Occupational Therapist - Full Time or One Year FTC Available
Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist with a passion for mental health? Join our dedicated team at Baldock Manor Hospital, a leading psychiatric hospital, and help shape the future of recovery-focused care.
Main duties of the job
You’ll be working with adults in an inpatient setting who are living with complex mental health needs. As part of a supportive multi-disciplinary team, you’ll assess, plan, and deliver personalised, evidence-based therapeutic programmes aimed at promoting recovery, building independence, and improving quality of life. In this role, you’ll also supervise junior OT staff and contribute to the development of innovative occupational therapy services across the hospital.
About us
Baldock Manor is a 40-bed hospital in north Hertfordshire that provides specialist psychiatric services for adults. The hospital has two female PICU (Psychiatric Intensive Care) wards and two acute wards. Our PICU services provide care and support for women at crisis level with a severe mental disorder who require rapid assessment and stabilisation. Our acute wards care for older adults, usually 55 years or older, who need a short-term hospital stay, where we can stabilise their mental health. The average stay in our acute wards is less than forty days.
Job responsibilities
Key Responsibilities:
* Carry out functional and occupational assessments
* Design and implement tailored treatment plans using evidence-based approaches
* Lead both group sessions and 1:1 therapeutic interventions
* Provide supervision and mentorship to junior OT team members
* Collaborate closely with nurses, psychiatrists, psychologists, and support workers
* Support discharge planning and coordinate with external services
* Engage in audits, CPD, and service improvement initiatives
Experience
* Minimum 2 years' post-qualification experience in a mental health/psychiatric setting is preferable
* Experience with both group and individual OT interventions
Qualifications
* Degree in Occupational Therapy
* HCPC registration
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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