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- Location:Â Hitchin
- Salary: £41,554.76 - £46,147 per annum, DOE
- Job Type:Â Full-time, 37.5 hours per week
We are seeking an Occupational Therapist to join our team in a historic building, providing care and rehabilitation to individuals with neurological conditions. This role offers the opportunity to work within a passionate team, committed to recovery and personal goal achievement.
Day-to-day of the role:- Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to provide occupational therapy within the BIRT neurobehavioral model to service users with acquired brain injury (ABI).
- Manage and prioritise a caseload of service users with complex needs, under supervision for more complex cases.
- Conduct comprehensive assessments, develop treatment plans, implement interventions, and evaluate outcomes based on evidence-based and service user-centred principles.
- Develop care programmes, ensure detailed handovers to rehabilitation support workers or therapy assistants, and monitor and modify treatment to measure progress.
- Perform detailed risk assessments, update regularly, and communicate effectively with the team.
- Provide intervention and advice on social and lifestyle needs, including referrals to other agencies and services.
- Degree or diploma in Occupational Therapy.
- Registered with the HCPC.
- Practice placement qualification or willingness to undertake this within the first year.
- Minimum of 18 months post-registration experience in inpatient or community rehabilitation, plus 6 months prequalification experience in a relevant role.
- Experience working with service users with neurological deficits or acquired brain injury.
- Knowledge of specialist interventions used in neurological rehabilitation, such as cognitive rehabilitation.
- Competitive salary of £41,554.76 - £46,147 per annum, depending on experience.
- 35 days’ holiday including bank holidays.
- Pension contributions.
- Blue Light Card providing discounts for NHS, emergency services, social care sector, and armed forces.
- Access to Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).
- Free uniform and parking.
