Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist

Our well-established client located in Bristol, are seeking an Occupational Therapist to join their friendly team on a Part time - Permanent basis 15 hours, with a salary of £34,581 on offer dependent upon experience.

Job Overview

This position is located in Bristol, 86 beds over eight wards varying from Eating Disorders, Acute Mental Health, Adult Psychiatric Intensive Care, Addiction and Neurocognitive Disorders.

We are looking to employ an enthusiastic part-time occupational therapist to join our therapy team on a fast-paced, 10-bed adult acute ward.

Main Responsibilities

The position requires to complete assessments, developing and implementing person-centered treatment plans, facilitating group and 1:1 work, facilitating graded exposure, educating on coping strategies, completing community signposting and contributing to multi-disciplinary team meetings. You will also be working alongside another occupational therapist, an occupational therapy assistant and may be required to provide supervision to occupational therapy staff.

Although you will be working as part of a multi-disciplinary team, comprising of nurses, healthcare assistants, psychiatrists and a specialty doctor, a large part of the role will also involve autonomous working. You will be expected to apply your occupational therapy skills, complete thorough risk assessments and use evidence-practice to guide your therapeutic interventions.

Skills Required

Previous experience working within Mental Health is essential, MUST hold a degree in Occupational Therapy and accreditation by the HCPC.

Benefits

Wide range of benefits are on offer:

• 25 days annual leave (increasing to 27 days after 5 years of service and 30 days after 10 years service)
• Birthday Leave
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Contributory pension scheme
• Opportunities to develop and train in a wide variety of care settings
• Support and training from the beginning of your career
• Flexible working
• Supplemented meals
• Access to Employee Assistant programme and other wellness programmes
• Employee benefits scheme (e.g. discounted shopping vouchers, interest free Apple Products loan scheme)

How To Apply

MUST HAVE THE RIGHT TO WORK IN UK, sponsorship NOT accepted.

To be considered for the Occupational Therapist position please click apply now.