Occupational Therapist

North Cumbria Inpatient Services Job Opportunity

North Cumbria Inpatient services are looking for highly motivated Occupational Therapists to join their team on Ruskin, a 15-bedded, inpatient dementia assessment and treatment unit.

You will work alongside the Specialist Occupational Therapist, as well as the wider multidisciplinary team to provide assessments and evidence-based interventions, following the OT process.

About the Role

This post is suitable for newly qualified Occupational Therapists, as well as those looking for a new role.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide occupational therapy service to patients who have a variety of occupational therapy needs, diverse presentations, and learning disabilities, as well as a range of mental health conditions, under the supervision of the Specialist Occupational Therapist.
• Manage and provide ongoing assessment and intervention for service users.
• Consider carer needs and ensure carer and family are involved in intervention planning where appropriate.
• Develop and deliver evidenced-based Occupational Therapy interventions in collaboration with service users and carers where appropriate.
• Work as a member of the multidisciplinary team ensuring that high-quality, individualized care is delivered which ensures safety and a commitment to promoting recovery and wellbeing and maximizing independence.
• Provide compassionate care that is based on empathy, kindness, respect, and dignity.
• Provide clinical supervision to staff members as delegated by the ward leadership team.
• Incorporate a client-centred philosophy into clinical practice and client-centred collaborative care.