Lead Occupational Therapist

Lead Occupational Therapist 

Location: Birmingham

Salary: £43,742 to £50,952 

My client’s hospital provides a diverse range of inpatient services, including acute and psychiatric intensive care, Mental Health, specialist Eating Disorder and private acute and addictions treatment programmes.  Their multi-disciplinary teams deliver personalised treatment programmes to patients and have established an excellent reputation for providing the highest standards of care.

They are seeking a Lead Occupational Therapist to work within their hospital wards. Suitable candidates will have a degree in Occupational Therapy (MSc pre-registration or BSc) and registration with HCPC.

Requirements:

• Broad experience post qualification with significant experience in acute sector clinical OT 
• Experience of team leadership and effecting change 
• Working knowledge of current national and local health care issues 
• Experience of supervising/teaching under and post-graduate staff 
• Inpatient experience (where leading inpatient therapy teams) 

Excellent benefits are on offer including:

Competitive salary and annual leave entitlement
Wellbeing incentives
Free meals and refreshments on duty
Free parking
HCPC payment in full
CPD allowance and access to CPD at local universities
Enhanced maternity benefits
Employee Assistance Programme
Merco is a reputable framework agency that has been recruiting clinical staff into the NHS and private sector since 2002.

For more information on this role, please do not hesitate to call us on (phone number removed) or apply online