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 Social Services Occupational Therapist - Practice Manager to take on a new ongoing contract role.
Location: Newham
Contract Type: Locum 6 month contract
Occupational Therapist Pay Rate: £36 per hour (assignment rate)
Benefits of working with us:
- Effortless Registration: Say goodbye to paperwork! Our fully online and paperless registration service streamlines the process, making it convenient and hassle-free for you.
- Compliance Made Easy: Enjoy peace of mind with our free DBS and compliance service, which includes paid-for mandatory e-learning and practical training modules tailored to your needs.
- Exclusive Opportunities: Unlock access to prestigious roles that you won't find elsewhere. From collaborating with NHSBT to supporting vital projects at The Home Office and Vaccination Centres or relocating candidates to Australia, The Falkland Islands and many other destinations, our network opens doors to diverse and impactful assignments in the UK and globally.
- Expert Guidance and Support: Benefit from personalised clinical governance and revalidation support from our in-house qualified health professional with over 15 years of experience. We're here to ensure you're always on top of your game.
- Rewarding Referral Program: Spread the word and reap the rewards! Refer a friend and receive a generous £250 bonus once they've completed just 100 hours of work. The best part? There's no limit to how many friends you can refer.
- Professional Development: Working as a locum provides opportunities for continuous professional development. You may encounter new challenges, technologies, and best practices in different settings, which can enhance your clinical skills and knowledge.
Duties of the Social Services Occupational Therapist:
- Providing an adult person centred service
- Ensuring that arrangements change to take into account the individual context of each individual, ensuring that all staff working for the team take into account language, religion, culture and disability
- Ensuring the team members pro-actively engage and build positive relationships with partners across all sectors to deliver joined up services
- Working in partnership with individuals, carers and their families and existing support networks to identify their strengths and maximise opportunities for greater independence
- Delivering services/professional practice that meets the needs of the service, in line with agreed strategies and development plans (including local and national policies and frameworks)
- Contributing to the development of quality products and services that meet the needs of individuals and those using the service, through joint planning and commissioning of strategies/services with relevant stakeholders
- Ensuring within own function, that all policies, processes and practices and systems are operated/implemented in accordance with the Service’s requirements and contributing to the review and evaluation of these to improve service delivery
Requirements of the Social Services Occupational Therapist:
- Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
- Recent experience working as an Occupational Therapist
- Recent experience within social services / local authority / council
- Registered with the HCPC
Contact:
This Social Services 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 as well as Band 6 & 7 as we have multiple vacancies that could be suitable. NHS Occupational Therapists applications are also welcome as we have vacancies available within the NHS.
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.
