Senior Occupational Therapist

Are you an Occuapational Therapist that is passionate aboutneuro-rehabilitation and being able to have a positive impact on an individuals quality of life? If so, we want to hear from you.

We are recruiting a Senior Occupational Therapist with experience in neurological rehabilitation. The role is ideal for someone wishing to take the next step into leading an OT service within a specialist neurological setting.

Working in an exciting and dynamic environment you will provide comprehensive assessment and high quality therapy to individuals with awide range of neurological conditions such as Stroke, ABI and Spinal Cord Injuries. You will have the opportunity to work closely with patients, families and staff, and utilise a wide array of resources and up to date technology.

There will be opportunities to run training, to provide supervision to junior colleagues and assistants and run therapy groups. (Continued professional development is actively encouraged within the service we hold weekly therapy team meetings and in service training). We frequently send our staff on external training, should the need arise, to keep knowledge up to date and todevelop specialist expertise.

We are looking for an OT that has experience in assessing and providing therapy for physical and cognitive impairments in an adult neurological caseload alongside experience of supporting staff and service development. Knowledge of a variety of cognitive and impairment based assessments is essential, in addition to prior experience in carrying out both evidence-based and informal therapies. An interest in splinting and the abilityto take a leading role in this within the organisation is essential for thisrole.

As the Senior OT at Marbrook, you will have access to:

Regular supervision from the Therapy Lead

A friendly multidisciplinary team consisting of SLT, PT,Therapy Assistants, Clinical Psychology and nursing staff

Regular on-site GP visits, and clinics led by our Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine

A wide range of cognitive assessments and therapy resources,including iPads with app-based therapies installed

A therapy-led service, where you can provide therapy at the frequency you deem clinically appropriate

Multiple forms of therapy, including 1:1 therapy, group therapy and the ability to complete community access/vocational sessions.

Weekly in-service trainings to support CPD, alongside the ability to request additional trainings to further your individual portfolio

The ability to design, lead and deliver on service improvement projects

The Marbrook Centre is a specialist Neurological Rehabilitation provider in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. Since opening almost 10years ago, we have developed a track record of consistently high quality therapy outcomes and positive feedback from individuals and families and ourICB partners on the rehabilitation and care experience.