Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated & award winning recruitment agency is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Band 5 Occupational Therapist to take on a new locum role.
Location: Eastbourne
Contract Type: PERMANENT, 37.5 hours per week
Pay Rate: £25,655 - £31,534 per annum
Staff Benefits:
- A programme of AHP specific training
- Quarterly Occupational Therapy CPD Hubs
- Communities of Practice (AMPS and Sensory Strategies)
- The opportunity to participate in a range Quality Improvement work and service innovations
- Varied leadership development opportunities
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
Duties of the Occupational Therapist:
- As an Occupational Therapist in our team, you will assess the occupational therapy needs of the patient group and deliver programmes accordingly. This will involve a recovery focused approach using both one to one interventions aimed at developing independent living skills and a variety of group work.
- The role will also involve supporting individuals to access and participate in community/vocational activities.
- You will supervise junior staff and support the senior OT in contributing to service development.
- You will manage a caseload of clients on the ward, using evidence based, client centred principles to assess, plan, implement and evaluate interventions.
- As part of the team you will also be expected to make an ongoing contribution to the team and the community we serve. A willingness to work as a team member is a core requirement of the role.
- You will also demonstrate both experience and a strong commitment to working with people with complex needs and the development of the therapeutic programme on offer.
- You will be supported by a strong professional leadership structure with regular OT clinical and management supervision as well as regular peer support and a well-established AHP training prospectus and opportunities for regular CPD.
Requirements of the Occupational Therapist:
- Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
- Recent experience working as an Occupational Therapist
- Recent NHS experience
- Registered with the HCPC
Contact:
This Occupational Therapist job is advertised by Craig Osbourne; 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.
