Occupational Therapist - Baldock, United Kingdom - Piers Meadows Recruitment Ltd

    Piers Meadows Recruitment Ltd
    Piers Meadows Recruitment Ltd Baldock, United Kingdom

    2 weeks ago

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    Job Description

    Band 5 Occupational Therapist - Mental Health

    PLEASE ONLY APPLY IF YOU HAVE THE Right to work in the UK

    Undertaking occupational therapy assessments leading to the identification of the service users needs whilst addressing occupational performance. In addition to planning and implementing individual and group evidence-based interventions, in collaboration with the service users and staff, using graded activity to achieve therapeutic goals.

    About the hospital

    • Baldock Manor Hospital is a thriving service in need of new leaders to join our ward management team to move us further along our journey to excellence.
    • Baldock Manor has undertaken extensive development work to become the hospital it is today.

    Three wards;

    8 bedded female PICU service,

    Mens' 14 bed acute/High dependency unit typically for men over the age of 45/50

    10 bedded service for older working age/older age women.

    Opening a fourth 8 bedded PICU service.

    Baldock Manor boasts a full MDT with Nursing, Psychiatry, Psychology and Occupational Therapy practitioners on site as well as a very able team of Senior support workers, support works, Therapies assistants and more.

    Job responsibilities

    To work within the multidisciplinary teams , managing a defined caseload of service users providing core occupational therapy assessments and interventions that enable the services users to work towards recovery, a valued lifestyle and aim for optimum level of functional ability and to oversee and support the provision of the occupational group therapies ensuring these meet the needs of the client groups and, ensuring that the outcomes measures are consistently recorded and routinely reported on.

    Person Specification

    QualificationsEssential

    • Diploma/BSc in Occupational Therapy
    • HCPC Registration
    • Documented CPD evidence.

    Desirable

    • Any post-graduation training relevant to mental health

    Please contact Alex for further details and a job description