NHS Acute/Elderly Occupational Therapist

Location Ilford
Job type Contract
Salary £21 - 27 per hour
Consultant Reece Golding
Call 0333 7000 020
Reference 197259

Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.8/5 and over 500+ reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Band 5/6 Acute/Elderly Occupational Therapist to take on a new locum role.

Location: Ilford

Contract Type: Ongoing contract

Pay Rate: £21 - £27 per hour (assignment rate)

Benefits of working with us:

  • Fully online and paperless registration service
  • Free DBS and compliance service including paid for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules (if applicable)
  • Exclusive access to roles that aren’t available with other agencies; NHSBT, The Home Office and Vaccination Centres (private and public) are just some of the projects we’ve recently recruited to.
  • £250 refer a friend bonus once referral has worked 100 hours (uncapped – T&Cs apply)
  • Registration body costs covered based on length of service (T&Cs apply)
  • Find your own job bonus - Receive £250 for bringing your own position to us
  • Clinical governance and revalidation support from an in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years experience
  • Your own dedicated consultant with extensive experience within the healthcare sector
  • Daily payroll and in-house payroll system

Requirements of the Acute/Elderly Occupational Therapist:

  • Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
  • Recent NHS experience
  • Registered with the HCPC
  • Experience working in Acute Assessment or Emergency Department with frail and elderly patients
  • Familiar with the assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical, cognitive, and psychological health conditions within elderly and medical specialities
  • Confident in the assessment and treatment of patients presenting with common pathologies, including dementia, delirium and falls
  • Familiar with relevant cognitive assessments to inform treatment planning and intervention in the acute setting

Contact:

This Acute/Elderly Occupational Therapist job is advertised by Reece Golding; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.

We welcome applications from Band 5 Occupational Therapists aswell as Band 6 & 7 as we have multiple vacancies that could be suitable. NHS experience is very desirable for many of our jobs.

Regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet these requirements for this Occupational Therapy role as we need to meet our clients requirements.

Reasonable Adjustments:

If you consider yourself to have a disability or require any reasonable adjustment during the recruitment process or within the workplace, please highlight this at the earliest opportunity. With this information, we will provide appropriate support to you throughout the process and into you work placement.