Occupational Therapist
Reference
PRI101089
Location
Elm Park, Station Road, Ardleigh, Colchester, CO7 7RT
Priory Group Division
Healthcare
Salary
£35,000 - £42,000
Hours
37.5
Vacancy Type
Permanent - Full Time
Job Advert Role Description
Join Our Team at Priory Healthcare!
Position: Occupational Therapist
Location: Essex
Salary: £35,000 - £42,000 dependent on experience, plus benefits
About Us: At Priory Healthcare, we are dedicated to providing quality care, inspiring innovation, and delivering value. Our mission is to enable patients with mental health illnesses to receive a truly integrated and holistic approach to their treatment, regardless of complexity or severity. This is made possible by the knowledge and expertise of our multidisciplinary clinical teams.
Job Purpose: As an Occupational Therapist at Priory Healthcare, you will manage patients using evidence-based and patient-centric principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate interventions. Your goal is to equip patients with the confidence, skills, and coping strategies required for independent living.
Key Responsibilities:
Individualised Treatment Plans: Manage and coordinate the implementation of personalized treatment plans for occupational therapy services.
Effective Delivery: Ensure the effective delivery of treatments, activities, and interventions through clear communication and application.
Prompt Assessments: Respond promptly to referrals and conduct assessments to identify and prioritize patient needs.
Therapy Interventions: Plan and deliver relevant occupational therapy interventions on an individual or group basis.
Clinical Records: Maintain accurate and timely clinical records, documenting patient rehabilitation and progress.
Leadership: Provide effective leadership and management to junior staff within the occupational therapy team.
Collaborative Relationships: Develop and maintain collaborative working relationships with clinical and professional colleagues as part of a multidisciplinary team.
Compliance: Ensure all clinical practices comply with Priory policies, statutory regulations, and quality standards.
Communication: Maintain consistent communication with patients, families, carers, and funding bodies throughout the rehabilitation process.
Innovation: Lead the implementation of new services within the site and share best practices across other locations.
About you:
Education: BSc Hons or Diploma in Occupational Therapy and accreditation by the HCPC.
Experience: Prior exposure to working within an Occupational Therapy setting, including experience in specialized areas such as neuro-rehabilitation.
Skills:
Communication: Develop and maintain productive and stable relationships with patients through effective communication, coaching, and counselling techniques.
Interpersonal Skills: Highly developed interpersonal skills to navigate challenging situations and support patient needs.
Working Environment: The role may present challenging situations that increase the physical, sensory, and emotional demands of the job. However, with your expertise and our supportive environment, you will make a significant impact on our patients' lives.
Why Join Us?
Innovative Environment: Be part of a team that values innovation and continuous improvement.
Professional Growth: Opportunities for professional development and career advancement.
Supportive Team: Work with a collaborative and supportive team dedicated to making a difference.
Safeguarding
All Priory colleagues have a responsibility to safeguard the individuals we care for, these
may be adults and children or individuals connected to the people Priory supports.
Colleagues must ensure they are aware of the local child and adult safeguarding policies
and procedures in their service, in addition who to contact within the Local Authority
Safeguarding Team for further advice.
All colleagues are required to attend safeguarding training appropriate to their role and to
undertake additional training in associated areas.
Division DBS info
Disclosure
All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.