Senior Occupational Therapist
Centenary Close, Maryport, Cumbria
Permanent, Full Time (37.5 hpw)
Salary circa £35,000 p.a. negotiable dependent on skills and experience
Brilliant work/life balance, plus, brilliant benefits!
Home, a place where you belong.
Imagine being part of a team where your expertise as a Senior Occupational Therapist is truly celebrated and where you can make a real difference every single day. At Home Group, we’re on the lookout for someone special to join our merry band and support adults with Learning Disabilities and complex needs. If you’re passionate about person-centred care and love the idea of working in a supportive, innovative environment, this could be your dream job. Plus, you’ll enjoy a fantastic work/life balance and a treasure trove of benefits.
Typical day as a Senior Occupational Therapist
- Dive into assessing and managing a variety of complex occupational performance needs for our fabulous customers.
- Craft and deliver personalised interventions and skills development programmes that really hit the mark.
- Infuse an active support culture, working closely with our stellar support workers on person-centred plans.
- Team up with the registered manager to help steer the overall development of the service.
- Jump into multi-disciplinary meetings, sharing your expert advice and bright ideas with colleagues.
- Play a key role in service improvements and audits, ensuring we’re always at the top of our game.
You bring
- Current registration to practise as an Occupational Therapist with the HCPC (of course!).
- A wealth of experience working with vulnerable people with complex needs, including learning disabilities and mental health conditions.
- A deep understanding of evidence-based practices and the latest occupational therapy interventions.
- Proven ability to juggle a caseload effectively, with prioritisation skills that would make a circus performer proud.
- The knack for working autonomously while inspiring a person-centred approach in your colleagues.
- Stellar communication skills, capable of liaising with external professionals and advocating fiercely for our customers' needs.
Why Join Us
- Help our teams shine, maximising customer independence and improving outcomes.
- Foster a culture of regular, honest, and supportive feedback to enhance everyone’s skills and knowledge.
- Benefit from top-notch clinical supervision and support from our Clinical Practice team, including the amazing Viki, our OT Clinical Expert.
- Enjoy flexible working hours and a supportive work-life balance—need to walk the dog or do the school run? We’ve got you covered!
- Embrace technology for online learning, collaboration, and report writing—no red tape here!
- We cover your Enhanced DBS check and support your professional development with regular clinical supervision and reflective practice.
If you're ready to bring your skills and passion to a role where you can help shape lives and be part of a fantastic team, we'd love to hear from you. Apply now and let’s make a difference together at Home Group.
A place where you belong
Great things happen when we can be ourselves at work. We want all our colleagues to be who they truly are here. Our internal diversity networks, peers and allies (Multicultural, LGBTQIA+ and Disability) support us all to be our best. Together we make Home Group a great place to work!
What’s in it for you?
- 34 days leave (including bank holidays and a "me day" to use for whatever you fancy) increasing to 39, the option to buy 5 more, and time off for volunteering too!
- Health cash plan saving you from £1140 per annum. We’ll cover your costs (and kids if you have them) towards dental, optical, prescriptions, alternative therapies and lots more.
- Over 800 high street discounts on groceries, holidays and days out. Looking for a new phone, bike or car? Save money with us.
- We’re a Great Place to Work and 10th Best place in the UK for Wellbeing”
- We Grow Our Own colleagues (not literally of course!), when you’re ready for the next step in your career, you can grow with us!
- We’ll support you with your own continual professional development (and we’ll pay for your relevant professional membership fees too) as well as maintaining your professional registration through regular clinical supervision and reflective practice.
- Explore our full range of benefits on our website.
Find out more
If you would like to have a chat about the role before applying, you can contact Viki Darcy, our OT Clinical Expert at victoria.darcy@homegroup.org.uk.
Click APPLY NOW to see our Senior Occupational Therapist Job Description find out about us and for help to apply. Sometimes we close a job early, so don’t delay or you might miss out.
Finally, do let us know if there’s anything we can do, to help you shine in our process at recruitment@homegroup.org.ukHomeAPlaceWhereYouBelon
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