Senior Occupational Therapist

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Introduction

Are you an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist looking for an opportunity to grow and develop? If so, join Pinhoe View, a 36 bed Acute Inpatient Hospital in Exeter as the Senior Occupational Therapist.

You will be working alongside the Lead Occupational Therapist and members of the Multi-disciplinary Team (MDT), to offer patient-centred care, implementing daily, meaningful activities which can support recovery. This entails competently assessing acutely unwell patients, including completing assessments, planning and implementing person-centred interventions and the ongoing evaluation of their care and treatment.

You will be required to run weekly Occupational Therapy groups, as well as supporting the team in facilitating weekly trips to the local stables, creating arts and crafts groups, supporting with personal care and organising days out in the community. This assists in reducing anxiety, encouraging healthy coping strategies, and finding meaning and motivation to daily life.

AtPinhoe Viewyou will have the chance to develop specialist skills throughout your time with us. Your professional growth is important, which is why there are numerous career development opportunities to keep you learning and improving. You'll also receive support from a regional network of healthcare professionals.

Your responsibilities as a Senior Occupational Therapist will include:

• Communicating effectively with a range of clinicians, managers, directors, associate directors, people who access services, carers/supporter/family members, stakeholders and agencies
• Completing Occupational Therapy assessments and person-centred interventions.
• Working in conjunction with other OTs / OTAs to develop and implement a hospital-wide structured activity programme, offering morning, afternoon and evening activities.
• Providing compassionate and effective leadership to junior staff including support staff and assistants
• Ensuring the delivery of occupational therapy student placements
• Supporting the completion of appraisals/personal development plans with junior staff
• To be responsible for the development and implementation of appropriate policies, protocols and care pathways

To be a Successful Occupational Therapist you will need:

• B.Sc. Honours Degree/M.Sc. Masters - Occupational Therapy
• Registered with the Health Professionals Council
• Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapist
• Extensive experience of applying occupational frames of reference and approaches
• Demonstrates evidence highly effective clinical reasoning skills
• Highly specialist knowledge of relevant assessment and treatment models
• Knowledge of how to work with individuals with mental illness

What you will get:

• Annual salary of up to £42,500
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) - plus your birthday off!
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

Where you will be working:

Location: Pinhoe View, College Way, Exeter, EX1 3PZ

Join the team at Pinhoe View - a new purpose-built facility where a range of mental health services are provided for adults with acute mental health conditions across two wards and eight individual flats.

The 24-hour acute inpatient service is supported by a full multidisciplinary team, which specialises in the assessment, treatment and stabilisation of people suffering from a significant mental health episode and in crisis.

Clinical and therapeutic services at Pinhoe View are delivered in a safe environment, providing the opportunity for recovery, while rehabilitation services provide a pathway of care supporting individuals back to their community.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.