Band 5 Occupational Therapist

Allied Health ,
Chesterfield, Derbyshire
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Salary: £25000pa DoE

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Are you a confident new graduate or currently working as a Band 5 Occupational Therapist who would like to explore providing assessment treatment and rehabilitation for women with personality disorder and complex needs? Are you ready to further develop your clinical skills? We want to recruit an exceptional OT to our Band 5 post. Post: (Band 5) Occupational Therapist Base: Cygnet Acer Clinic Responsible for: Therapy Co-ordinators (Student OTs as appropriate) Caseload: (Low caseload) 14 people Responsible to: Senior Occupational Therapist (Band 6) at Acer (on site manager for supervision) Salary: £25,000 - £27,000 pa dependent upon experience and completion of preceptorship. Hours: 40 hours per week Location: Worksop Rd, Mastin Moor, Chesterfield S43 3DN Join our supportive friendly team near the town of Chesterfield and make an application today. For an informal discussion about the role please contact:- Jane Mosley (Specialist Occupational Therapist) or Hayley Valentine (In house recruiter) With over 150 OTs in the company, we also work together as a large team providing support to each other across the group, with various specialist interest groups to tap into, including Mental Health, Neuropsychiatry, Autism, Learning Disabilities and Sensory Integration, to name a few. As an Occupational Therapist, you will provide direct clinical care which will encompass OT assessments, treatment and management of patients within the service. In this role you will assess, implement and develop an OT treatment programme according to service user’s diagnosis and identified needs. This will be based upon findings from assessments including associated risks, in order to develop treatment plans accordingly. Prioritisation skills are key to manage the caseload of clients effectively and you will work closely with the Occupational Therapy and multidisciplinary team onsite. 5 reasons why you should make an application today… We care about people in our services Career pathway progression within the company to support your development and skills Low caseload with support for a therapy co-ordinator Excellent training opportunities National networks of over 150 OTs in the Cygnet Group within different specialisms including Forensic Practice, LD and ASD, Acute mental health, PICU, and inpatient CAMHS The Successful Candidate will have: A Degree / Postgraduate Diploma (or equivalent) in Occupational Therapy, registration with the HCPC (Health Care Professions Council) and a member of the RCOT (Royal College of Occupational Therapy) Experience in the field of adult mental health and/or acute inpatient mental health is essential Currently operating as a Band 5 (Also suitable for newly qualified) An understanding of Occupational Therapy process/interventions and can take a “hands on” approach The ability to work independently and as part of a multidisciplinary team Excellent communication / time management skills In return we will offer you: Company pension scheme Clinical supervision and peer support allowing for clinical case discussion Opportunity to attend regular regional and service line OT meetings focused on CPD, service development, and clinical case discussion OT email group and shared drive used by all OTs within our company Opportunities for CPD and to undertake further learning and development Training days provided by highly experienced and renowned OT specialists Free meals on duty Sensory Integration Preceptorship Requirements The successful candidate will be required to undergo an enhanced DBS and reference check and an offer of employment will be subject to successful clearance. Please note - speculative recruitment emails are not to be sent directly to our clinical staff, these need to go via our internal recruitment team. If speculative candidates are sent directly to a member of the clinical team, we will consider these candidates as our own This job was originally posted as www.totaljobs.com/job/89930689

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