Occupational Therapy Assistant

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust; Grays; Presencial; GBP 25.000 - 30.000; Jornada completa

Ventajas ofrecidas por este puesto de trabajo

27 days holiday

NHS pension

Staff discounts

Season ticket loan

Descripción de la vacante

Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an Occupational Therapy Assistant to support interventions for older adults with mental health needs within the Day Treatment Team across Thurrock and Essex sites. You will screen for groups and assist with Cognitive Stimulation Therapy and Living Well With Dementia activities.

You will work within a multidisciplinary team, receive regular supervision, and participate in CPD meetings to support your learning and development.

Formación

• Experience in older adult mental health settings is desirable.
• Ability to work in a multidisciplinary team across multiple sites.

Responsabilidades

• Support the Day Treatment Team in delivering interventions for older adults with mental health needs.
• Screen and assess suitability of service users for therapeutic groups.
• Assist with weekly Cognitive Stimulation Therapy and Living Well with Dementia groups.
• Collaborate with the multidisciplinary Day Treatment Team across different sites.
• Attend supervision and team meetings to support learning and development.

Descripción del empleo

Job Overview

The Occupational Therapy Assistant will support the delivery of interventions within Older Adult Mental Health services, working within the Day Treatment Team across a number of sites in the trust. The team consists of Speech and Language Therapists, Occupational Therapists, Nurse Therapist and Occupational Therapy Assistant.

The successful candidate will work as part of the Day Treatment Team in the Thurrock and Essex area, screening for groups and assisting with Cognitive Stimulation Therapy and Living Well With Dementia groups. The Occupational Therapy Assistant will be supported with regular supervision, team meetings and opportunities for development attending the monthly CPD meeting.

Main duties of the job

• Support the Day Treatment Team in delivering interventions for older adults with mental health needs, particularly those experiencing cognitive difficulties, memory problems and cognitive impairment.
• Screen and assess suitability of service users for therapeutic groups.
• Assist with weekly Cognitive Stimulation Therapy and Living Well with Dementia groups.
• Work collaboratively with the multidisciplinary Day Treatment Team across different sites.
• Attend supervision, team meetings and continuing professional development sessions to support learning and development.

Working for our organisation

Valuing you. Recognising your dedication. At EPUT, we look after you.

• Receive supervision and support to help you fulfil your potential.
• Join an inclusive EPUT community and connect with others through engagement events and equality or champion networks.
• If you need help, we provide mental health and wellbeing services, occupational health advice and counselling.

Benefits

• 27 days holiday, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days after 10 years’ service.
• Excellent pension of up to 14.5% of your pensionable pay.
• Staff discounts include Blue Light Card, NHS discount offers, and staff benefits.
• Season ticket loans are interest-free to cover the cost of travelling to and from work via tram, rail, or bus.

Please be aware that, due to current allocation constraints, Certificates of Sponsorship (CoS) are being prioritised for registered roles at this time

As a newly appointed employee, you are responsible for incurring the cost of your initial DBS check relevant to your post; the amount will be deducted from your first salary with the Trust.

Our Trust is an Equal Opportunities Employer. We particularly welcome applications from people with experience of using mental health services. We also hold the Disability two tick symbol and have made the pledge to commit to employing more people with learning disabilities, we encourage people with a disability to apply.

The Trust has the right to expire vacancies prior to the closing date if they so wish. The Trust makes every attempt to contact all applicants and we strongly advise that you check the email account which is registered with NHS Jobs regularly, we would advise however due to the high number of applications we receive that if you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date your application has been unsuccessful on this occasion.

We are committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults, and expect all staff to undertake this commitment. Applicants will be subject to robust safer recruitment processes.

Important Notice: Recently the Health and Social Care Act 2008 (Regulated Activities) (Amendment) (Coronavirus) Regulations 2021 (the Regulations) which amended on 22 July 2021 and come into force on 11 November 2021 that anyone directly employed to work in a Care Home or who are required as part of their role to be deployed to a CQC registered care home are required to have had both their COVID vaccinations, unless they are exempt. This is therefore a requirement of this role and will form part of our pre‑employment checks.

Please note -

staff who are formally at risk within the organisation will be given priority in securing alternative employment. Should it come to light that a post being advertised by the Trust is considered ‘suitable alternative employment’ to an individual who is at risk, the recruiting manager will be advised and the post will be withdrawn from NHS Jobs.