Band 6 Occupational Therapist– Neuro Hospital - Leatherhead – Up to £43,000

Working Hours: 37.5 hours per week

We are currently looking for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join a fantastic Neurological Hospital in Leatherhead.

The hospital is a state of the art 48 bedded rehab centre offering four different client pathways to include Neuro Rehabilitation, General Rehabilitation, Complex Neurological Care and Out Patient / Respite Services

We have worked closely with this provider on opening many of their new services and received outstanding feedback from nurses and ODPs working there based on the quality of training, work-life balance and standards of the services. The company is recognised nationally for the excellent standard of care & industry leading patient satisfaction reports.

As a Lead Occupational Therapist you will be responsible for:

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The post holder will carry out assessments for people with disabilities who wish to learn to drive a car, or continue to drive after acquiring an illness, injury or disability or wish to travel in a vehicle as a passenger; assessment of relevant equipment including simple small devices to hi-tech solutions; assessment and advice for vehicle transfers to enable drivers and passengers to be able to access and egress a car; knowledge and understanding of general seating solutions; relevant equipment loading options; and subsequent driving safety.

This includes working with Approved Driving Instructors (ADIs) to assess learner driver’s ability to meet driving test standards; working with driving assessors to review driving ability for current driving licence holders with neurological conditions, age related changes, learning difficulty and mental health issues.

Additional areas of the assessment provision include vocational driving and motorbike riding