Graduate Occupational Therapist

Description:

We have a number of graduate Occupational Therapy roles who work in teams across the city on a nine month rotation.

The rotation offers a great start to a career in Occupational Therapy, with opportunities to work with various groups of service users, and in different teams. Each rotation is for nine months.

Occupational Therapists work in a number of teams within Adults and Health – Area Disability Services Teams – supporting people in their own homes, you will gain experience in equipment and adaptations, Recovery Service – supporting people in short term beds, who are unable to go straight home, with rehab and leading on discharge planning, Early Intervention Team – working with people who are new to the council to prevent, reduce and delay the need for formal services by improving their occupational performance, Integrated Reviewing Team – undertaking planned reviews of people with formal packages of care and supporting single handed/optimised care at all times, Blue Badge Eligibility Assessment Team – assessing people who are not automatically entitled to a blue badge.

Your role

We are looking for an individuals who are:-

• Passionate about occupation and its role and how it can be utilised in different teams
• Able to work in various teams and on different sites across Leeds
• Be a car driver and have access to a car.

You will be supported in your personal and professional development with supervision, training and other Continuing Professional Development opportunities. We also have a development package of an assessed and supported year of employment when you first start.