Job Description

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist with a passion for working in mental health with older people and people with dementia?



Do you have the skills and knowledge necessary to manage a complex and varied caseload in specialist inpatient settings?



We are looking for a Senior Occupational Therapist to lead on the planning, co-ordination and delivery of occupational therapy provision on Hayworth Ward, an acute older adult mental health ward, recently rated by the CQC as outstanding in the caring domain.



We are committed to provide the very best for our staff and support staff in their career aspirations. For this role we offer training and development in physical health skills, model of human occupation assessment tools, occupational formulation and SMART goal setting, sensory informed approaches and leadership.



The post holder will be an experienced Occupational Therapist providing high quality, evidence based, person centred Occupational Therapy to Older Adults experiencing mental distress in an acute inpatient setting. They will work closely with the Service User, their Supporters and the wider Multidisciplinary Team to provide a robust assessment of the Service User's occupational strengths and needs, 1:1 and group interventions and recommendations to support timely and effective discharge.

Benefits :

We are committed to ensuring our staff get the most out of their benefits package and understand the importance of a healthy work life balance. There is an extensive range of excellent benefits for you and your family. We want you to feel like you are part of a close knit team at SLaM . It's important to us that you valued and appreciated and that are why we have a comprehensive benefits package on offer

Some of our benefits are highlighted here:

Generous pay, pensions and leave, we offer a comprehensive pay, pensions and leave package which is dependent on the role and length of service.



Work life balance, flexible working and support a range of flexible options, such as: part-time working and job sharing.



Career development, There are plenty of opportunities to progress your career and we support your development through a number of programmes such as mentoring, coaching, positive people management, collective leadership and other talent programmes



Car lease, our staff benefits from competitive deals to lease cars



NHS discounts, with discounts up to 10% from a variety of well-known retail brands though Health Service Discounts website. Other benefits include:



Counselling services



Wellbeing events



Long service awards



Cycle to work scheme



Season ticket loan



Childcare vouchers



Staff restaurants



Provision of specialist Occupational Therapy Assessment and Interventions in an acute mental health setting for older people and people living with Dementia



Working collaboratively with a broad range of health and social care professionals including close working relationships with Physiotherapy, Speech and Language Therapy and Therapy Support Staff



Overseeing the Ward Activity - Therapy Programme



Supervising Junior Staff and Students on Practice Placements



Contributing to Service Improvement Initiatives