Occupational Therapist - Brain Injury
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Our client has an opportunity for Occupational Therapist in Milton Keynes to work in their brain injury center to work as part of a multi/interdisciplinary team providing occupational therapy input within the BIRT neurobehavioral model to people they support with acquired brain injury (ABI) and to liaise with internal and external professionals, family members and people they Support.
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Occupational Therapist
Location: Milton Keynes
Salay: £29,970 - £36,483 per annum DOE - £3000 Golden Hello Bonus
Hours: Full Time
Client Group: brain Injury / Neurobehavioral
Sponsorship available
Job Role:
*To work within a specialist clinical area as an autonomous professional, using and developing skills and knowledge in neurological rehabilitation with support and supervision of a more senior OT. To accept professional accountability and responsibility.
*With the support and supervision from a senior OT, to manage and prioritise a caseload of People We Support with complex mental/physical health needs and/or challenging behaviour.
*With the support and supervision from a senior OT, to complete the OT process and to use evidence based/service user centred principles and clinical reasoning to assess, formulate a treatment plan, implement and evaluate intervention.
*To address occupational performance and skill deficits enabling the service user in areas of self-maintenance, productivity, education and leisure.
*With the support and supervision from a senior OT, to develop programmes of care, ensure adequate and detailed handover of programmes to rehabilitation support workers or therapy assistants, monitor through data gathering, evaluate and modify treatment in order to measure progress and ensure effectiveness of intervention according to the neurobehavioural model.
*To delegate tasks appropriately according to the competence of colleagues and take responsibility for handover, monitoring and review.
*With the support and supervision from a senior OT, to use interpersonal skills and empathy to engage those People We Support and families who may be resistant to the rehabilitation process or may be distressed.
*To carry out detailed risk assessments and ensure that these are regularly reviewed and updated and communicate this with the team effectively.
*To provide intervention and advice on social and lifestyle needs including referral to other agencies and services.
*To work with People We Support, their family/carers and outside agencies in a flexible and sensitive way considering the most appropriate environment for assessment and intervention and responding to changing needs, circumstances and cultural issues. To maintain the highest levels of integrity during all communications.
*With supervision from a more senior OT manage a designated workload, identify priorities and manage time and resources effectively.
*To support a culture where everyone is encouraged to learn from their mistakes through giving and receiving constructive feedback.
*To undertake systematic information searches and critical appraisal of available evidence in order to inform practice.
*Be accountable for own practice and take every reasonable opportunity to maintain and improve own knowledge, professional competence and support continual learning and development.
To Qualify:
*Occupational Therapist Qualification
*HCPC Registered
*Good communication skills
*Excellent relevant experience
Client Offer:
*Fantastic Salary package
*£3000 Golden Hello Bonus
*Support
For more information, please contact parul.patel@justot.co.uk