Band 6 Locum Acute Occupational Therapist

Occupational Therapist – Band 6/7

Location: Ty Llywelyn, North Wales

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Area: North Wales NHS

Salary: £negotiable

Job Type: Locum

Contract Length: Ongoing (initial 3 months)

Start: ASAP – Urgent Requirement

Job Overview

An experienced Occupational Therapist (Band 6/7) is urgently required to work within a 25-bed male Medium Secure Mental Health Hospital. The service consists of three wards:

 
• Acute Care Ward – 10 beds
   

• Rehabilitation Ward – 10 beds
   

• Extra Care / Admissions Ward – 5 beds

The post holder will manage a specialist inpatient caseload across all three wards and take responsibility for the full Occupational Therapy process for allocated patients. JD available on request.

Key Responsibilities

 
• Manage a specialist caseload of inpatients across the medium secure unit.
   

• Undertake comprehensive Occupational Therapy assessments and deliver evidence-based interventions.
   

• Be responsible for the Occupational Therapy process for patients on the caseload.
   

• Plan, organise and facilitate a range of Occupational Therapy interventions across all wards.
   

• Delegate tasks and responsibilities appropriately to other members of the Occupational Therapy team.
   

• Provide supervision and support to unregistered Occupational Therapy staff.
   

• Offer guidance and advice to staff from other professional disciplines as required.
   

• Prepare and contribute to a range of professional reports and documentation, including:
     
       
  • Ward rounds and professional meetings
         

  • Mental Health Measure Care and Treatment Planning meetings
         

  • Therapeutic planning meetings
         

  • Planning and referral meetings
       

   

Skills & Experience Required

 
• Qualified Occupational Therapist with current HCPC registration.
   

• Experience working within Mental Health Services.
   

• Forensic Mental Health experience desirable.
   

• Experience using standardised and non-standardised Occupational Therapy assessments.
   

• Experience in planning and delivering therapeutic interventions.
   

• Previous experience supervising staff.
   

• Strong communication, organisational and report-writing skills.

Working Hours

 
• Monday to Friday, 09:00 – 17:00
   

• Full time preferred
   

• Part time hours considered

Code: U. AH0012PY. 016001.B19471