Job Description
Occupational Therapist
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Position: Occupational Therapist
Care home: Acer Mews
Location: Holden Street, Ashton-under-Lyne, OL6 9JF
Contract type: Part time, 20 hours per week
Rate: £34,000 per annum FTE (£17,000 for 20 hours)
Are you a positive and encouraging people person who loves to see people making progress? Join us as an Occupational Therapist at Acer Mews care home in Ashton-under-Lyne.
As an Occupational Therapist with us, you ll support our residents with a high-quality occupational therapy service throughout their journey with us. You ll play a key role in empowering them and maximising their independence.
You ll build relationships with the people you support, and see the progress they make through ongoing care, which is extremely rewarding.
About Exemplar Health Care
Acer Mews is part of Exemplar Health Care, one of the country s leading nursing care providers.
We support adults living with acquired brain injuries, complex mental health needs, dementia, and physical disabilities.
As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.
About the role
Our Occupational Therapists provide specialist assessments, clinical diagnoses and interventions to help people overcome the challenges they face with completing everyday tasks and activities.
You ll work as part of a wider Clinical Team to create person-centred care and rehabilitation plans that maintain and build people s abilities, support them to achieve their goals and evaluate their outcomes.
No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:
- working alongside the people we support, their loved ones and professionals to develop and deliver person-centred occupational therapy interventions
- collaborating closely with the Therapy Team (Physiotherapist, Therapy Assistant and Activities Coordinators)
- being responsible for a clinical caseload
- carrying out assessments
- maintaining accurate records for people receiving occupational therapies
- promoting choice, dignity and independence
About you
Above all, you re someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.
You re also someone who has:
- a thorough understanding of occupational therapy best practice
- the ability to demonstrate an excellent range of occupational therapy interventions and treatments
- a kind and caring approach
- a sense of humour and fun
- a positive, can-do attitude
- lots of enthusiasm to encourage and motivate others
- creative thinking and sound organisational skills
- great listening and communication skills.
You ll put people at the heart of everything you do.
To apply for this role, you must have a BSc or MSc in Occupational Therapy and be HCPC registered.
What we offer
We offer great rewards and perks including:
- regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects
- retail and lifestyle discounts
- free DBS check
- 24/7 counselling and support
- Blue Light Card eligibility.
How to apply
Sound good? We d love to hear from you. Click the button to APPLY NOW .
Please note, this role is not eligible for sponsorship. Candidates without an existing visa or right to work in the UK are unlikely to be suitable for the post.
