Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner
Norwich
New Jobs
Permanent
£28,392 - £31,157 a year
- Support patients on their recovery journey by delivering 1:1 and group therapy interventions under the supervision of a qualified Occupational Therapist.
- Ideal candidates will possess excellent communication skills, a passion for mental health, and a relevant qualification in Occupational Therapy.
- This full-time role is based at Hellesdon Hospital in Norwich, offering a salary of £28,392 - £31,157 with potential flexible working options.
Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner
Band 4
- Full time
- Flexible working
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust provides child and adult mental health services, learning disability, wellbeing, older people's and eating disorder services across Norfolk and Suffolk.
We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and want to reflect the diversity of our local communities within our teams. We welcome applications from all talented individuals with the relevant qualifications, skills, knowledge and experience.
Please note due to the nature of our roles and patient demographic, you will be required to remain trained in physical intervention training, as required by your role.
Job overview
The Therapies Team at Hellesdon Hospital are looking for an Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner (OTAP) to provide support for service users who are currently an inpatient on our acute wards.
Our aim is to support people to rebuild, grown to learn about their health and wellbeing in order to be be safely discharged into the community.
Main duties of the job
Within this role you will be working under the supervision of a registered Occupational Therapist. You will work with service users at all stages of the Occupational Therapy process and would be expected to work closely with the wider MDT as part of the assessment and treatment process.
You will provide 1:1 and group therapy interventions which support service users to work towards goals as part of their Recovery Journey. You will be expected to have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Within this role you will be instructing and guiding service users during therapeutic interventions. To enable you to provide high quality care you will build professional therapeutic relationships with service users and communicate in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture.
This role covers service users in hospital who are either on adult acute all-male, or all female ward. There is also expectation that you will provide some intervention to the Psychiatric Intensive care Unit (PICU).
Working for our organisation
The post-holder will receive regular clinical and management supervision, and professional guidance from our knowledgeable, friendly and supportive team.
Here in the Therpies Team we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk? The people here are warm and welcoming, you’ll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We’re an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Within the service, we follow a Recovery-based and trauma-informed approach, working alongside Service Users who have a mental health diagnosis. Your role would be to instil hope, inspire confidence, and work collaboratively with individuals to meet their goals and build on life skills. You will work alongside Service Users, an Occupational Therapist and the MDT.
We are looking for someone who ideally has experience of working with adult mental health service users.
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Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care/mental health OR Apprenticeship in H&SC/mental health L5 OR Equivalent Qualification at L5 or above in a related subject
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of working with groups of people
- Ability to work both independently and under supervision
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within mental health
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- An understanding of Occupational Therapy and the importance of meaningful occupations.
- Health and safety risk awareness
Other
Essential criteria
- Ability to undertake and maintain annual, PMVA training (Personal Safety for community roles and full PMVA training for inpatient roles).
- Ability to travel independently (community roles)
Desirable criteria
- Ability to travel independently (inpatient roles)
Skills
Essential criteria
- Ability to work unsupervised in clinical/ community settings.
- Working within groups
- Good communication skills (written and verbal).
- Ability to work under pressure.
YOUR APPLICATION
We can provide all our job application materials in alternative formats so that these are accessible to everyone. Should you require any documents within this job pack in an alternative format, please do not hesitate to contact us at recruitment@nsft.nhs.uk.
PLEASE NOTE: If you use a hotmail, msn or yahoo e-mail account, you will need to check your "junk" mail regularly as these email providers will divert any communication from this Trust/NHS JOBS straight into your " junk" inbox.
EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES Apart from its legal duties in relation to equality and diversity, the Trust recognises and actively promotes the benefits of a diverse workforce and is committed to treating all employees with dignity and respect regardless of race, gender, disability, age, sexual orientation, religion or belief.
As a part of the Disability Confident Employer Guaranteed Interview Scheme we interview all disabled applicants who meet the essential criteria for the job vacancy (outlined in the Person Specification).. We encourage you to indicate your eligibility through TRAC jobs when applying.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post may be subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Further details / informal visits contact
Please email or call Debs Agar, Lead Occupational Therapist if you have any questions about the post.
Norwich
New Jobs
Permanent
£28,392 - £31,157 a year