Senior Occupational Therapist
- Employer
- Priory Group
- Location
- Llanarth, Ceredigion
- Salary
- £30000 - £36000 per annum
- Closing date
- 17 Jun 2022
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- Sector
- Mental Health Nursing
- Contract Type
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full Time
- Setting
- Independent Sector
- Job Role
- Occupational Therapist
- Salary
- £30,000 - £40,000
Job Details
Llanarth Court Hospital is a large forensic mental health hospital providing a secure environment consisiting of medium, low and open rehabilitation settings for men and women with mental illness and or personality disorder.
This is an exciting opportunity to become part of an expanding Therapy Service. We are looking for a highly motivated and creative Senior Occupational Therapist to join our Occupational Therapy team at Llanarth Court Hospital. The candidate should have good leadership and communication skills. The role will be to provide a high quality service that meets the needs of the patient groups on our busy forensic wards.
The role of the Senior Occupational Therapist will include managing members of the therapy team, overseeing service provision in a variety of areas and providing supervision to junior staff. The role will also involve delivering a range of innovative interventions that motivate and engage individuals to improve their occupational skills and mental wellbeing. There will be opportunities for assessing, intervening and evaluating progress in line with MDT care plans. The post requires someone who is willing to find new and creative ways to work with clients with a range of presenting difficulties.
Responsibilities will also include being involved in reducing restrictive interventions (including being involved in managing incidents of violence and aggression where required), good clinical note taking, planning skills, good time management and engagement in department meetings and supervision.
Qualification - Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy and registration with the HCPC.
Experience - experience of working in a healthcare setting and/or working with clients with mental health diagnosis or challenging behaviours would be desirable. However, there will be training and learning opportunities. Supervision will be provided by a qualified clinician.
For an informal discussion about this post please contact Margaret Davies or Karen Redding, Joint Heads of Therapy on 01873841285 or /
Company
Nursing at Priory Healthcare
At Priory Healthcare, we’re passionately committed to making a real and lasting difference for everyone we support. But that’s just the start. As a recognised leader in the healthcare sector, we’re equally passionate about harnessing the potential of everyone on our team – including our rapidly growing community of RMN’s.
So join us and we can promise you one of the most dynamic and supportive career environments in the sector.
We are already the largest mental health provider in Europe and treat upwards of 80 conditions in over 275 facilities around the country. But look beyond our size and you will also discover an unrivalled reputation for providing quality, inspiring innovation and delivery value for our service users.
What does this mean for you? More than you might imagine.
For a start, there’s greater clinical diversity here than anywhere outside of the NHS. This offers you the chance to develop your career at the forefront of nursing practice in one or more of our six specialist areas – Acute Mental Healthcare, Secure, Rehabilitation and Complex Care, Eating Disorders and Child and Adolescent Mental Health.
You will enjoy excellent learning and development resources, too. In addition to benefiting from our award-winning e-learning programme, your structured career progression could include supported study for specialist diplomas, preceptorships if you are newly qualified, a range of other externally accredited courses, the option of becoming a trainer on your own site, and much more besides.
Our working environment and culture are also exceptional. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team of doctors, psychiatrists, therapists and other health care specialists. We don’t just work together. We listen to each other, share ideas, explore new ways of doing things and actively pursue innovation and excellence is all that we do. So while the work can be incredibly demanding, you will never lack the support, collaboration and encouragement you need to perform to your best and achieve your true potential.
As for recognition and rewards, they are everything you would expect from an organisation that values your expertise and commitment. And your career prospects? Well, the sheer scope and scale of our behavioural care services – and the pace of our development as a business – means that you can grow as far and fast as we do.
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