Occupational Therapist

Reference

PRI76661

Location

Hazelwood House, Heath Road, Heath, Chesterfield, Derbyshire, S44 5QS

Priory Group Division

Healthcare

Vacancy Type

Permanent - Full Time, Permanent - Part Time

Salary

£32,000 - £35,000 pro rota

Hours

37.5

Job Advert Role Description

Hazelwood House is a 13 bedded low secure unit for adults with mental health & learning difficulties.

We have a strong focus on recovery and enabling patients to reintergrate back into the community. .

Are you patient focused and want to make a difference to the lives of patients?

 

Hazelwood House is a low secure unit for adult males with learning difficulties and mental health needs based near Chesterfield and we were recently rated as outstanding by the CQC.

 

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic, forward thinking and innovative team. We are ideally looking for someone who is sensory trained or willing to undertake the training as part of the role.

 

You will be required to:

•           Engage the patients on the unit in helpful, therapeutic and meaningful activity.

•           Manage and co-ordinate individual treatment plans for occupational therapy and activities

•           Provide 1:1 OT assessment and treatment and in particular advise on physical & sensory needs

•           Ensure effective supervision to more junior staff

•           Develop close working relationships with professional and clinical colleagues ensuring clinical practice is in line with Priory policies and procedures and complies with statutory regulations and quality standards specifically regarding risk assessment.

•           Provide excellent oral and written communication and possess exceptional organisational skills

 

BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy together with full BAOT membership and HPC registration is required and experience within the learning disability field would be desirable.

 

 

Some of the benefits we offer are:-

- Free onsite meals and free onsite parking

- Private Medical Cover and Life Assurance

- Contributory Pension Scheme

- 25 Days annual leave + Bank Holidays

- Career Development and continuous learning and development

- Voluntary benefits including childcare vouchers and car leasing

- Full Extensive Training Induction plus opportunities to do further training while in the role.

Division DBS info

About us

From education to hospitals, care homes and secure facilities, the Priory Group of Companies offers individually tailored, multidisciplinary treatment programmes for those with complex educational needs or requiring acute, long-term and respite mental healthcare.

The integrated strength of each service provides a seamless transition for the individual as they progress between higher and lower dependency care and across services. This unique approach ensures that every individual has the opportunity to achieve the best possible outcomes and quality of life with the Priory Group.

As 85% of our services are publicly funded and delivered in partnership with commissioners, our teams work with commissioning bodies across the country to provide transparent pricing models and evidence-based care programmes.

Disclosure

All roles will be subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. We are an equal opportunities employer.

No agencies please

If you forward any CV’s to the Priory Group and you are not on the Priory Group PSL and have not been asked to work on the above role we will accept the CV as a gift.

Closing Date

30/06/2023