Lead Occupational Therapist

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for aLead Occupational Therapistto join our team.

As the Lead Occupational Therapist, you will provide clinical, professional and operational leadership to the Occupational Therapy (OT) service, to ensure OT services are proactive and supportive of Priory objectives.

Main duties of the job

Work closely with multi-disciplinary colleagues across the hospital site to support integration around patient care. To deliver a highly specialised and advanced standard of OT assessment, treatment and management for patients.

Ensure that own practice and service meets agreed local and national standards and clinical governance requirements, including COT Standards for Practice, Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.

Participate in site service quality improvement initiatives including conducting investigations and Quality monitoring assurance objectives and clinical audit

Oversee student placements within the OT team.

Attend all site required meetings including Clinical Governance and Patient Safety and represent the OT department. Attend Regional OT meetings and feedback to site

About us

ThePriory Hospital Middleton St Georgeis located close to Darlington, County Durham and provides individualised treatment and care for people with mental health needs of adults who present with complex and challenging behaviours, in a safe and supportive environment. Our comprehensive integrated services offer complete care pathways allowing service users to transfer effortlessly between the most appropriate care, meeting individual needs enabling recovery and re-engagement within the community and maximising life opportunities.

Our multi-disciplinary teams provide care for up to 107 male and female service users, working collaboratively with their commissioners, across our 8 wards. Our focus is on the delivery of excellent care, empowering service users to progress towards the least restrictive setting and towards independence. Our vision is to place our Service Users at the heart of our service provision, working closely with them and their carers to support their recovery and rehabilitation.