Occupational Therapy Practitioner – Ayr, Scotland
Join TipTopJob as an Occupational Therapy Practitioner in an exceptional mental health service based in Ayr. You will work for one of the UK’s leading healthcare providers in a low secure hospital for males and females with mental illness and/or personality disorders.
To be considered for this position you must be qualified as an Occupational Therapist registered with the HCPC.
Key Responsibilities
* Undertake patient assessment and observation to identify patient needs before planning and delivering appropriate and relevant interventions on an individual or group basis.
* Maintain and develop close working relationships with professional and clinical colleagues within the multidisciplinary team, ensuring clinical practice is in line with company policies and procedures.
* Support junior occupational therapy staff and students.
* Lead on further development and implementation of the occupational therapy service within the site, under the supervision of the Lead Occupational Therapist.
* Organise and deliver therapeutic activities for service users.
* Assess service users’ response to interventions in accordance with agreed models of practice.
* Provide practical support, advice and education to service users, carers and other disciplines.
* Be responsible for the recording of all patient‑related activity information.
Preferred Skills & Experience
* Relevant clinical experience with mental illness and/or personality disorder.
* Extensive experience of applying occupational frames of reference and approaches.
* Evidence of highly effective clinical reasoning skills.
* Highly specialist knowledge of relevant assessment and treatment models.
* Knowledge of how to work with neurodiverse individuals.
Salary & Benefits
Salary: £29,259 – £35,618 per annum (permanent, full‑time, 37.5 hours/week).
* 25 days annual leave (increasing to a maximum of 30 days with length of service).
* Birthday off.
* Contributory pension scheme.
* Life insurance.
* Opportunity to develop and progress in a wide variety of care settings.
* Free car parking.
* Subsidised on‑site meals.
* Employee benefits scheme (e.g. discounted shopping vouchers, interest‑free Apple products loan scheme).
* Full on‑site induction training and orientation programme.
How to Apply
Reference ID: 6131
For this fantastic role, please call on 638 or send your CV.
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