Specialist Occupational Therapist

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Frenchay Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre, part of the Active Care Group, is a modern independent hospital providing an inpatient Level 1 intensive brain injury rehabilitation service (29 NHS England funded beds) for the South West of England and a further 23 slower-stream neuro-rehabilitation beds (Level 2). Both services are managed in partnership with North Bristol NHS Trust.

This is an exciting opportunity for a motivated Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic and supportive team and develop your skills in neurorehabilitation.

You will be responsible for managing a caseload of patients with complex needs following an acute neurological event such as traumatic and acquired brain injury, or other neurological conditions. You will ideally have clinical experience in the assessment and management of patients experiencing cognitive and physical impairments and subsequent difficulties in function.

The team consists of a Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine and a Consultant in Neuropsychiatry, Speech and Language Therapists, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Psychologists, Nurses and Rehabilitation Technicians. Interdisciplinary working is optimised through shared goal setting and treatment opportunities. We pride ourselves on delivering patient-centred, holistic and innovative therapy to promote positive rehabilitation outcomes for our patients.

This job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received.

What you'll be working:

This role is 37.5 hours a week Monday to Friday. 

What you'll be doing:

• Deliver specialist occupational therapy assessments and interventions for adults with complex neurological conditions, including acquired and traumatic brain injuries.
• Develop and implement personalised treatment programmes, rehabilitation goals, and discharge plans that support successful patient outcomes.
• Work collaboratively within a multidisciplinary team to provide evidence-based, patient-centred rehabilitation.
• Use advanced clinical reasoning skills to assess physical, cognitive, communication and behavioural needs and determine appropriate treatment pathways.
• Engage patients and their families in the rehabilitation process, providing guidance, education and support throughout their recovery journey.
• Contribute to patient reviews, case conferences, discharge planning meetings and the preparation of professional reports.
• Maintain accurate, timely and comprehensive clinical records in line with professional, legal and organisational standards.
• Support service development initiatives, quality improvement projects, clinical audits and research activities within the Occupational Therapy service.
• Provide supervision, mentoring and support to junior Occupational Therapists, Rehabilitation Technicians and Occupational Therapy students where appropriate.
• Deliver training and share specialist knowledge with colleagues across the interdisciplinary team.
• Ensure clinical practice remains aligned with HCPC standards, professional guidelines and current evidence-based practice.
• Contribute to outcome measurement and service evaluation activities to support continuous improvement in patient care

Please find attached the job description for a full list of responsibilities 

What you'll have:

• HCPC registration
• Ability to provde specialist assessments and treatments for patients
• Previous experience of working in a neurorehabilitation setting would be an advantage
• Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident employer.

What to look forward to:

• 25 days plus bank holidays
• Birthday off
• Join the Active Learning Hub and benefit from a wide range of e learning and face to face training and development opportunities
• Benefits Hub giving discounts and savings on your weekly shop
• Free 24 hour confidential Employee Assistance Programme Helpline & App to support with legal, health, wellbeing, relationship and consumer advice
• A Nest Personal Pension account
• Access to join a Medicash Health Plan for you and your family to save money on everyday health essentials – like going to the dentist or opticians
• We recognise outstanding Active Behaviours via the Active Awards programme
• Enhanced Sick & Maternity Pay benefits
• Refer a Friend Scheme and earn yourself up to £1500 by recommending someone you know
• ……and, of course, the support and guidance of our qualified clinical and business leadership teams so that you can really develop your career with Active Care Group

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