Senior Occupational Therapist

Eden Brown Synergy has an exciting opportunity for a Senior Occupational Therapist Neurological rehabilitation experience in the North Yorkshire region.

The role is full time on 37.5 hour p/w

The Senior Occupational Therapist would form part of a specialist interdisciplinary team, in an environment that provides neuro-rehabilitation services to patients (18+ years, adults) with traumatic brain injury, severe neurological conditions, complex stroke and spinal cord injury, and undertake SMART assessments for patients in Prolonged Disorders of Consciousness (PDoC) and create bespoke treatment plans.

The Senior Occupational Therapist would be responsible to:

• Provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and treatment for an adult resident group with complex, acquired neurological disorders such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, spinal cord injury and neurodegenerative diseases.
• Apply comprehensive physical and cognitive skills that complement working in neurological rehabilitation
• Undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner, demonstrating time management, planning skills and prioritising patients according to clinical need
• Perform advanced Occupational Therapy assessment for patients with diverse presentations and complex physical, cognitive and psychological conditions
• Use highly developed communication skills, to gather information from patients, family, carers, other health care and community professionals to support the patients treatment
• Undertake a full and comprehensive assessment of a range of patients using advanced clinical reasoning skills and assessment techniques. E.g. motor, sensory, cognitive, social, psychological and environmental. Providing a diagnosis of functional status and to develop and deliver an individualised treatment plan
• Use a wide range of knowledge and experience of evidence based practice and treatment options to plan and deliver an individual Occupational Therapy programme, including problem list and goal setting, leading to an agreed outcome (with patient and Multidisciplinary Team)

Requirements:

• Must have an active HCPC registration as an Occupational Therapist
• Minimum 2 years' experience as a Senior Occupational Therapist in a neurological rehabilitation setting
• The Senior Occupational Therapist would have experience managing complex caseloads, be able to work as an autonomous practitioner and as part of an interdisciplinary team
• The Senior Occupational Therapist would have experience in clinical supervision, mentorship and training

Eden Brown Synergy is an equal opportunities employer.

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