At a Glance
- Tasks: Support service users with complex mental health needs through tailored occupational therapy.
- Company: Join Elysium Healthcare, a leader in mental health and rehabilitation services.
- Benefits: Enjoy a competitive salary, generous leave, and comprehensive wellbeing support.
- Other info: Access continuous training and career development opportunities in a dynamic team.
- Why this job: Kickstart your career in a supportive environment with real impact on people's lives.
- Qualifications: Must have a Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy and UK HCPC registration.
The predicted salary is between 37610 - 45968 £ per year.
Are you a recently graduated Occupational Therapist looking to embark on a rewarding career, where you are supported in everything you do? If so, join Victoria Gardens and give your career the best start. Working alongside a dedicated team, you will be at a service that provides specialised services for Service Users with complex mental health needs and behaviours that challenge.
You will be a part of an environment that has a strong emphasis on teamwork and will enjoy hands-on experience, receiving guidance and supervision from experienced healthcare professionals. You will have continuous access to a range of training opportunities to move your career forward. Under supervision, you will be responsible for planning and facilitating evidence-based group and individual programmes. You will create individual rapports with service users to empower recovery.
A range of training opportunities are available that can see your career grow and help you achieve your career aspirations. As a Graduate Occupational Therapist you will be:
- Providing comprehensive OT assessments.
- Under supervision, planning and reviewing OT treatment programmes.
- Under supervision, identifying and actioning referrals both in-house, including support staff, and to external agencies.
- Supporting the planning, evaluation, and audit of practices, clinical pathways and protocols at Victoria Gardens.
- Ensuring that contemporaneous, written and electronic records and activity data are maintained following professional and services standards.
To be successful in this role, you'll need:
- A Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy.
- A UK HCPC registration or applied for.
- Evidence of ability to research, plan, implement and evaluate a project for specific groups.
- Effective written/verbal communication skills.
Where you will be working: Victoria Road, Huyton, Liverpool, L36 5SA. You will be working at Victoria Gardens, a specialist rehabilitation for Service Users with complex mental health needs and behaviours that challenge. You will support the service to equip service users with the skills required for community living and increased independence. The service is a recovery-based service and incorporates elements of the Good Lives Model, supported by individualised interventions. We have a full multidisciplinary team (MDT) with Nursing, Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychologist, Occupational Therapist and Social Worker support.
What You'll Get: At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others. You'll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:
- Annual base salary of £30,160.
- The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave.
- Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals.
- Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub!
- Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance.
- Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts.
- Life Assurance, for added peace of mind.
- Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support.
- 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be.
- Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time.
- Pension contribution, to help secure your future.
About your next employer: Elysium Healthcare has over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 80 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.
Graduate Occupational Therapist employer: APPLY GATEWAY LTD
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