Senior Occupational Therapist

Location: South Hylton

Senior Occupational Therapist

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Position :
Senior Occupational Therapist
Care home :
Hylton Grange (Sunderland), Tees Grange (Stockton-on-Tees), Laurel Place (Bishop Auckland), Tyne Grange (Newcastle upon Tyne)
Location :
Multisite covering four services across the North East region
Contract type :
Full time, 40 hours per week
- Monday
- Friday
Rate : £41,030 per annum

Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist with a positive and can-do attitude? Are you a positive and encouraging people person who loves to see people making progress?
Join us as your new Senior Occupational Therapist working across four complex care services in the North East

As a Senior Occupational Therapist with us, youll support our residents with a high-quality occupational therapy service throughout their journey with us. Youll play a key role in empowering them and maximising their independence.
Youll lead and supervise Junior Therapists or Therapy Assistants across the homes you support to ensure delivery of evidence-based, high quality therapy and rehabilitation.
Youll build relationships with the people you support, and see the progress they make through ongoing care, which is extremely rewarding.

About Exemplar Health Care
Exemplar Health Care is a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with a range of complex needs.
Our homes support adults living with complex needs, including brain injuries, dementia, mental health conditions, neuro-disabilities and physical disabilities.
Across all of our homes, one thing remains the same - our Occupational Therapists play a vital role in empowering people to live their best lives!
As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.

About the role
Our Occupational Therapists provide specialist assessments, clinical diagnoses and interventions to help people overcome the challenges they face with completing everyday tasks and activities.
Youll work as part of a wider Clinical Team to create person-centred care and rehabilitation plans that maintain and build peoples abilities, support them to achieve their goals and evaluate their outcomes.
No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
being responsible  for a clinical caseload
working alongside the people we support, their loved ones and professionals to develop and deliver person-centred  occupational therapy interventions
collaborating closely with the  Therapy Team  (Physiotherapist, Therapy Assistant and Activities Coordinators)
being responsible for a  clinical caseload
carrying out  assessments
maintaining accurate  records  for people receiving occupational therapies
promoting choice,  dignity  and independence.

About you
Above all, youre someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.
Youre also someone who has:
a thorough understanding of occupational therapy  best practice
the ability to demonstrate an excellent range of  occupational therapy interventions  and treatments
a  kind and caring  approach
a sense of  humour  and fun
a  positive ,  can-do  attitude
lots of  enthusiasm  to encourage and motivate others
creative thinking and sound  organisational  skills
great  listening  and communication skills.
Youll put people at the heart of everything you do.

To apply for this role, you must have a BSc or MSc in Occupational Therapy and be HCPC registered.

What we offer
We offer great rewards and perks including:
regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
retail and lifestyle discounts
free DBS check
24/7 counselling and support
Blue Light Card eligibility.

How to apply

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Please note, this role is not eligible for sponsorship. Candidates without an existing visa or right to work in the UK are unlikely to be suitable for the post.