Job summary
Senior Occupational Therapist
County Durham
Permanent, Full Time (37.5 hpw)
£33,250 £49,819 per annum, depending on skills
and experience
Main duties of the job
Typical day as our Senior Occupational Therapist
- Youll carry out in-depth assessments and interventions, drawing on your expertise to create practical plans that help customers build skills and independence.
- Youll provide clinical guidance and advice to colleagues, helping support teams feel confident in delivering safe and effective day-to-day care.
- Youll design and deliver personalised interventions, including positive behaviour support plans, always keeping the customers goals, strengths and voice at the centre.
- Youll collaborate closely with other professionals including nurses, behavioural specialists and fellow occupational therapists, working as one joined-up team.
- Youll balance your own caseload across different services, from Ofsted-registered supported accommodation to other settings across the region.
- Youll lead service improvements and contribute to practice development, making sure our model of care stays safe, innovative and truly customer focused.
About us
Home, a place where you belong
As a Senior Occupational Therapist in our clinical
team, youll play a big part in helping people with complex needs live more
independent, fulfilling lives. This isnt about quick fixes or tick-box care.
Its about supporting people to grow their confidence, skills, and independence
in ways that really matter to them.
Youll be joining a team that blends health,
housing and care to create long-term change, and youll see the difference your
work makes every single day.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job details
Were looking for aSenior Occupational Therapistwho is passionate about making a real difference in peoples lives.
- Youll support customers across three Ofsted-registered supported accommodation services
- For young people aged16 to 35 - 3 days per week
- Work across additional services in the region, as appointed by our central resource team- 2 days per week
Job description
Job responsibilities
Job details
Were looking for aSenior Occupational Therapistwho is passionate about making a real difference in peoples lives.
- Youll support customers across three Ofsted-registered supported accommodation services
- For young people aged16 to 35 - 3 days per week
- Work across additional services in the region, as appointed by our central resource team- 2 days per week
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration as an HCPC Occupational Therapist with strong experience working alongside people with complex needs such as learning disabilities autism or mental health conditions.
Desirable
- The ability to carry out thorough assessments and develop evidence-based interventions, translating clinical expertise into real-life outcomes for customers
- A person-centred and strengths-based approach seeing beyond difficulties to help people recognise their skills goals and potential.
- Confidence in risk assessment and management with the skill to balance safety while promoting independence and positive risk-taking.
- Excellent communication skills working with empathy and clarity to build trust with customers families carers and colleagues across disciplines.
- A curious and forward-thinking mindset always seeking to improve practice share knowledge and champion high-quality occupational therapy.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Professional registration as an HCPC Occupational Therapist with strong experience working alongside people with complex needs such as learning disabilities autism or mental health conditions.
Desirable
- The ability to carry out thorough assessments and develop evidence-based interventions, translating clinical expertise into real-life outcomes for customers
- A person-centred and strengths-based approach seeing beyond difficulties to help people recognise their skills goals and potential.
- Confidence in risk assessment and management with the skill to balance safety while promoting independence and positive risk-taking.
- Excellent communication skills working with empathy and clarity to build trust with customers families carers and colleagues across disciplines.
- A curious and forward-thinking mindset always seeking to improve practice share knowledge and champion high-quality occupational therapy.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Additional information
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see
NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
