Occupational Therapist - Mental Health/Inpatient

Location Camden
Job type Contract
Salary £30 per hour
Consultant Reece Golding
Call 0333 7000 020
Reference 208005

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 6 Occupational Therapist to take on a new locum role.

Location: Camden

Contract Type: Locum ongoing contract

Pay Rate: £30 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

Duties of the Occupational Therapist:

  • To work on the inpatient wards, supporting cover on an acute inpatient treatment ward and an Older Adults (SAMH) service with a dementia speciality. 
  • To deliver a comprehensive Occupational Therapy Service for service users on their caseload to meet the identified occupational and functional needs.
  • Provide a variety of person-centred assessments and interventions, promoting a recovery approach and social inclusion, to maximise activity of daily living skills and lifestyle management.
  • To complete assessment and treatment on the unit, in community settings and home visits as appropriate to support the acute clinical pathway.
  • Assessment and review of care packages and liaison with other organisations and health care providers will also be required, to enable service users to live as independently as possible.
  • To work on the inpatient wards, specifically within Services for Ageing and Mental Health (SAMHS).
  • To deliver a comprehensive Occupational Therapy Service for service users on their caseload to meet the identified occupational and functional needs.

Requirements of the Occupational Therapist:

  • Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
  • Recent UK experience working as an Occupational Therapist
  • Recent NHS experience
  • Registered with the HCPC

Contact:

This 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.