Specialist Occupational Therapist

Role:
Specialist Occupational Therapist

Salary:
Up to £44,000

Location:

Home based, with occasional travel, and overnights.

Remote-based with regular team collaboration

We are a family-run, international business with a strong track record in the energy and metering sector. As we expand into the tech-enabled care market, we are developing innovative solutions designed to support individuals with learning disabilities and neurodiverse conditions in living independently. We are seeking a Specialist Occupational Therapist with expertise in learning disabilities and neurodiversity to play a vital role in shaping and delivering our new product offering.

• Provide clinical insight and guidance on the design and development of new and existing tech-enabled care products including market research and user testing.
• Create and implement an evaluation plan to review the technology and support future development.
• Lead the evaluation of deployed technologies by collecting user feedback, case studies, and success stories, and provide evidence-based input to inform future development.
• Support the design and development of services to ensure effective, person-centred delivery that meets the needs of individuals with learning disabilities and neurodiverse conditions.
• To support prescribers to make informed decisions on suitability of customers used in field trials

• Collaborate with the business development team to enhance understanding of the health and social care landscape, including procurement processes, sector structure, and effective engagement strategies.
• Support customer-facing activities such as events, product demonstrations, prescriber training, and service delivery.
• Act as a strategic voice within the team, helping shape direction and focus through your clinical and sector expertise.
• To liaise with relevant bodies in social and healthcare agencies and provide accurate reports on the service relevance and acceptance.

• Create engaging, informative marketing content including thought-leadership pieces, leaflets, posters, and other collateral.
• To collate qualitative data on observation or user experience and create case studies for publication

• Create regular thought provoking, engaging marketing content
• Create reports and specifications for product development
• Provide evidenced and consistent feedback that is used with in the development of the service and system.
• Reports on user experience regarding the service, provided in a timely manner.
• Suitable Customers chosen for field trials
• Useful and legible documentation created for use in field trials and training.
• Customer satisfaction of the support they receive through any trials.
• Regular Reports to program manager on feedback from health authorities and social services
• Internal satisfaction on level of information disseminated and the knowledge acquired by technical and support staff on issues affecting the potential assisted living customers.

• Qualified Occupational Therapist with experience working in learning disability and/or neurodiverse support services.
• Strong understanding of the health and social care sector, including commissioning and procurement processes.
• Confident communicator, capable of contributing to both clinical product development and commercial strategy.
• Comfortable working remotely, while maintaining close and consistent communication with a supportive, collaborative team.
• Creative and proactive in developing content and resources to support marketing and service delivery efforts.
• Passionate about improving the lives of individuals with additional needs through innovative, practical solutions.

• Minimum 2 years Post graduate experience of working within the learning disability and Neurodiverse conditions sector
• Ability to work independently and manage own priorities
• Experience with basic research and / or evaluation of interventions

• Experience working with Technology Enabled Care
• Experience working in Social Care
• Experience delivering training or presentations
• Experience working within the commercial sector

Requirement to travel UK and internationally where needed, to support development, evaluation, and promotion.