Occupational Therapist Band 6 Remote

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Specialist Occupational Therapist

Location:
Remote / 2/3 x a month required travelling

Salary: up to £50,000

Hours:
Monday – Friday – Home based with nationwide travel as necessary, some overnight stays will be required.

Experience:
Learning Difficulties, Neurodiversity and Social Care and Tech

No Sponsorship

Our well-known client has a fantastic permanent Specialist Occupational Therapist vacancy, based at home with nationwide travel as necessary, some overnight stays will be required. They are looking for with expertise in learning disabilities and neurodiversity to play a vital role in shaping and delivering their new product offering. Our clients Head Office is near Southampton, and the wider Assisted Living team are based across the UK.

This client is a family-run, international business with a strong track record in the energy and metering sector. As they expand into the tech-enabled care market, they are developing innovative solutions designed to support individuals with learning disabilities and neurodiverse conditions in living independently.

Job Role:

Product Development and Evaluation

• 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

Support for sales strategies

• 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.

Creating and supporting of marketing materials and strategies

• 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

• 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.

Requirements:

• 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.

Experience:

• Minimum 2 years Post graduate experience of working within the learning disability and Neurodiverse conditions sector

• Experience of research and/or evaluation of interventions

• Knowledge of the health and social care sector

• An Occupational Therapy degree

• Ability to work alone and remotely but still play an active role within the team

• Ability to travel UK wide and stay over night