Job overview
We are looking for an experienced and innovative Occupational Therapist to join our passionate and supportive Occupational Therapy Team in Swindon. Our service provision covers Acute and Rehab in-patient wards as well as Community Recovery Team for adults of working age.
You will provide and supervise professional OT service provision to our Rehab Ward. In addition you will have the opportunity to support Occupational Therapy service provision to Applewood ward, a 16 bedded acute admissions ward for adults of working age in the acute phase of their mental illness and support of OT service provision in Recovery Community Team. The opportunities to work within different settings will broaden your experience and add to you professional work satisfaction as we strive towards an effective continuity of care between the relevant services.
Main duties of the job
To deliver Occupational Therapy process of assessment, intervention and evaluation with reference to the relevant guidelines and legislations and with application to up to date and evidence based practice.
To work as an autonomous professional managing own case load.
To provide standardised and non-standardised specialist assessments.
To develop, facilitate and monitor individual as well as group intervention programme.
To work as a key member of the multidisciplinary team attending ward rounds, Care Programme Approach meetings, discharge meetings and providing timely feedback.
To delegate and supervise junior OT staff members.
To support the service with the prioritisation, planning, development and delivery of a high quality occupational therapy service in accordance to local OT Mission Statement goals.
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