Vocational Occupational Therapist
| Posting date: | 09 May 2025 |
|---|---|
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 24 May 2025 |
| Location: | Loughborough, Leicestershire |
| Remote working: | On-site only |
| Company: | Military Medical Personnel |
| Job type: | Temporary |
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Summary
We are looking for a Locum Occupational Therapist Lead to cover an assignment with the Ministry of Defence (MoD), at DMRC Stanford Hall, in Loughborough, Leicestershire.
The successful applicant will deliver an exceptional standard of care to the MoD service personnel and their families.
Pay Rate:
Payee - £26.64 per hour
Umbrella - £30.64 per hour
Job Description:
• To provide an assessment of patients with a range of diagnoses, developing and implementing appropriate specialist vocational/rehabilitation programmes in the workplace or home using specialist clinical reasoning.
• To be able to work autonomously, without direct supervision and be accountable for own professional actions.
• To provide full support to the Team Manager, Professional Lead Advisor Occupational Therapist and Principal Occupational Therapist or Regional Occupational Health Team on graded work trials and work placements for patients: including liaising with employers and multidisciplinary health professionals and other agencies as appropriate in planning for patient’s return to work.
• To provide on-going support to service personnel who have returned to work following injury or illness and arrange worksite visits and outpatient reviews as problems arise.
• To make complex clinical decisions and write specialist reports for line managers and other MOD and external agencies.
• To assess, recommend and where appropriate provide and fit a range of equipment and or aids to facilitate independence, vocational rehabilitation, and safe discharge. This may include adaptations to living accommodation.
• To assist with research, provide specialist clinical advice to Occupational Therapy Staff, clinical evaluation and audit, some of which is complex and multifaceted, for the Occupational Therapy vocational service or Regional Occupational Health Team.
• To be a highly effective communicator demonstrating skills in empathy, reassurance and the ability to motivate others, when providing information, teaching and training to patients, their relatives and other Healthcare professions.
• To have ability to manage patients with challenging behaviour following brain injury or other medical conditions and deal effectively with aggressive outbursts.
• To provide guidance and support to line managers and others in the workplace dealing with difficult behaviours.
Essential requirements/ Qualifications/ Experience:
• Must have a Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
• Must be registered with Health and Care Professions Council.
• Must be State Registered on the College of Occupational Therapy Register.
• Must be a member of British Association of Occupational Therapist.
• Must have a Master’s degree or equivalent training in relevant clinical field. 18. Must have a minimum of two years post graduate experience to include experience working in vocational rehabilitation at either band 6 or band 7 as an Occupational Therapist
• Must have experience in assessing and treating patients with the following but not limited to: traumatic brain injury, stroke, complex trauma and amputees and setting appropriate rehabilitation treatment goals.
• Must be in date and able to provide certification for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Safeguarding Adults up to and including Level 3 training
About Military Medical Personnel and Our Benefits:
Military Medical Personnel (MMP) is a specialist recruitment consultancy dedicated exclusively to providing locum civilian medical, dental and healthcare professionals to the Ministry of Defence. We are a contracted supplier to the MOD and have locum vacancies on military bases throughout the UK and occasionally overseas locations.
Military Medical Personnel offer an attractive package for candidates which may include the following:
• Attractive rates of pay with weekly payments and choice of payment model
• A generous “Refer a Friend” bonus scheme
• Flexibility of long- and short-term assignments to suit your availability
• Free uniforms provided (if required)
• A PVG membership (Disclosure Scotland) or an Access Northern Ireland certificate is required for this role.
• Free mandatory training
• Weekly payments
• Assigned an experienced consultant who will support you throughout your application and will continue to look after you during your assignment
All job placements are subject to the receipt of satisfactory compliance requirements.
Please note that MMP does not sponsor work visas. Applicants must have valid leave to remain in the UK.
The successful applicant will deliver an exceptional standard of care to the MoD service personnel and their families.
Pay Rate:
Payee - £26.64 per hour
Umbrella - £30.64 per hour
Job Description:
• To provide an assessment of patients with a range of diagnoses, developing and implementing appropriate specialist vocational/rehabilitation programmes in the workplace or home using specialist clinical reasoning.
• To be able to work autonomously, without direct supervision and be accountable for own professional actions.
• To provide full support to the Team Manager, Professional Lead Advisor Occupational Therapist and Principal Occupational Therapist or Regional Occupational Health Team on graded work trials and work placements for patients: including liaising with employers and multidisciplinary health professionals and other agencies as appropriate in planning for patient’s return to work.
• To provide on-going support to service personnel who have returned to work following injury or illness and arrange worksite visits and outpatient reviews as problems arise.
• To make complex clinical decisions and write specialist reports for line managers and other MOD and external agencies.
• To assess, recommend and where appropriate provide and fit a range of equipment and or aids to facilitate independence, vocational rehabilitation, and safe discharge. This may include adaptations to living accommodation.
• To assist with research, provide specialist clinical advice to Occupational Therapy Staff, clinical evaluation and audit, some of which is complex and multifaceted, for the Occupational Therapy vocational service or Regional Occupational Health Team.
• To be a highly effective communicator demonstrating skills in empathy, reassurance and the ability to motivate others, when providing information, teaching and training to patients, their relatives and other Healthcare professions.
• To have ability to manage patients with challenging behaviour following brain injury or other medical conditions and deal effectively with aggressive outbursts.
• To provide guidance and support to line managers and others in the workplace dealing with difficult behaviours.
Essential requirements/ Qualifications/ Experience:
• Must have a Degree or Diploma in Occupational Therapy.
• Must be registered with Health and Care Professions Council.
• Must be State Registered on the College of Occupational Therapy Register.
• Must be a member of British Association of Occupational Therapist.
• Must have a Master’s degree or equivalent training in relevant clinical field. 18. Must have a minimum of two years post graduate experience to include experience working in vocational rehabilitation at either band 6 or band 7 as an Occupational Therapist
• Must have experience in assessing and treating patients with the following but not limited to: traumatic brain injury, stroke, complex trauma and amputees and setting appropriate rehabilitation treatment goals.
• Must be in date and able to provide certification for Safeguarding Children and Young People and Safeguarding Adults up to and including Level 3 training
About Military Medical Personnel and Our Benefits:
Military Medical Personnel (MMP) is a specialist recruitment consultancy dedicated exclusively to providing locum civilian medical, dental and healthcare professionals to the Ministry of Defence. We are a contracted supplier to the MOD and have locum vacancies on military bases throughout the UK and occasionally overseas locations.
Military Medical Personnel offer an attractive package for candidates which may include the following:
• Attractive rates of pay with weekly payments and choice of payment model
• A generous “Refer a Friend” bonus scheme
• Flexibility of long- and short-term assignments to suit your availability
• Free uniforms provided (if required)
• A PVG membership (Disclosure Scotland) or an Access Northern Ireland certificate is required for this role.
• Free mandatory training
• Weekly payments
• Assigned an experienced consultant who will support you throughout your application and will continue to look after you during your assignment
All job placements are subject to the receipt of satisfactory compliance requirements.
Please note that MMP does not sponsor work visas. Applicants must have valid leave to remain in the UK.