J800010791

Lead Occupational Therapist 

Salary: £47,000

Location: Charlwood Surrey

Hours: Full Time

Client Group: Mental health inpatient service for young people

Our client has a lead Occupational Therapist vacancy in Surrey in their general adolescent inpatient service providing care and treatment for young people aged 13 to 18. You will be part of a multidisciplinary team supporting young people with a primary diagnosis of mental illness, including those with psychosis, emotion dysregulation, depression, anxiety disorders and comorbid diagnoses of neurodevelopmental disorders.

As a Lead Occupational Therapist, you will be:

• Participating fully with the multidisciplinary team and encourage the service users to be fully engaged in their care pathway

• Managing and co-ordinating the implementation of individual treatment plans for occupational therapy services ensuring treatments, activities and interventions are delivered through effective application and communication by the occupational therapy assistants

• Ensuring you and the occupational therapy team maintain accurate and timely records detailing each patient’s rehabilitation and progress.

• Ensuring the effective and efficient management of occupational therapy assistants

• Supporting clinical team working, including both direct interventions and clinical guidance of occupational therapy plans for the team to implement, as well as the delivery of staff training programmes

• Receiving and responding promptly to admissions, undertaking occupational therapy assessments to identify and prioritise patient needs before planning and delivering the appropriate and relevant interventions either on an individual or group basis for all young people on the ward

• Working to develop living skills, rehabilitation, and educational opportunities and therapies under the strategic direction of the Therapy Lead and other members of the Senior Management Team

Requirements

• To be qualified and registered as an Occupational Therapist

• At least 3 years post qualifying experience

• Experience in assessing people with a variety of psychometrics and risk assessment tools

• To be able to work therapeutically, engaging young people in developing insight and coping skills to manage their complex needs

• Experience in carrying out occupational therapy assessments with individuals with complex mental health needs and neurodevelopmental disorders

• Experience in implementing individual and group occupational therapy interventions with individuals with complex mental health needs and neurodevelopmental disorders

• Experience in supervising and managing junior members of the team

• A full and clean UK driving licence 

Benefits

• Annual base salary of £47,000

• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window. 

• Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals 

• Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub! 

• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance 

• Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts 

• Life Assurance, for added peace of mind 

• Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support. 

• 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be 

• Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time 

• Pension contribution, to help secure your future

To apply please contact parul.patel@tpgplc.com