About this role
Job summary Join Thornford Park Hospital in Thatcham as an Occupational Therapist with Elysium Healthcare. This role offers a unique chance for recently qualified therapists to begin a rewarding career. You'll be part of a dedicated team providing specialist care for women with emerging or personality disorders, within medium and low secure units and rehabilitation flats. The position emphasizes teamwork and offers guidance from experienced professionals, as well as access to diverse training opportunities. Benefits include a competitive salary, generous leave, and a comprehensive wellness package, supporting both your professional growth and work-life balance.
Main duties of the job As an Occupational Therapist at Thornford Park Hospital, you'll work under supervision to plan and facilitate evidence-based group and individual programmes. Your responsibilities include providing comprehensive OT assessments, planning and reviewing treatment programmes, and creating individual rapports to empower recovery. You're expected to maintain records following professional and service standards and support planning, evaluation, and audit of practices. To be successful, you'll need a Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy, UK HCPC registration, and strong communication skills. Elysium Healthcare values its employees, offering career development, wellbeing support, and exclusive benefits.
About us Elysium Healthcare, part of Ramsay Health Care's global network, employs over 8,000 individuals and operates more than 90 services across England and Wales. The company provides diverse care services, including Mental Health, Neurological, and Learning Disabilities & Autism. As a Disability Confident employer, Elysium commits to inclusive recruitment and safeguarding the welfare of service users. It operates a network extending across 10 countries, with a workforce of over 86,000. Elysium Healthcare emphasizes career growth, offering employees opportunities to move within its extensive network of specialized care services.
Job description Job responsibilities
Are you a recently Occupational Therapist looking to embark on a rewarding career, where you are supported in everything you do? If so, join Thornford Park Hospital, Thatcham, Berkshire and give your career the best start.
Working alongside a dedicated team you will be working at a service that provides specialist care that is specifically designed to support women that have a diagnosis of an emerging or personality disorders. 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 an 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 Thornford park. 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: Thornford Park, Crookham Hill, Thatcham,
Berkshire, RG19 8ET
You will work at Thornford Park which is a combination of medium secure and low secure units and rehabilitation flats. The service provides a seamless internal care pathway supporting and empowering patients in their recovery and rehabilitation.
You will work alongside the multidisciplinary to provide personalised assessment and treatment programmes for males with mental illness/ complex care needs as well as those with personality disorder. Service users may have histories of offending and/or may have failed in previous placements.
What You’ll Get
At Elysium Healthcare, we believe in taking care of the people who care for others, you’ll enjoy a comprehensive benefits package designed to support your wellbeing, growth, and future:
Annual base salary of ££31,197 The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave, in our annual selection window. Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely-Vate; Your one-stop destination for everyday savings, exclusive benefits, and wellbeing hub! Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work-life balance Access to Blue Light Card, which provides a range of exclusive offers and discounts Life Assurance, for added peace of mind Stream – instant access to earned wages when you need it, plus access to save, directly from your wages, alongside financial wellbeing support. 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion, to ensure you are the best you can be Enhanced Maternity Package, so you can truly enjoy this special time Pension contribution, to help secure your future Free/subsidised meals and onsite/local free parking About your next employer:
Elysium Health care has 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
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
A Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy, UK HCPC registration, ability to research, plan, implement and evaluate projects, and effective communication skills.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
UK Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).
Employer details Employer name Elysium Healthcare
Address Elysium Healthcare
Thatcham
RG19 8ET
Employer's website https://www.elysiumhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)