Maternity Cover - Occupational Therapist

Reference

PRI81849

Location

Priory Hospital Marlow, 309 Cressex Road High Wycombe HP12 4QF

Priory Group Division

Healthcare

Salary

£37,073.67 FTE

Hours

37.5

Vacancy Type

Sessional

Job Advert Role Description

WE ARE LOOKING FOR TALENTED PEOPLE LIKE YOU!!

Knowing that you’re making a difference to people’s lives is rewarding in itself. But our many roles offer much more than that. As well as helping you grow and develop your talent, we want you to feel proud of where you work and what you do.

We are recruiting for an enthusiastic and highly skilled Occupational Therepist to join an inpatient hospital team for adults with eating disorders in High Wycombe.  This is a 14bedded, specialist eating disorder service for mixed gender adults.

We offer a warm and nurturing environment where people receive intensive treatments for eating disorders including severe and enduring anorexia nervosa. 

Priory Hospital Marlow is looking for a qualified Occupational Therapist - BHons or Diploma in Occupational Therapy with accreditation by the HCPC to provide Maternity Cover for a period of 12 months. The role holder will require prior exposure to working within an Occupational Therapy setting including experience of working within the specialised area i.e. addictions, neuro-rehab or eating disorders. This role will be focused upon developing and maintaining productive and stable relationships with patients through effective communication, coaching and counselling techniques and highly developed interpersonal skills. 

 

Division DBS info

About us

As one of the UK’s leading providers of behavioural care and specialist support services, Priory promise a challenging and fulfilling career with the support of a world class organisation willing to invest in your development. 

Across our network of hospitals, residential care homes and supported living services, we are making a real and lasting difference to the lives of the people we support.

Priory maintains that vaccination remains our very best line of defence against COVID-19 and believes that our colleagues working with vulnerable individuals have a professional duty to be vaccinated.  As part of our wider infection control efforts, and to meet our commissioner and customer requirements, we continue to record vaccination status for all colleagues and we therefore request that you disclose this information as part of your application. Your vaccination status will not affect any offer of employment and will be held in line with GDPR requirements.  We thank you for your understanding. 

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. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.

Closing Date

03/10/2023