Job Title: Senior Occupational Therapist – Acute Secure Mental Health Hospital
Salary: Up to £41,000
Hours: 37.5 hours per week (5 days)
Location: Crawley (On-Site)
Are you an experienced Occupational Therapist ready to take the next step in your career?
Overview:
Compass Associates is currently seeking a dedicated Senior Occupational Therapist to join a leading mental health service. This is an excellent opportunity to work within a supportive team that provides care for adults facing acute mental health challenges. Our client operates a comprehensive mental health facility consisting of adult acute low and medium secure wards.
What’s in it for you:
- Enjoy the equivalent of 33 days of annual leave, including bank holidays—plus an extra day off for your birthday!
- Complimentary meals and parking.
- Access to wellbeing support and activities to foster a healthy work-life balance.
- Opportunities for career development and training to help you reach your professional goals.
- Pension contributions to help secure your financial future.
- Life assurance for additional peace of mind.
- Enhanced maternity package to ensure you fully enjoy this special time.
Role Responsibilities:
As the Senior Occupational Therapist, you will play a pivotal role in managing and leading the Occupational Therapy Service across both CAMHS and adult services. Your key responsibilities will include:
- Using evidence-based, patient-centred principles to assess, plan, implement, and evaluate therapeutic interventions.
- Overseeing the implementation of individual treatment plans, ensuring effective communication and collaboration among the Occupational Therapy team.
- Collaborating with a mix of clinicians, managers, directors, and families to make sure everyone’s on the same page.
- Leading and supporting junior staff, including assistants, with kindness and care.
- Helping to set up and manage placements for occupational therapy students.
- Assisting junior staff with their appraisals and personal development plans.
- Taking charge of creating and implementing the right policies, protocols, and care pathways.
To Shine as an Occupational Therapist, You’ll Need:
What We’re Looking For:
- A qualified and registered Occupational Therapist with HCPC registration.
- Lots of hands-on experience working with adults after qualifying.
- A solid background in using various occupational therapy approaches.
- Strong clinical reasoning skills that really show you know your stuff.
- In-depth knowledge of the assessment and treatment models that matter.
Contact Details:
To apply, or for more information and an informal discussion about this post please contact Franklin Brown on fbrown@compassltd.co.uk
Recommendations:
Compass Recruitment Solutions is acting as a Recruitment Consultancy for this permanent vacancy; we offer a £200 John Lewis voucher for a successful recommendation following the completion of probation/rebate.
