Job summary
Position: Senior Occupational Therapist
Care home: Ravensdale Care Home (Leeds) Copperfields Care Home (Leeds) Hillside Court Care Home (Leeds) Wykewood Care Home (Bradford)
Location: Multisite covering four services across the West Yorkshire region
Contract type: Full time - Monday to Friday.
Rate: £40,000 per annum
Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist with a positive and can-do attitude?
Are you a positive and encouraging people person who loves to see people making progress?
Join us as our new Senior Occupational Therapist working across four complex care services in West Yorkshire.
As a Senior Occupational Therapist with us, you'll support our residents with a high-quality occupational therapy service throughout their journey with us. You'll play a key role in empowering them and maximising their independence.
You'll lead and supervise Junior Therapists or Therapy Assistants across the homes you support to ensure delivery of evidence-based, high quality therapy and rehabilitation.
You'll build relationships with the people you support, and see the progress they make through ongoing care, which is extremely rewarding.
Main duties of the job
About the role
Our Occupational Therapists provide specialist assessments, clinical diagnoses and interventions to help people overcome the challenges they face with completing everyday tasks and activities.
Youll work as part of a wider Clinical Team to create person-centred care and rehabilitation plans that maintain and build peoples abilities, support them to achieve their goals and evaluate their outcomes.
No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
being responsiblefor a clinical caseload
working alongside the people we support, their loved ones and professionals to develop and deliver person-centredoccupational therapy interventions
collaborating closely with theTherapy Team(Physiotherapist, Therapy Assistant and Activities Coordinators)
being responsible for aclinical caseload
carrying outassessments
maintaining accuraterecordsfor people receiving occupational therapies
promoting choice,dignityand independence.
About us
About Exemplar Health Care
Exemplar Health Care is a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with a range of complex needs.
Our homes support adults living with complex needs, including brain injuries, dementia, mental health conditions, neuro-disabilities and physical disabilities.
Across all of our homes, one thing remains the same-our Occupational Therapists play a vital role in empowering people to live their best lives!
As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In this role, youll provide specialist assessments, clinical diagnoses and interventions to help people overcome the challenges they facewith completing everyday tasks or activities.
Youll work with the wider Care Team and Clinical Team to create person-centred care plans, support people to achieve their goals and evaluate their outcomes.
Youll be an active and valued member of the multidisciplinary team, and provide expert advice, guidance and knowledge within your field of expertise.
Were looking for someone who is well organised, can work under their own initiative as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and is up-to-date with current evidence-based occupational therapy best practice.
Please see attached Job Description for further information.
About you
Above all, youre someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.
Youre also someone who has:
a thorough understanding of occupational therapybest practice
the ability to demonstrate an excellent range ofoccupational therapy interventionsand treatments
akind and caringapproach
a sense ofhumourand fun
apositive,can-doattitude
lots ofenthusiasmto encourage and motivate others
creative thinking and soundorganisationalskills
greatlisteningand communication skills.
- Youll put people at the heart of everything you do.
To apply for this role, you must have a BSc or MSc in Occupational Therapy and be HCPC registered.
What we offer
We offer great rewards and perks including:
regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
retail and lifestyle discounts
free DBS check
24/7 counselling and support
Blue Light Card eligibility.
How to apply
Sound good? Wed love to hear from you. Click the button to APPLY NOW.
For an informal chat about joining us, call Grace Cockroft Health Care Recruiter - 07375926210
Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. Were unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
Job description
Job responsibilities
In this role, youll provide specialist assessments, clinical diagnoses and interventions to help people overcome the challenges they facewith completing everyday tasks or activities.
Youll work with the wider Care Team and Clinical Team to create person-centred care plans, support people to achieve their goals and evaluate their outcomes.
Youll be an active and valued member of the multidisciplinary team, and provide expert advice, guidance and knowledge within your field of expertise.
Were looking for someone who is well organised, can work under their own initiative as well as part of a multi-disciplinary team, and is up-to-date with current evidence-based occupational therapy best practice.
Please see attached Job Description for further information.
About you
Above all, youre someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.
Youre also someone who has:
a thorough understanding of occupational therapybest practice
the ability to demonstrate an excellent range ofoccupational therapy interventionsand treatments
akind and caringapproach
a sense ofhumourand fun
apositive,can-doattitude
lots ofenthusiasmto encourage and motivate others
creative thinking and soundorganisationalskills
greatlisteningand communication skills.
- Youll put people at the heart of everything you do.
To apply for this role, you must have a BSc or MSc in Occupational Therapy and be HCPC registered.
What we offer
We offer great rewards and perks including:
regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
retail and lifestyle discounts
free DBS check
24/7 counselling and support
Blue Light Card eligibility.
How to apply
Sound good? Wed love to hear from you. Click the button to APPLY NOW.
For an informal chat about joining us, call Grace Cockroft Health Care Recruiter - 07375926210
Please note, applicants must be authorised to work in the UK. Were unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment visa at this time.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - To apply for this role, you must have a BSc or MSc in occupational therapy and be HCPC registered.
- - Able to evidence a minimum of 2-3 years post-graduate experience in the field of Neurology or Mental Health.
- - Have a thorough understanding of occupational therapy best practice including specialist clinical assessment and reasoning skills.
- Please refer to the person specification attached for a detailed breakdown of the required skills.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- - To apply for this role, you must have a BSc or MSc in occupational therapy and be HCPC registered.
- - Able to evidence a minimum of 2-3 years post-graduate experience in the field of Neurology or Mental Health.
- - Have a thorough understanding of occupational therapy best practice including specialist clinical assessment and reasoning skills.
- Please refer to the person specification attached for a detailed breakdown of the required skills.
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).
