Job summary
Occupational Therapist
Location: Oldbury
Salary: Competitive, depending on experience
Hours: Part-Time, flexible working options
Main duties of the job
Are you an ambitious Occupational Therapists looking for a new challenge, career development and have experience of working in a forensic setting?
Coveberry Oldbury part of the Caretech Group, provides specialist assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for men with a primary diagnosis of learning disability or autism, whose behaviours challenge. Our expert teams are able to support individuals with a forensic or offending history and offer a range of offender behaviour programmes, adapted for people with a learning disability. The hospital has 13 en-suite bedrooms and two independent living flats, which enables our multidisciplinary team to assess and consolidate skills and risk assess in an environment that replicates community living, prior to discharge
About us
Who we are. Caretech
Our vision is a world where there is equal opportunity for individuals to live independently and make their own decisions.
CareTech provides quality care to children and adults
WE ARE A PERSON-CENTRED CARE COMPANY
CareTech provides quality care to children and adults
We enable children, young people and adults with complex needs to make their own life choices, and to develop confidence and independence to live, learn, thrive and engage, building a better future.
We refer to this as Extraordinary Days, Every Day.
We help those in our care to master the essentials of daily life; like being able to cook, shop, keep house, build relationships, and to stay well and safe. We provide access to learning, academic or playful. We build the confidence and skills needed for employment for those who would like to work in any capacity. And, for everyone, we nurture the ability and self-awareness to engage socially and build lasting relationships.
We achieve these extraordinary outcomes thanks to the loving, supportive, fun and therapeutic environments that our specialist professional teams create and with the courage and determination of those in our care.
Our vision has driven our success. Our purpose is shared by our staff and service users alike. We want everyone in the CareTech family to have a bright future and we work tirelessly towards that aim.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you an ambitious Occupational Therapists looking for a new challenge, career development and have experience of working in a forensic setting?
Coveberry Oldbury part of the Caretech Group, provides specialist assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for men with a primary diagnosis of learning disability or autism, whose behaviours challenge. Our expert teams are able to support individuals with a forensic or offending history and offer a range of offender behaviour programmes, adapted for people with a learning disability. The hospital has 13 en-suite bedrooms and two independent living flats, which enables our multidisciplinary team to assess and consolidate skills and risk assess in an environment that replicates community living, prior to discharge
We believe that a person-centred, integrated approach to providing rehabilitation is fundamental to delivering high quality care.
Job
You will work alongside a full multidisciplinary team including clinicians and hospital staff. Working autonomously, you will provide quality assessments, reports and interventions and working to embed coping strategies across the environment in relation to activity adaptation and therapeutic outcomes. You will be required to exercise leadership, driving service delivery for occupational therapy which our model of care focuses on relapse prevention, positive risk taking role and personalisation.
As part of our positive behaviour support approach we will complete a functional assessment of behaviour, define and measure target behaviours, develop a range of functional skills and reactive strategies, provide positive reinforcement and systematic feedback and adopt predictable, planned interventions to de-escalate
Taking a hands on approach it is essential that you will be a strong team player, with excellent communication skills. You must have excellent organisational and time management skills.
Candidate profile
- You must have a degree or a post graduate diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Be registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Experience in working with mental Health Needs
- Have alicenceand access to own transport.
- Be a strong team player.
- Have excellent communication,organisationaland time management skills
Benefits of working for us:
- Competitive salary
- 33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- Life insurance
- On site parking
- Refer a Friend Scheme* (T&Cs apply)
- Full support from a multidisciplinary team
- Regular clinical supervisions
- Developmental opportunities
- Research opportunities & support
- Internal/external training on new initiatives
Who we are!
The CareTech Group; established in 1994, and is one of the largest providers of specialist social care services supporting 5000 adults with a wide range of needs in more than 300 services across the UK. Committed to the highest standards of care and governance, we provide innovative care pathways for vulnerable people to live in community settings. We support people to take control of their lives this could be finding employment, having an active social life, learning new skills or building self-confidence.
Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure prior to commencement of employment, the disclosure expense will be met by the employer.
STRICTLY NO AGENCIES
Job description
Job responsibilities
Are you an ambitious Occupational Therapists looking for a new challenge, career development and have experience of working in a forensic setting?
Coveberry Oldbury part of the Caretech Group, provides specialist assessment, treatment and rehabilitation for men with a primary diagnosis of learning disability or autism, whose behaviours challenge. Our expert teams are able to support individuals with a forensic or offending history and offer a range of offender behaviour programmes, adapted for people with a learning disability. The hospital has 13 en-suite bedrooms and two independent living flats, which enables our multidisciplinary team to assess and consolidate skills and risk assess in an environment that replicates community living, prior to discharge
We believe that a person-centred, integrated approach to providing rehabilitation is fundamental to delivering high quality care.
Job
You will work alongside a full multidisciplinary team including clinicians and hospital staff. Working autonomously, you will provide quality assessments, reports and interventions and working to embed coping strategies across the environment in relation to activity adaptation and therapeutic outcomes. You will be required to exercise leadership, driving service delivery for occupational therapy which our model of care focuses on relapse prevention, positive risk taking role and personalisation.
As part of our positive behaviour support approach we will complete a functional assessment of behaviour, define and measure target behaviours, develop a range of functional skills and reactive strategies, provide positive reinforcement and systematic feedback and adopt predictable, planned interventions to de-escalate
Taking a hands on approach it is essential that you will be a strong team player, with excellent communication skills. You must have excellent organisational and time management skills.
Candidate profile
- You must have a degree or a post graduate diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Be registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- Experience in working with mental Health Needs
- Have alicenceand access to own transport.
- Be a strong team player.
- Have excellent communication,organisationaland time management skills
Benefits of working for us:
- Competitive salary
- 33 days annual leave inclusive of bank holidays
- Life insurance
- On site parking
- Refer a Friend Scheme* (T&Cs apply)
- Full support from a multidisciplinary team
- Regular clinical supervisions
- Developmental opportunities
- Research opportunities & support
- Internal/external training on new initiatives
Who we are!
The CareTech Group; established in 1994, and is one of the largest providers of specialist social care services supporting 5000 adults with a wide range of needs in more than 300 services across the UK. Committed to the highest standards of care and governance, we provide innovative care pathways for vulnerable people to live in community settings. We support people to take control of their lives this could be finding employment, having an active social life, learning new skills or building self-confidence.
Successful candidates will be required to complete an enhanced DBS disclosure prior to commencement of employment, the disclosure expense will be met by the employer.
STRICTLY NO AGENCIES
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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).
