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Senior Occupational Therapist

PrioryNewbury, Berkshire🇬🇧United Kingdom

Why this role stands out

Advance your clinical career at Priory Hospital Newbury, where you will enjoy a competitive salary and the opportunity to lead impactful, person-centred recovery programs within a supportive multidisciplinary team. This role is perfect for a dedicated professional eager to mentor others while making a tangible difference in patient independence and community reintegration. Apply today to bring your expertise to a reputable healthcare environment committed to your ongoing development.

Quick overview

Salary£39.0k - £46.9k/yr
SeniorityMid Senior
Employment typeFull Time
Work modeOn Site
LocationNewbury, Berkshire, United Kingdom
Mental HealthOccupational Therapy

Job description

Description


Priory Hospital Newbury
Salary £38,983- £46,882 depending on experience
Full Time - 37.5 Hours
 We are looking for a Senior Occupational Therapist to join our team on our mixed 18-bed acute mental health ward, supporting patients with a range of complex mental health needs and helping them on their recovery journey.
Priory Hospital Newbury, Berkshire is a level 2 rehabilitation service supporting adult males with mental health needs, working towards community reintegration. It is accessible by public transport, with local bus routes nearby including services to Reading and Basingstoke, and nearby train stations providing links into London.

What you'll be doing


As a Senior Occupational Therapist working within an acute mental health setting, you’ll play a key role in supporting patients with complex mental health needs to regain independence, build confidence and develop essential daily living skills. Combining your clinical expertise with leadership, you’ll deliver meaningful, person-centred interventions while supporting and developing your team to provide high-quality care and promote positive recovery outcomes.
You will also:
  • Deliver specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions tailored to individual patient needs.
  • Develop, implement and review person-centred treatment plans that promote independence, daily functioning and meaningful recovery goals.
  • Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team, contributing to clinical assessments, care planning, risk management and decision-making.
  • Provide clinical leadership, guidance and supervision to junior occupational therapists, students and the wider therapy team.
  • Maintain accurate clinical records and ensure practice meets professional standards, Priory policies and best practice guidelines.
You can find additional information in the attached job description.

What you'll bring to the role


Essential for the role
Candidates must be HCPC registered and hold a Diploma in Occupational Therapy, or a degree, honours degree, or Master’s in Occupational Therapy, or have completed formal postgraduate study (award or non-award bearing).
You must also have prior experience working in mental health services as a qualified member of staff, experience supervising Occupational Therapists or Occupational Therapy Assistants and students, and training in relevant models.

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.
  • 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.

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. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here.
For agency enquiries and applications, please view our legal statement here.

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.

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