Senior Occupational Therapist

Job Description

Senior Occupational Therapist
Mental Health
Full time, permanent
£35,000 - £40,000
York

Location: York
Salary: £35,000 - £40,000 per annum (dependent on experience)
Hours: 37.5 hours per week, Monday to Friday, 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM (30-minute break)

My client are seeking an experienced and passionate Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join their team in a medium secure hospital caring for adult patients (18 years and older) suffering from mental illness, personality disorder and mild to moderate learning disability.

This position is designed for an experienced occupational therapist who has as an interest in working with individuals with learning disabilities and neurodiversity. The post holder will work as part of a multi-disciplinary team providing specialist assessments and therapeutic interventions to detained males within our LD/ASD Service Line.

Working in a medium secure setting, you will demonstrate a good knowledge of occupational therapy input into risk assessment and risk management, and will be an integral member of the clinical team. Standardised clinical tools based on the Model of Human Occupation will be utilised where the post holder has identified their appropriateness using specialist knowledge.

In return for your expertise and hard work, we offer a wide range of benefits including:

• Competitive benefits package and time off, including enhanced maternity leave
• Extra service annual leave awards
• Career development opportunities - ongoing learning and progress across the Staff Nurse grading is via a distinct career path
• An employee assistance programme
• Supplemented meals/refreshments when on duty
• Free car parking
• Relocation support
• Payment into the pension scheme
• NMC payment in full
• CPD top up
• Donation to a charity of your choice