Highly Specialist Senior Occupational Therapist

at  St Andrews Healthcare

HOURS: IDEALLY 37.5 PER WEEK BUT OPEN TO FLEXIBILITY

We are looking for a driven, passionate and highly experienced Occupational Therapist who is committed to those who require our services and the staff in our teams. We want someone who is focussed on the quality and development of clinical outcomes, as well as the overall management and leadership of the occupational therapy service within the division. The successful candidate will be able to demonstrate the highly specialist skills they have developed over their career as well as evidence of their ability to manage and lead others.
The successful candidate will be expected to support the Lead Occupational Therapist in driving the occupational therapy strategy forward; contributing to continual quality improvement and service innovation. They will also require the skills to role model and energise the workforce; understanding that the health and wellbeing of our staff is critical to the care and treatment of those using our service.

APPLICANT REQUIREMENTS:

• Ideally 5 years’ experience as an occupational therapist.
• Ideally 2 years of line management and leadership responsibilities.
• Ideally post graduate training in sensory integration and/ or evidence of the use of sensory approach within practice.
• Experience working in at least one of the following clinical areas:
• Secure Services
• Mental Health Care
• Evidence of an ability to undertake quality assurance tasks; continuous quality improvement projects, auditing, service development within the unit and division.
• Ability to independently undertake tasks related to HR, investigations and safeguarding.
• Evidence of working on divisional level initiatives/ research/ leadership projects.
• Evidence of leading and inspiring other in their career.
  As an employee of St Andrews you will adopt an inclusive and ‘can do’ attitude in approaching your work. You will demonstrate excellent understanding of occupational therapy within secure/ Mental Health Care, including an application of risk assessment skills. In sharing your experience of applying the OT process, you should also emphasise how you promote our specialism as a profession.
  Continued professional development is encouraged, with access to a range of in-house CPD events, as well as an expectation to support the development and training of others. Further opportunities include networking opportunities with colleagues of the same and different grades within the service and the Charity.

THE PERSON AND ROLE

As a highly experienced registered occupational therapist, you would be joining a motivated, knowledgeable and innovative OT team. You will contribute to a multi-disciplinary clinical team; taking responsibility for a clinical caseload, and offering OT specific assessment and treatment to groups and individuals within your care. Strong communication skills are essential, both written and verbal, with the ability to develop good professional relationships with your clinical team and the wider senior leadership team. Alongside your clinical workload you will be responsible for a small team and the overall development of the occupational therapy service within the division.