Lead Occupational Therapist

Responsibilities

• To select and apply occupational therapy assessments for a caseload of people with complex needs which address occupational performance and skill deficits, and enables the service user in areas of self-care, productivity, leisure and recovery.
• To promote evidence-based practice in occupational therapy.
• To establish effective communication networks with service users, carers, other health workers and agencies, and to demonstrate skills in communicating complex, sensitive and contentious information to service users and carers/families.
• To contribute to the induction and training of students and other staff within the service.
• To provide specialist advice and support to OT colleagues in other clinical areas.

Qualifications & Requirements

• You should be caring, patient, and respectful, with a positive and resilient approach. You should be confident working independently and within...