Occupational Therapist Assessor - Braintree, United Kingdom - Sanctuary Personnel

Sanctuary Personnel

Verified Company

Braintree, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Salary:
£35, ,333 per year

Reference: 190177

Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and over 300 reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Occupational Therapist Assessor to work in Braintree on a full-time basis.

The salary for this permanent Occupational Therapist Assessor job is £35,000 - £37,333 per annum.

Schedule:
8 hour shift
Day shift
Monday to Friday

Benefits:

A specialised clinical assessment role where you can maintain and develop your clinical skills away from the usual hospital/clinic environment.

Opportunity to carry out telephone and video assessments.
A better work-life balance with your choice of working pattern
Supportive and proactive management
Lots of opportunity for progression

A comprehensive training programme when you start with us to equip you with all the skills and knowledge you need for the role.

Ongoing CPD with our excellent internal learning and development platform.
A diverse and engaged team
The opportunity to challenge yourself and expand your clinical knowledge on a huge range of conditions, their impacts, treatments, therapies, medications and clinical examinations as well as your assessment and report writing skill
Additional leave
Company pension
Profit sharing
Store discount
Work from home

Main Duties:

Use your clinical background and knowledge of conditions to assess a variety of conditions including mental health, physical, sensory and cognitive conditions, as part of a holistic assessment.

Complete 3-4 functional assessments per day on behalf of the Department of work and pension (DWP). You will be assessing a range of health conditions

Assessments are completed either face to face, via telephone or video assessments in an office environment or working from home or a mixture of the two.

You will analyse medical evidence and then present a comprehensive report, which will then be sent to the DWP to make the decision.

Requirements of the Occupational Therapist Assessor:
Qualified as an Occupational therapist
12 months post registration with no restrictions on pin
A broad clinical knowledge base, with experience working with individuals with a variety of different health conditions
Ability to work autonomously and IT/ typing skills competency are essential

Contact:

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity.

With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into your work placement.