Occupational Therapy Jobs are Just a Click Away

Today's unemployment data is enough to make even the most dedicated job-seeker wonder: Where are all the good jobs? But good jobs are out there, you just need to know where to look.

According to new figures from www.yourworldhealthcare.co.uk, occupational therapists are in particularly high demand but are in especially short supply, making those jobs some of the least competitive. And healthcare companies are at the top of the nation's hiring list, according to the site's monthly jobs outlook report. Occupational therapy jobs in healthcare facilities offer the opportunity to work in different environments alongside skilled professionals from other disciplines, and help therapists enhance their knowledge and experience.

The Chief Recruiting Officer at Your World Healthcare said, "To get placed in occupational therapy jobs, jobseekers must possess a master’s degree in occupational therapy and a officially-issued license. Strong interpersonal skills, good communication ability, patience and commitment are additional qualifications. Furthermore, Occupational therapists have to ably support individuals experiencing developmental, physical, mental and emotional disorders. They have to analyse and schedule the appropriate treatment procedures and therapeutic exercises that would help their patients develop the skills to perform tasks in both working and living environments. The ultimate goal of the occupational therapists is to help their patients lead an independent, productive, active and satisfying life." 

He further added, "Occupational therapy jobseekers can secure permanent, temporary, long-term, short-term, part-time or contract employment in well-known healthcare facilities including multi-specialty hospitals, rehab centres, physicians’ offices, nursing clinics, outpatient care centres, and so on. Our online jobs database is updated frequently and we also offer facilities for online resume submission."

About Your World Healthcare

Established in 2005, Your World has capitalised on its reputation for delivering an unbeatable service to become one of the UK’s leading medical recruitment companies. We have an enviable reputation for supplying first-class medical staff to many prestigious clients including the NHS, MoD and the private sector.  We are also a Buying Solutions national framework supplier. Initially established in Australia as a resourcing agent supplying high quality medical staff to the UK, Your World is incredibly proud to have become one of the largest, most sought-after, international medical recruitment companies in the UK.   At Your World we offer a unique service with equal importance attached to the success and satisfaction of all our clients, candidates and colleagues.

Whether you are seeking a rewarding career move or looking for high calibre staff to fill a healthcare vacancy, Your World is for you. Our friendly team of experienced, professional consultants have earned a reputation for healthcare recruitment excellence placing quality candidates in a wide range of medical roles throughout the UK. Specialising in all areas of AHP, HSS, nursing, NHS, medical staffing and administration we promise to deliver a truly personal service guaranteeing the right candidate for the right job in the healthcare industry in the UK.

Occupational Therapy – An Occupation Worth Pursuing

Occupational therapy is actually based on "doing", or "occupation". Occupational therapy involves enabling individuals and groups to do the things that they need and want to do in everyday life, and assists people to develop and maintain a meaningful lifestyle. Occupations are anything (tasks and activities) that people do. A lot of people think Occupational therapy is about your job or your occupation. On the contrary, Occupational therapy means enabling a person to do normal things that a normal person does. Some easy examples of normal chores that a person performs in a routine day are eating breakfast, dressing, up, brushing your teeth and taking a bath etc. Occupational therapists achieve this outcome by enabling people to do things that will enhance their ability to participate or by modifying the environment to better support participation.

Occupational therapists are based in a variety of clinical and community settings, including hospitals, rehabilitation units, schools, community health centres and people's homes. Some examples of what occupational therapists do include:

·         Enable people to dress themselves again after a stroke

·         Improve the play and movement skills of a baby or child with a disability

·         Visit a disabled or elderly person to make their home easier and safer for them to use

·         Assess the driving ability of someone with a disability

·         Visit work places to assist people to modify their jobs and design work areas to better suit their needs

·         Help people select equipment and appliances, including wheelchairs, assistive technology and dressing aids, to increase their independence

·         Working with adults with learning difficulties to improve their skills for living in the community

·         Work with builders, architects and local authorities to design public places and homes that will suit people with various different abilities

·         Use activities, such as crafts, gardening or cooking to improve a person's hand function

·         Work with people with mental health difficulties to assist them in planning and organising a meaningful lifestyle

·         Show someone with memory difficulties how to use memory aids and cues

Occupational therapists have a broad education that equips them with skills and knowledge to work collaboratively with individuals or groups of people who have an impairment of body structure or function due to a health condition, and who experience barriers to participation. Occupational therapists believe that participation can be supported or restricted by physical, social, attitudinal and legislative environments. Therefore, occupational therapy practice may be directed to changing aspects of the environment to enhance participation.

Occupational therapy is practiced in a wide range of settings, including hospitals, health centres, homes, workplaces, schools, reform institutions and housing for seniors. Clients are actively involved in the therapeutic process, and outcomes of occupational therapy are diverse, client-driven and measured in terms of participation or satisfaction derived from participation. Career opportunities for occupational therapists are excellent in any part of the world. There are also many opportunities for further study and development of specialised expertise in areas such as physical and psychiatric rehabilitation, hand therapy, health services management, learning disability, disability studies, and community occupational therapy.

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For the latest occupational therapy jobs please visit www.yourworldhealthcare.co.uk