Occupational Therapist - Community Care in Ayr

Priory Ayr Clinic is looking to recruit an Occupational Therapist to join our established Occupational Therapy and multidisciplinary team. This is a full-time position, working 37.5 hours per week within the Ayrshire area. Priory Ayr Clinic, alongside its step-down services at Gatehouse and Lochlea, provides specialist low secure mental health care for males and females with a range of complex mental health needs, including mental health diagnoses and/or personality disorders.

We are looking for an Occupational Therapist to join our multidisciplinary team and contribute to the assessment, treatment, rehabilitation and recovery of the individuals within our care. You will work as part of an established Occupational Therapy service alongside other Occupational Therapists and Occupational Therapy Assistants, while also working closely with colleagues across psychiatry, nursing, psychology and the wider multidisciplinary team.

You will support service users to develop skills, independence and engagement in meaningful occupations as part of their recovery and rehabilitation journey. In this role, you will play an important part in supporting service users throughout their recovery and rehabilitation. You will manage a designated caseload and use your Occupational Therapy skills to assess occupational needs, develop treatment plans and deliver evidence-based interventions tailored to individual goals.

• Completing Occupational Therapy assessments and identifying individual occupational needs, strengths, goals and barriers to participation.
• Developing, coordinating and reviewing individualised Occupational Therapy treatment plans and interventions.
• Planning and delivering meaningful, occupation-focused individual and group interventions to support recovery, rehabilitation and independence.
• Maintaining accurate, timely and high-quality clinical documentation to evidence intervention, progress and outcomes.
• Working collaboratively with service users, the Occupational Therapy team and wider multidisciplinary team to provide coordinated, person-centred care.
• Supporting and supervising Occupational Therapy Assistants and other junior staff as appropriate.
• Contributing to service development and promoting the role and value of Occupational Therapy within the wider service.
• Ensuring clinical practice is delivered in accordance with professional standards, organisational policies, statutory requirements and relevant quality standards.

Working within forensic mental health can be both rewarding and challenging, and no two days are the same. You will be able to work both independently and collaboratively as part of a multidisciplinary team, using your clinical reasoning and Occupational Therapy skills to support individuals with complex needs to work towards meaningful recovery goals.

A recognised BSc (Hons), MSc, Diploma or equivalent qualification in Occupational Therapy is required. Current registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) is essential. Membership of the Royal College of Occupational Therapists (RCOT) is desirable.

We also offer full training and numerous pathways into leadership and qualified clinical positions to help you shape your career with us.

Healthcare benefits include:

• Free on-site parking
• Enhanced maternity pay
• Birthday Holiday - Your Birthday as an extra days annual leave
• Contributory pension scheme
• Flexible benefits including reduced rates and access to new schemes including gym membership, IT technology (laptops / tablets / smartphones) and private healthcare
• Access to development opportunities
• Sponsorship of professional qualifications through our Individual Professional Development (IPD) panel
• Long service award
• Refer a friend bonuses

If you would like to discuss the role, the Occupational Therapy service or what working at Priory Ayr Clinic involves, please contact Bronwyn Shields, Lead Occupational Therapist, on 01292 886666.

About Priory: Priory is the UK’s leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions – including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and children’s mental health – and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, Prader–Willi Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.

All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.