Occupational Therapy Assistant

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust; Leicester; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 26,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Generous pension

27 days annual leave

Free onsite parking

Benefits package

Health & wellbeing support

Staff networks

Job summary

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust in Leicester is seeking a Band 3 Occupational Therapy Assistant to join an inpatient mental health team at The Willows. The role focuses on delivering occupational therapy interventions and assessments to address functional, psycho-social, cognitive, sensory and physical health needs.

You will work M-F, within a 28-bed unit, under supervision of qualified OTs, supporting recovery and goal attainment for adults with mental health conditions.

Qualifications

• Understanding of Occupational Therapy and appropriate interventions.
• Knowledge of risk assessments for activities and ability to identify emerging risks.
• GCSE English Language and Maths at grade C or above.
• Knowledge of mental health conditions and their impact on daily living skills.
• Self-motivated with a genuine desire to work with adults experiencing mental health difficulties.

Responsibilities

• Understand Occupational Therapy and provide appropriate interventions.
• Follow risk assessments for activities and monitor risk appropriately.
• Work within an MDT with OTs of different bands and other staff.
• Support patient recovery from admission through discharge.
• Engage patients in goal setting and planned care with staff support.
• Promote independence and facilitate individual activities and groups.

Skills

OT knowledge

Risk awareness

Teamwork

Self-motivated

IT skills

Independent work

Education

GCSE English and Maths (C or above)

NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care

Job description

Job Overview

Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment! We are delighted to offer an enthusiastic, self motivated team player to join our team as a full time Occupational Therapist assistant within the Directorate of Mental health based at The Willows in the Humberstone area of Leicester.

Job Details

This OT service has a Monday to Friday working pattern.

The Willows is a 28 bedded mixed gender adult Inpatient Mental Health Unit that supports patients who have severe and enduring mental illness.

There are 2 sub-acute wards and one male rehabilitation ward.

As a Band 3 Occupational Therapy Assistant you will work within an MDT team with B6 and Band 5 Occupational Therapists and other OTAs to provide ongoing Occupational Therapy interventions and assessments to address patient needs in Functional, Psycho-social, Cognitive, Sensory and Physical Health areas.

Working together as a team ensures we deliver high quality therapeutic care to patients who have experienced deterioration in their mental health and require additional term mental health rehabilitation. Using assessments eg, MOHOST, ACDM, we provide a range of occupational focused therapeutic interventions to support the patient journey of recovery from admission through to discharge.

You will be able to demonstrate existing skills or convey your willingness to build on transferrable experience and skills when interacting with patients to support their recovery journey. Patients are fully involved in identifying their goals and contribute to their planned care, identify barriers to engage which helps the service to understand what is needed to promote individual recovery. Part of the care includes structured activities which focus on patients’ interests and strengths building confidence and motivation which you will support them with.

The health and wellbeing of our team members is very important to us and we offer a robust induction period, as well as regular supervision and support which will enable you to achieve your goals and work to your strengths.

We Also Offer

• A generous pension contribution and holiday allowance starting at 27 days and increasing with length of service
• Free onsite parking
• Access to a wide range of additional benefits (attached) such as discounted shopping, recognition schemes and various other packages
• you can draw from to help support your work-life balance
• Health and Wellbeing Support
• Various Staff Support Networks

Job Description Summary (Main Duties And Responsibilities)

• You will be able to demonstrate an understanding of Occupational Therapy and appropriate interventions.
• You will be able to demonstrate risk awareness and follow the risk assessments for each activity that are in place or identify emerging risks if appropriate.
• GCSE English Language and Maths grade C or above.
• Knowledge of mental health conditions and the impact this can have on a person's daily living skills.
• Self motivated with a genuine desire to work the adults experiencing mental health difficulties.
• Ability to work independently, reliably and consistently with the work agreed by and under the supervision of the Occupational Therapists.
• Be able to accept delegated tasks from the qualified staff and seek appropriate advice as required.
• Be able to demonstrate the ability to work as part of a team and be able to interact effectively with team members from all disciplines.
• Ability to cope with unpredictable situations at times and demonstrate risk awareness.
• Be physically fit and able to maintain physical activity throughout the working day
• Computer literate with experience of using IT skills in the working environment.
• Experience of facilitating adult group work and supporting 1:1 activity interventions such as personal care, maintaining personal environment, meal preparation, cooking, budgeting, accessing the community and leisure activities.

Desirable

• Experience of working with adults with complex mental health conditions.
• Willing to drive the unit car for community access if required.
• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care.

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information including AI in our recruitment process can be found in the Information for Applicants document attached.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy).

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.