropriate.
Develop close working relationships with external professionals and clinical colleagues, ensuring clinical practice is in line with Priory policies and procedures and complies with statutory regulations and quality standards.
Maintain effective communication links with patients, relatives, carers and external stakeholders.

You can find additional information in the attached job description.

Skills & Expertise

Candidates must be HCPC registered and hold a Diploma in Occupational Therapy or a relevant degree (including honours degree, postgraduate certificate, postgraduate diploma, or Master's pre-registration qualification in Occupational Therapy)

You will also have the specialist skill and experience of working with neurological and brain injuries in a mixture of physical, sensory, cognitive, emotional & psychological difficulties e.g. prolonged disorders of consciousness, long term medical conditions, etc.

About Priory Group

Priory is a leading independent provider of mental healthcare and adult social care, supporting over 24,000 people every year across a network of around 270 locations. The people it supports may have addictions, mental health issues, learning disabilities, autism or one of many other conditions, and it delivers care through roles ranging from nurses, care assistants and support workers to managers and medical specialists.

Its services span addiction treatment, mental health support, eating disorder services, neurodiversity services, residential services, supported living, and both NHS and private healthcare, delivered through inpatient, outpatient and online programmes. Priory also states a goal of embedding a culture of openness, inclusion and trust where colleagues feel they belong, and that every colleague, patient and resident is treated with dignity and respect.