Lead Occupational Therapist

Reference

PRI98588

Location

Priory Hospital Middleton St George, Darlington, County Durham, DL2 1TS

Priory Group Division

Healthcare

Salary

up to £50,952 dependant on experience

Hours

37.5

Vacancy Type

Permanent - Full Time

Job Advert Role Description

The Priory Hospital Middleton St George is located close to Darlington, County Durham and provides individualised treatment and care for people with mental health needs of adults who present with complex and challenging behaviours, in a safe and supportive environment. Our comprehensive integrated services offer complete care pathways allowing service users to transfer effortlessly between the most appropriate care, meeting individual needs enabling recovery and re-engagement within the community and maximising life opportunities.

Our multi-disciplinary teams provide care for up to 107 male and female service users, working collaboratively with their commissioners, across our 8 wards. Our focus is on the delivery of excellent care, empowering service users to progress towards the least restrictive setting and towards independence.  Our vision is to place our Service Users at the heart of our service provision, working closely with them and their carers to support their recovery and rehabilitation.

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Lead Occupational Therapist to join our team.

As the Lead Occupational Therapist, you will provide clinical, professional and operational leadership to the Occupational Therapy (OT) service, to ensure OT services are proactive and supportive of Priory objectives. 

Work closely with multi-disciplinary colleagues across the hospital site to support integration around patient care. To deliver a highly specialised and advanced standard of OT assessment, treatment and management for patients. 

Ensure that own practice and service meets agreed local and national standards and clinical governance requirements, including COT Standards for Practice, Code of Ethics and Professional Conduct. 

Participate in site service quality improvement initiatives including conducting investigations and Quality monitoring assurance objectives and clinical audit

Oversee student placements within the OT team. 

Attend all site required meetings including Clinical Governance and Patient Safety and represent the OT department. Attend Regional OT meetings and feedback to site

Take responsibility for identified budget responsibilities related to role for example; the therapy activity budget. 

What we’d like to give you:
•  A competitive salary/Enhanced pay for weekend work
•  Disclosure check cost coverage
•  Comprehensive induction and commitment to ongoing training
•  25 days annual leave plus bank holidays increasing with years of service 
Birthday Holiday  - Your Birthday as an extra day’s annual leave
•  Free on-site parking 
•  Access to our on-site gymnasium
•  Online benefits and cashback rewards
•  Cycle to work scheme
•  NEST Pension option
•  Local rewards and recognition programme open to all colleagues
•  Excellent staff break facilities in our bespoke staff lounge 

The successful candidate will be required to apply for a disclosure at the required level from the Disclosure & Barring Service.  

Visit our website www.priorygroup.com to apply or call Pam Thomas, Director of Clinical Services, on 01325 333192 to discuss this opportunity further.

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.

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 Pre-Employment checks. 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

31/01/2025