Occupational Therapist

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.

The role offers the opportunity to work with a varied caseload, delivering meaningful, occupation-focused assessment and intervention within both individual and group settings. You will support service users to develop skills, independence and engagement in meaningful occupations as part of their recovery and rehabilitation journey.

What you'll be doing

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.

Your responsibilities will include:

• 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.
• Responding to referrals and prioritising interventions based on identified clinical and occupational needs.
• Evaluating outcomes and adapting interventions in response to service user progress and changing needs.
• 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.

What you'll bring to the role

Working within forensic mental health can be both rewarding and challenging, and no two days are the same. We are looking for someone who is compassionate, motivated and able to build effective therapeutic relationships while maintaining appropriate professional boundaries.

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.

The successful candidate will require:

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

What we will give you in return

We want you to succeed at Priory and thrive in your role. You will be well supported with regular career conversations. 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
• Leadership & management development
• Long service award
• Refer a friend bonuses

Shortlisting may begin upon receipt of applications, and the Recruiting Manager may close the vacancy early if enough suitable candidates are identified.

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.

We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process.