Occupational Therapist Assistant - Part Time

Elysium Healthcare; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 26,000; Part time

Job summary

A leading mental health service provider is looking for a part-time Occupational Therapist Assistant at The Chimneys Clinic, Bury St Edmunds. The role involves supporting structured activities, assisting in therapeutic interventions, and contributing to care plan assessments. Ideal candidates should have relevant qualifications and experience in mental health settings, along with strong communication skills. Benefits include a competitive salary, annual leave, career development, and flexible working conditions.

Benefits

Annual salary of £25,058 pro rata

33 days annual leave

Career development and training

Access to wellbeing support

Life Assurance

Qualifications

• Experience in a similar environment and mental health setting.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.
• GCSE/O-Levels (A-C) or a relevant NVQ2.

Responsibilities

• Assist Occupational Therapists and Nurses in care plans.
• Support service users to achieve goals.
• Maintain records in healthcare documentation.

Skills

Verbal communication skills

Written communication skills

Experience in mental health setting

Education

GCSE/O-Levels (A-C) or relevant NVQ2

Job description

Occupational Therapist Assistant - Part Time

The role of an Occupational Therapist Assistant at The Chimneys clinic is to support the delivery of structured activities and assist in the planning of individual and group therapeutic interventions. The assistant will work under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist to build rapport with service users, encourage participation, and contribute to the assessment, monitoring, and evaluation of activities to measure progression and ensure effectiveness.

Main duties of the job

As an Occupational Therapist Assistant, you will be responsible for assisting Occupational Therapists, Nurses, and other multidisciplinary team members in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of individual care plans. You will support service users to achieve their goals and access appropriate services, as well as maintain adequate records and enter details in the service user healthcare records.

Job responsibilities

Under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist, you will support the service in delivering structured activities, assist in planning for individual and group therapeutic interventions, build one-to-one rapport with service users to encourage participation and empower recovery, contribute to the assessment, monitoring, evaluation, and modification of structured activities to measure progression and ensure effectiveness, and work as part of a multidisciplinary team, with regional support and access to training and online courses.

This role is a part time position of 19 hours per week.

• Assisting Occupational Therapists, Nurses, and other MDT staff in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individual care plans.
• Supporting service users to achieve their goals and access appropriate services.
• Maintaining adequate records and entering details in the service user healthcare records.

Qualifications

• GCSE/O-Levels (A-C) or a relevant NVQ2.
• Experience in a similar environment and mental health setting.
• Verbal and written communication skills.

Location

New Rd, Rougham, Bury St Edmunds, Bury Saint Edmunds IP30 9LR

You will be working at The Chimneys Clinic, a 12 bedded service providing specialist care that is specifically designed to support women that have a diagnosis of an emerging or personality disorder.

Benefits

• Annual base salary of £25,058 pro rata.
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) – plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave.
• Career development and training.
• Access to Ely-Vate rewards & benefits platform.
• Wellbeing support and activities.
• Access to Blue Light Card.
• Life Assurance.
• Stream instant access to earned wages.
• 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion.
• Enhanced Maternity Package.
• Pension contribution.
• Free meals and free parking.

About our service

The focus of the service is to enable the young women to work on ways to decrease harmful behaviours and replace them with effective strategies to enhance their lives and help them reach their personal life goals.

About us

Elysium Healthcare is a leading provider of mental health, neurological, learning disabilities, and autism services in the UK, with over 8,000 employees and a network of over 90 services across England and Wales. We offer professional growth and development opportunities.

Person Specification

• GCSE/O-Levels (A-C) or a relevant NVQ2.
• Experience in a similar environment and mental health setting.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a Disclosure and Barring Service check to be carried out.

Safeguarding Statement

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer. All staff have an individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users and all candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.