Senior Occupational Therapist

Job description

Job responsibilities

Key Responsibilities:

Clinical Practice

Manage and prioritise a complex specialist caseload of patients with acquired brain injury and neurological conditions, including those with high physical dependency, cognitive impairment and neurobehavioural needs.

Deliver specialist occupational therapy assessment and treatment, including functional rehabilitation, ADL retraining, cognitive and perceptual rehabilitation, and environmental adaptation.

Provide interventions underpinned by neuroplasticity principles, motor relearning, task-specific training, and evidence-based practice.

Contribute to and lead on specialist rehabilitation areas such as:

Upper limb rehabilitation (highly desirable)

Splinting, seating and postural management

Fatigue and pacing programmes

Sensory and perceptual rehabilitation

Cognitive rehabilitation and executive functioning strategies

Prescribe and recommend appropriate equipment and assistive technology to support function, safety and independence.

Act as a Key Worker as required, coordinating aspects of patient rehabilitation planning and ensuring therapeutic goals are integrated and progressed.

Support patients and families/carers through education, advice and training, ensuring communication is clear, compassionate and accessible.

MDT Working and Service Contribution

Contribute actively to integrated MDT working, including ward rounds, case conferences, goal planning meetings and discharge planning meetings.

Provide specialist OT input into MDT formulation, problem solving, risk management and rehabilitation planning.

Ensure occupational therapy goals align with MDT rehabilitation goals and patient-centred outcome planning.

Work collaboratively with external agencies including community teams, commissioners, social care, housing services, case managers and equipment providers.

Play a key role in planning and supporting safe and effective discharges, ensuring continuity of care and appropriate onward referrals.

Leadership, Supervision and Development

Support the Lead Occupational Therapist in the day-to-day leadership and coordination of the OT service.

Provide clinical supervision and support to Band 5 and Band 6 Occupational Therapists, OT Assistants, and students.

Promote high standards of professional practice, reflective learning, and evidence-based clinical decision making.

Contribute to recruitment, induction, competency development and performance support processes as required.

Act as a role model for professional behaviours, ACG values and clinical leadership within the therapy team.

Quality Improvement, Governance and Audit

Support service development initiatives and contribute to the delivery of OT-related clinical strategy and pathway improvement.

Participate in clinical audits, outcome measurement and service evaluation, ensuring occupational therapy interventions are measurable and impactful.

Ensure documentation is completed to a high standard in line with RCOT guidelines, HCPC standards, and organisational policy.

Contribute to clinical governance processes including incident reporting, reflective learning, risk assessment and quality improvement planning.

Support delivery of training and in-service education to the wider MDT, sharing specialist OT expertise and best practice.

Professional Practice and Safety

Maintain HCPC registration and adhere to HCPC Standards of Conduct, Performance and Ethics.

Practice within the RCOT Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct.

Maintain professional development through CPD, reflective practice, supervision and training.

Uphold safeguarding responsibilities and contribute to maintaining a safe therapeutic environment.

Promote dignity, respect, and human rights for all patients, ensuring care is equitable and trauma-informed.

What to look forward to:

Free lunch when on duty

25 days plus bank holidays

Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities

Benefits Hub giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop

Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice

A salary sacrifice Aegon 5% matched pension

Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians

We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme

Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits

Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 by recommending someone you know

……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group

Person Specification

Experience

Essential

• Significant post-registration experience, including experience in complex neurorehabilitation.
• Demonstrable experience managing a complex caseload involving physical, cognitive and/or behavioural presentations.
• Strong understanding of neurorehabilitation principles including neuroplasticity, motor relearning and functional rehabilitation.
• Experience contributing to integrated MDT working and interdisciplinary goal planning.
• Experience supporting discharge planning, equipment provision and community reintegration.
• Evidence of leadership capability, including supervision and support of junior staff.

Desirable

• Experience working in a Level 1 and/or Level 2 neurorehabilitation unit (or equivalent specialist service).
• Specialist skills or training in upper limb rehabilitation (highly desirable).
• Experience with splinting, tone management, seating/postural management, or specialist equipment prescription.
• Experience contributing to service development, pathway redesign or quality improvement projects.
• Experience delivering training or education sessions to colleagues and MDT professionals.
• Experience supervising OT students and supporting placement education.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

Active Care Group

Address

Blackheath Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre

London

Greater London

SE10 8AD

Employer's website

https://activecaregroup.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)