Band 5 Occupational Therapist or Equivalent

We are currently looking for a flexible, self-driven Occupational Therapist with excellent time management skills to join our team. As an Occupational Therapist working at Thorpe House you will provide direct clinical care and our aim is to promote independence, maintain or improve skills in relation to activities of daily living and enable community integration., The Occupational Therapist will carry out functional assessments in a variety of environments such as the therapeutic kitchen, in the local community and laundry room with the use of MOHO. The successful candidate will plan and implement occupation focussed intervention for residents with chronic mental health issues whilst assessing risk and promoting positive risk taking. There may times when you may need to complete generic work to ensure the service runs effectively and residents needs are met.

Thorpe House is a small family run business comprising of a 26 bed residential home for adults with chronic and enduring mental health issues, generally with a long term placement. Our values are: being person centred, recognising choice, dignity, respect, consent, and independence in a friendly supportive homely environment. Included in the facilities at Thorpe House there is the main building where a majority of the residents reside. On the site there is also the barn and coach house which is similar to bedsit type accommodation but also includes a therapeutic kitchen and separate laundry room. Thorpe House is an innovative mental health unit which strives to develop and change with the ever changing health industry to provide the best care and maximise independence for all residents.