Locum Occupational Therapist

Come and join one of the UK’s largest providers of complex care. We proudly employ over 4000+ people - no matter what your experience, we have jobs for everyone.

We are pleased to offer an excellent opportunity for a passionate, dedicated Locum Occupational Therapist to join our well-respected team at Murdostoun Brain Injury Rehabilitation and Neurological Care Centre.

Located in Newmains, Wishaw, we specialise in providing neurorehabilitation, care, and support to people over the age of 16 with a brain injury or other neurological condition. Our mission is to create a safe, nurturing environment where every individual we support feels empowered to live their best life possible.

At our Brain Injury Rehabilitation Centre our highly skilled multidisciplinary team, comprising of nursing, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, psychology, neurology, speech and language therapy, and psychiatry, work closely together to deliver high-quality, patient-centred care and support for individuals requiring specialist inpatient rehabilitation, addressing a wide range of needs including spasticity management, PEG feeds and skin integrity problems, cognitive rehabilitation, functional retraining and Sensory Modality Assessment and Rehabilitation (SMART) assessment if needed

In addition, our Neurological Care Centre offers slow-stream rehabilitation, for those needing additional time to practise new skills before transitioning back home or into the community. We also provide a complex disability service to support individuals with challenging conditions that make home care difficult.

Murdostoun Brain Injury Rehabilitation and Neurological Care Centre is part of the wider Active Care Group Neuro Network (consisting of 25+ sites nationally) and we focus on the use of clinical expertise, innovation and technology to meet patient’s expectations of rehabilitation goals.

If you are passionate about making a difference to the lives of individuals with neurological conditions, and are dedicated to providing high-quality, patient-centred care, we invite you to join our compassionate team at Murdostoun.

What you'll be working:

We are happy to consider part time hours for this role based on the candidate's availability.

What you'll be doing:

Keep people safe from harm and protect their human rights Manage and prioritise a complex caseload, ensuring timely completion of related administrative tasks such as record keeping Deliver and monitor innovative rehabilitation and care to promote independence Provide specialist assessment and evidence-based, high-quality treatment of acquired brain injury, using a wide range of approaches to suit the patients’ varying needs Develop and maintain good working relationships with colleagues, families, carers, and other members of the MDT Work as part of the therapy team, sharing information and supporting colleagues Supervise and develop support staff

What you'll have:

HCPC registration Previous experience of working in a neurorehabilitation setting would be an advantage Knowledge and skills in assessment procedures Ability to motivate patients over long periods Successful candidates will be required to undergo an Enhanced DBS

We also want to ensure that individuals with disabilities are provided reasonable facilities to participate in job applications or interviews to perform essential job functions. To support this, we are a Disability Confident committed employer.

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