Occupational Therapist

Location
:
Manchester (or surrounding areas)

Hours
: 35 per week

Salary
: £40,000 - £48,000/year + benefits

Obair Associates has an excellent opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist to join our team working within the Occupational Health, Personal Injury and Disability Insurance markets. Part of Proclaim Group, we are a national, award-winning provider of rehabilitation solutions for individuals who have been injured and/or are absent from work.

This is a home-based role that involves significant regional travel. It is suitable for a candidate based in Manchester or surrounding areas.

• Right to work in the UK
• Current resident within the UK
• Qualification in Occupational Therapy
• Active registration with the HCPC
• Car and valid driving licence
• Willingness and ability to travel

Founded in 2000, Proclaim Group is a market-leading provider of rehabilitation services. We are recognised for our industry expertise and for our compassionate approach that places the wellbeing of our staff, clients and customers at the heart of everything we do.

Our company values are to ‘Excel, Inspire and Achieve with Integrity’. We are proud to live by these values and use them to direct our decision-making, service delivery and interpersonal interactions.

We focus on quality and invest in our people; empowering them to excel in their roles and deliver an exceptional service. We are passionate about training and development and enhance the skills of our staff through our dedicated Training Academy and external training opportunities.

Proclaim Group prides itself on being a great place to work. In our July 2024 staff survey we achieved an average score of 86% across all domains, including: internal communication; understanding of strategy and direction; involvement in company growth and success; fostering a sharing culture; inspiring and supporting staff to do their best work; career progression opportunities and wellbeing support.

We also believe that as a business, we have a social responsibility to give back to the world just as it gives to us. We do this through various environmental, social and governance (ESG) initiatives.

This is an exciting opportunity to support clients with complex injuries and health conditions to optimise their recovery and reach their rehabilitation and return to work goals. Working within a commercial context, this field-based role involves:

• Conducting comprehensive occupational therapy assessments, FCEs and JDAs for clients with conditions affecting their physical, mental, intellectual, and cognitive function and workability.
• Providing evidence-based advice and recommendations and implementing personalised, goal-oriented rehabilitation plans based on the assessment findings.
• Delivering evidence-based therapeutic interventions to improve clients’ functional and work-related capacity.
• Monitoring and reviewing rehabilitation plans, adjusting as needed to ensure progress towards goals.
• Collaborating with multidisciplinary stakeholders, including Rehabilitation Case Managers, Vocational Consultants, employers, insurers, solicitors and other health professionals.
• Producing comprehensive and professional reports that accurately reflect assessment findings, clinical reasoning, and intervention plans.
• Managing a defined caseload, prioritising and scheduling appointments effectively.
• Achieving monthly financial and billing time targets.

A copy of the full Role Profile will be provided during the application process.

We are looking for HCPC registered Occupational Therapists with proven skills in evaluation and rehabilitation, who are interested and/or experienced in vocational rehabilitation.

• Have skills in the objective evaluation and provision of rehabilitation intervention to individuals with limitation in their physical, mental, intellectual and/or cognitive function for everyday activity and work
• Are able to critically evaluate evidence gathered during evaluations and from other sources and service providers, and use sound clinical reasoning to derive solutions that support an action plan and…