Graduate Occupational Therapist inWarrington inWarrington PUBLISHED 6 NOV 2024

This role is for a recently graduated Occupational Therapist who is looking to embark on a rewarding career, where they will be supported in everything they do. The successful candidate will join Arbury Court, a service that provides care and treatment for women in differing levels of security, enabling clear care pathways and a positive patient experience.

As a Graduate Occupational Therapist, you will be responsible for providing comprehensive OT assessments, planning and reviewing OT treatment programmes under supervision, identifying and actioning referrals both in-house and to external agencies, and supporting the planning, evaluation, and audit of practices, clinical pathways and protocols. You will also be required to maintain contemporaneous, written and electronic records and activity data following professional and services standards.

About us

Are you a recently graduated Occupational Therapist looking to embark on a rewarding career, where you are supported in everything you do? If so, join Arbury Court and give your career the best start. 

Working alongside a dedicated team you will be working at a service that provides care and treatment for women in differing levels of security, enabling clear care pathways and a positive patient experience.

You will be a part of an environment that has a strong emphasis on teamwork and will enjoy hands-on experience, receiving guidance and supervision from experienced healthcare professionals. You will have continuous access to a range of training opportunities to move your career forward.

Under supervision, you will be responsible for planning and facilitating evidence-based group and individual programmes. You will create individual rapports with service users to empower recovery. 

A range of training opportunities are available that can see your career grow and you achieve your career aspirations

As a Graduate Occupational Therapist you will be:

• Providing comprehensive OT assessments.
• Under supervision, planning and reviewing OT treatment programmes.
• Under supervision, identifying and actioning referrals both in-house, including support staff, and to external agencies
• Supporting the planning, evaluation, and audit of practices, clinical pathways and protocols at St Mary's Hospital.
• Ensuring that contemporaneous, written and electronic records and activity data are maintained following professional and services standards.

To be successful in this role, you'll need:

• A Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy 
• A UK HCPC registration or applied for
• Evidence of ability to research, plan, implement and evaluate a project for specific groups
• Effective written/verbal communication skills

Where you will be working:

Location: Townfield Lane, Winwick, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 8TR

You will be working at Arbury Court, a service that provides care and treatment for women in differing levels of security, enabling clear care pathways and a positive patient experience.

You will be working alongside a multidisciplinary team focusing on medium, low Secure and psychiatric intensive care PICU) for women, over the age of 18, with Personality Disorder and Mental Illness. The treatment approach at Arbury Court which is rehabilitation and recovery dictates that care is ‘person-centred’ as opposed to ‘disease-centred’. A fantastic achievement by the team at Arbury Court was the ‘Outstanding’ award in the 2CQC report.

What you will get:

• Annual salary of £30,160
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – (inc Bank Holidays) plus your birthday off!
• Free meals and parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. 

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. 

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.