Salary: £36,282 - 40,146 per year
Reference: 189214
Sanctuary Personnel, a dedicated and award-winning recruitment agency with a TrustPilot score of 4.9/5 and over 300 reviews is currently looking for an experienced and dedicated Occupational Therapist to work in Leatherhead, Surrey on a full-time basis.
The salary for this permanent Occupational Therapistjob is £36,282 - £40,146 per annum.
Benefits:
Induction, mentoring and support from experienced colleagues
Training to support in your continuing professional development
Innovative technology: laptop and mobile phones are provided. Front line staff will get touch screen hybrid devices to allow you to work in an agile way and minimise unnecessary travel
Work/life balance: flexible working is supported where possible, including working from home or hot desking at several County Council sites
26 days annual leave (28 after 2 years' service) plus 8 bank holidays
Relocation assistance of up to £8,000, subject to meeting eligibility criteria
Refer a friend scheme: earn up to £1000
A generous local government salary-related pension
24/7 employee assistance programme (EAP)
Option to join our car lease scheme and many more discounted life-style benefits
Main Duties:
The role will require you to assess and manage the impact of people's physical and mental health conditions on their occupational performance.
You will have the opportunity to put into practice the legislation underpinning, and further enhance your skills in, mental capacity assessments and best interest decisions, specialist mental health assessments, moving and handling risk assessments and intervention, equipment provision, major adaptations and rehabilitation with the aim of supporting and empowering people to live meaningful lives within the community.
You may also be required to undertake safeguarding work for those under your care.
You will also work with colleagues across all sectors to arrange appropriate support in the community, including engagement in safe hospital discharge processes, and will be managing a caseload of adults ensuring a high standard of Occupational Therapy provision.
Requirements of the Occupational Therapist:
Ability to complete person centred and proportionate OT assessments
Knowledge of physical and mental health conditions and the likely impact on the individual, carer and family
Good communication skills and ability to adapt communication style when required with individuals, carers, families, other professionals and team members
A good understanding of and ability to assess and manage risk
Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
A full UK driving licence and access to a vehicle.
Contact:
This Occupational Therapist job is advertised by Toby Cooke; if you are interested in this position please click above to apply now.
Due to the high volume of applications we receive, regretfully we are only able to respond to candidates who meet our clients' requirements.
As a pioneer of diverse recruitment, Sanctuary Personnel is proud to encourage applicants from diverse backgrounds as our pool of candidates is very much reflective of the clients that candidates will support within their role. This very much played a significant in previously winning ‘Best Candidate Care’ at the Recruiter Awards as well being a two-time finalist for the same award. Sanctuary takes great pride in building candidate and client relationships that promote Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI). With recruitment consultants and all other employees undertaking annual online training on EDI and many other compliance training courses, Sanctuary is best placed to undertake a fair and thorough selection process.
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 your work placement.