Occupational Therapist – Band 5

Occupational Therapist – Band 5: Queen Elizabeth”s Foundation

Whether already part of the industry, or ready for a brand new challenge, Queen Elizabeth”s Foundation is looking for an enthusiastic individual to join the organisation and play a key role in servicing its clients. Applicants should have a strong customer focus as they may be dealing with external clients as well as various departments within the company. Please visit the website for further information about this role.

Position: Occupational Therapist – Band 5
Location: Leatherhead
Hours: Full Time
Salary Guide: £20,000 – £50,000
Last Updated: 30 August 2024
Job Category: Health & Medicine

Occupational Therapist Role:

An Occupational Therapist, or Physiotherapist is a healthcare worker who helps individuals with impairments, reach their career potential. Duties include evaluating patients, designing treatment plans and monitoring patients progress.

Other Duties:

• Identifying the set of activities and motivations that might help patients work towards their goals
• Helping people with disabilities perform different activities such as dressing, eating and walking
• Demonstrating exercises that could potentially help improve the patients conditions or relieve pain
• Evaluating the patients home and workplace environments in an effort to identify potential improvements to be made to improve their conditions
• Educating the patients families and friends about the right way to accommodate and care for them
• Recommending special equipment and medication, as well as instructing patients on how to use the equipment and take medications
• Documenting and assessing the patients activities and progress, as well as creating reports for billing and evaluations
• Generating reports for patients and their physicians and families
• Reporting a patients progress to Physicians and other healthcare providers