About this role
Job summary
Are you an Occupational Therapist looking to embark on a rewarding career, where you are supported in everything you do? If so, join Chadwick Lodge in Milton Keynes. This is a part time fixed term contract position for 30 hours per week for 6 months. Working alongside a dedicated team you will be working at a medium and low secure services providing specialist treatment programmes for service users who have been detained under the Mental Health Act (1983) and have a history of offending behaviour. 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 opportuniti
Main duties of the job
This role at Elysium Healthcare requires an Occupational Therapist on a 6-month fixed term contract in Milton Keynes. The therapist will work alongside a dedicated team in medium and low secure services, providing specialist treatment programmes. Key responsibilities include comprehensive OT assessments, planning and reviewing OT treatment programs, and ensuring compliance with documentation standards. The candidate should have a Diploma/Degree in Occupational Therapy and UK HCPC registration. The selected therapist will have access to extensive training opportunities and benefits like competitive salary, 33 days leave, wellbeing support, and access to discounts and financial wellbeing support.
About us
Elysium Healthcare operates over 80 services across England and Wales, offering mental health, neurological, learning disabilities, autism services, among others. It is part of Ramsay Health Care, which operates globally across 10 countries. Elysium has a strong emphasis on staff development, offering numerous training opportunities and career advancement prospects. Elysium promotes a collaborative work environment and values the importance of teamwork and professional development among its employees. As a Disability Confident employer, it is committed to inclusivity and follows safer recruitment processes to ensure the welfare of its service users.
Job description
Job responsibilities
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 Chadwick Lodge 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: Chadwick Drive (off Saxon Street), Eaglestone, Milton Keynes, Buckinghamshire, MK6 5LS
You will be working at Chadwick Lodge and Eaglestone View, a medium and low secure services providing specialist treatment programmes for service users who have been detained under the Mental Health Act (1983) and have a history of offending behaviour.
The service offer a broad spectrum of evidence-based therapeutic interventions, involving service users at every stage. The hospital’s consultant-led multidisciplinary team has a wealth of clinical and research experience in forensic psychiatry. All programmes are designed to reduce the risk of re-offending and to maximise the potential and enhance the quality of life of each service users.
Chadwick Lodge secure services care for service users with complex and enduring mental illness who need to achieve stability in order to benefit from multidisciplinary interventions, helping them move on to community settings whenever possible.
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:
- A competitive salary
- 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
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 80 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; 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.
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
Milton Keynes
MK6 5LS
United Kingdom
Employer's website
https://www.elysiumhealthcare.co.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)