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Providing quality, inspiring innovation and delivering value is what we set out to achieve at Priory Healthcare. Enabling our patients with mental health difficulties to receive a truly integrated and holistic approach to their treatment, regardless of complexity or severity, thanks to the knowledge and expertise of our multidisciplinary clinical teams.
Priory Hospital Bristol
Priory Hospital Bristol is part of the Healthcare Division of Priory Group and is a 73 Bed Hospital with 7 various Wards varying from Addictions, Eating Disorders, Acute Mental Health, Acquired Brain Injury, Huntington’s and Dementia.
We are currently expanding our service with the addition to a newly built 12 Bed CAMHS Psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU) due to open in October 2017.
We are looking for an Occupational Therapist to join our growing team.
The Role
- Manages and co-ordinates the implementation of individual treatment plans for occupational therapy services ensuring treatments, activities and interventions are delivered through effective application and communication.
- Receives and responds promptly to referrals undertaking patient assessments to identify and prioritise patient needs before planning and delivering the appropriate and relevant interventions either on an individual or group basis. Maintains accurate and timely records detailing each patients rehabilitation / progress.
- Ensures the effective and efficient management of more junior staff.
- Maintains and develops close working relationships with professional and clinical colleagues within the multi-disciplinary team, ensuring clinical practice is in line with Priory policies and procedures and complies with statutory regulations and quality standards.
- Contributes to business growth by actively promoting priory therapy services in line with the local units’ business plan.
- Maintains effective communication links with patients, relatives, carers, and purchasers throughout the patient’s rehabilitation.
- Leads on implementation of new services within own site, sharing best practice with other sites in the area.
- Ensures the services and support provide offers good value for money and supports the overall aim of the site.
Experience & Qualifications Required
- Holds a BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy together with full BAOT membership and HPC registration.
- Previous experience within a healthcare setting desirable
- A strong sense of responsibility & ownership
- Willingness to learn
- Excellent written and face to face communication skills
- Flexibility and strong “can do” attitude
- Quality orientation
What we offer
- A fantastic salary package
- Career development opportunities with available exposure to other services lines within the Hospital
- Starting 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays (increased up to 30 days with continued service)
- Birthday Holiday - (Yes an extra day’s holiday for your birthday!)
- Onsite highly subsidised restaurants
- Free on-site parking
- SMART Childcare Vouchers
- SMART Pension
- Online benefits and cashback rewards such as Cycle to work scheme
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