Home Group Limited

Senior Occupational Therapist

This job is now closed

Job summary

Be part of something brilliant at Home Group and join us as our Senior Occupational Therapist, where clinical interventions work hand in hand with daily support.

Youll be supporting our customers in Newcastle and Gateshead LD, which provides support to adults with Learning Disabilities, identifying the things they want and aspire to do in their lives. This will include the assessment and management of a range of complex occupational therapy needs, diverse presentations and a range of learning disabilities conditions. Youll identify and facilitate collaboratively skills development programmes and support customers to achieve their goals through engaging in meaningful and purposeful everyday activities important to them and for them. Youll work closely with our Support Workers to deliver personalised interventions, formulation meetings and from this develop goal-based recovery and wellbeing focused plans, as well as regularly reviewing customer progress. You will hold responsibility for the line management and mentoring of an OT apprentice, supporting them in their journey to be a qualified clinician.

Youll be joining an established national team of occupational therapists and have opportunities to participate within the wider OT workforce, influencing the evolution of occupational therapy in the organisation, and developing both your practice and career.

Main duties of the job

Help shape our services, developing essential standards and quality outcomes.
As an experienced clinician, support and develop our teams to maximise customer independence and improve outcomes.
Youll lead on the assessment and management of a range of complex occupational therapy needs, providing clinical advice to our colleagues on the day-to-day support customers need.
Youll work closely with our support team to deliver personalised interventions and behaviour support plans.
Youll identify where skills development is required so our customers can achieve their goals through everyday activities.
Enhance colleagues knowledge and skills, promoting regular, honest and supportive feedback.
Liaise, or assist support staff with liaising, with external professionals when needed, using your expertise to ensure our customers receive the support they require in an effective multi-disciplinary way.
Be a point of contact for individual support and coaching of the managers in our services.
Provide support for managers where required in service improvements and audits.
Theres no red tape or mounds of paperwork here!

About us

On a day-to-day basis, youll report to Sophie, our Operations Manager. Our Clinical Practice team will provide support and clinical supervision will come from Viki, our Clinical Expert. You'll work closely with the Registered Manager's Andrew and Andrina. To us were not just a team were a work family. We dont just love to support our customers, were there for each other too!

A place where you belong

Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best.Together we make Home Group a great place to work!

Date posted

29 January 2024

Pay scheme

Other

Salary

Depending on experience plus, brilliant benefits!

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

B0120-24-24174

Job locations

Home Group Ltd

1 Strawberry Lane

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE1 4BX

Job description

Job responsibilities

Flexible working hours (were open to agreeing a work pattern with you)
To get from A to B, youll need a vehicle insured for business purposes. The great news is that well pay your mileage!
Youll manage your own diary, so if you need to nip out to walk the dog or do the school run, were ok with that!
This is a hybrid role working out in our services supporting teams and managers across the country, so no two days will be the same. You will also spend time working from home and if there is a local office you can pop in there too. We promote anchor days to support an office day.
Able to use technology for completing online learning, collaborating with colleagues and writing, updating notes/reports etc.
Well support with your continual professional development as well maintaining your professional registration through regular clinical supervision and reflective practice.

Youll need a valid Enhanced DBS check to do this job. We pay for that if you dont have a transferrable one.

Job description

Job responsibilities

Flexible working hours (were open to agreeing a work pattern with you)
To get from A to B, youll need a vehicle insured for business purposes. The great news is that well pay your mileage!
Youll manage your own diary, so if you need to nip out to walk the dog or do the school run, were ok with that!
This is a hybrid role working out in our services supporting teams and managers across the country, so no two days will be the same. You will also spend time working from home and if there is a local office you can pop in there too. We promote anchor days to support an office day.
Able to use technology for completing online learning, collaborating with colleagues and writing, updating notes/reports etc.
Well support with your continual professional development as well maintaining your professional registration through regular clinical supervision and reflective practice.

Youll need a valid Enhanced DBS check to do this job. We pay for that if you dont have a transferrable one.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant professional qualifications including HCPC Occupational Therapist

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with a range of vulnerable people who have complex needs which impact on their function. These may include learning disabilities, mental health and autistic spectrum disorder.

Person Specification

Qualifications

Essential

Relevant professional qualifications including HCPC Occupational Therapist

Experience

Essential

Experience of working with a range of vulnerable people who have complex needs which impact on their function. These may include learning disabilities, mental health and autistic spectrum disorder.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Home Group Limited

Address

Home Group Ltd

1 Strawberry Lane

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE1 4BX

Employer's website

https://www.homegroup.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Home Group Limited

Address

Home Group Ltd

1 Strawberry Lane

Newcastle Upon Tyne

NE1 4BX

Employer's website

https://www.homegroup.org.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)