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<p>&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Position&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp;Senior Occupational Therapist - North East&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Care home&lt;/strong&gt;: Hylton Grange, Tees Grange &amp;amp; Tyne Grange&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location&lt;/strong&gt;: Covering 3 homes within the NE (Sunderland, Stockton-on-Tees and Newcastle Upon Tyne)&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Contract type&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp;Full time - 40 hours per week.&lt;br&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Rate&lt;/strong&gt;:&amp;nbsp;Up to £40,000 per annum&lt;br&gt;&lt;br&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Are you a positive and encouraging people person who loves to see people making progress? Join us as our new Senior Occupational Therapist working cross our homes within the North East!&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As an Occupational Therapist with us, you’ll support our residents with a high-quality occupational therapy service throughout their journey with us. You’ll play a key role in empowering them and maximising their independence.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This is an exciting opportunity to use your skills to make a real difference every day.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You’ll build relationships with the people you support, and see the progress they make through ongoing care, which is extremely rewarding.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About Exemplar Health Care&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;Exemplar Health Care, is a leading provider of nursing care for adults living with complex and high acuity needs.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our North East homes support adults living with complex mental health needs and neuro-disabilities including Huntington’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;As well as stable and secure employment opportunities, we offer great benefits and perks, and plenty of opportunities to learn, develop and progress.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About the role&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;Our Occupational Therapists provide specialist assessments, clinical diagnoses and interventions to help people overcome the challenges they face with completing everyday tasks and activities.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You’ll work as part of a wider Clinical Team to create person-centred care and rehabilitation plans that maintain and build people’s abilities, support them to achieve their goals and evaluate their outcomes.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;No two days will ever be the same, but your day-to-day responsibilities will include:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;working alongside&lt;/strong&gt; the people we support, their loved ones and professionals to develop and deliver person-centred occupational therapy interventions&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;collaborating&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;closely with the Therapy Team (Physiotherapist, Therapy Assistant and Activities Coordinators)&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;being responsible&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;for a clinical caseload&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;carrying out&lt;/strong&gt; assessments&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;maintaining&lt;/strong&gt; accurate records for people receiving occupational therapies&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;&lt;strong&gt;promoting&lt;/strong&gt; choice, dignity and independence.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;Download our job description to read more:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href=&quot;<a href="https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1030272167&quot;&gt;https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1030272167&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;About">https://brochures.exemplarhc.com/view/1030272167&quot;&gt;https://brochures.exe…</a> you&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;Above all, you’re someone who identifies with our values of fun, integrity, responsiveness, success and teamwork.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;You’re also someone who has:&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;a thorough understanding of occupational therapy &lt;strong&gt;best practice&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;the ability to demonstrate an excellent range of &lt;strong&gt;occupational therapy interventions&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;and treatments&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;a&lt;strong&gt; kind and caring&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;approach&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;a sense of &lt;strong&gt;humour&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;and fun&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;a &lt;strong&gt;positive&lt;/strong&gt;, &lt;strong&gt;can-do&lt;/strong&gt; attitude&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;lots of &lt;strong&gt;enthusiasm&lt;/strong&gt; to encourage and motivate others&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;creative thinking and sound &lt;strong&gt;organisational&lt;/strong&gt; skills&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;great &lt;strong&gt;listening&lt;/strong&gt; and communication skills.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;You’ll put people at the heart of everything you do.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;To apply for this role, you must have a BSc or MSc in Occupational Therapy and be HCPC registered.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;What we offer&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;We offer great rewards and perks including:&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;ul&gt;&lt;li&gt;regular supervision, peer support, learning opportunities and career prospects&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;retail and lifestyle discounts&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;free DBS check&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;24/7 counselling and support&lt;/li&gt;&lt;li&gt;Blue Light Card eligibility.&lt;/li&gt;&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;p&gt;&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;h2&gt;&lt;strong&gt;How to apply&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/h2&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sound good? We’d love to hear from you. Click the button to ‘APPLY NOW’.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;For an informal chat about joining us, you can call our Nurse Talent Specialist Nicole on 07949 530 193&amp;nbsp;or email <a href="mailto:nbramhall@exemplarhc.com">nbramhall@exemplarhc.com</a>&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Please note, this role is not eligible for sponsorship. Candidates without an existing visa or right to work in the UK are unlikely to be suitable for the post.&amp;nbsp;&lt;/p&gt;</p>


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