Occupational Therapy Assistant - Essex

St Andrew's Healthcare; Northampton; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 27,000; Full time

Job summary

An established charity is seeking an enthusiastic Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor to join their team. This role involves working closely with patients in a Psychiatric Intensive Care setting, providing therapeutic activities to help individuals achieve their goals. You will collaborate with a motivated team and receive support from a registered Occupational Therapist. The position promises a rewarding experience, where your contributions will significantly impact the lives of those in care. If you are passionate about making a difference and embody values of compassion and excellence, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Pension

35 days annual leave

Life cover

Electric Car lease scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Healthcare cash plan

Free parking

Paid DBS application

Access to free vocational qualifications

On-site gym and swimming pool access

Qualifications

• Understanding of Occupational Therapy and ability to work with challenging patient groups.
• Good communication and team working skills are essential.

Responsibilities

• Provide patient-centred programmes of therapeutic activities under supervision.
• Work with the OT team in Psychiatric Intensive Care units.

Skills

Understanding of Occupational Therapy

Team Working Skills

Communication Skills

Ability to Work Under Pressure

Organizational Skills

Initiative

Leading Therapeutic Activity Groups

Positive Non-Judgmental Attitude

Education

Relevant Qualification in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Career Opportunities: Occupational Therapy Assistant - Essex (36411)

Occupational Therapy Assistant (OT Technical Instructor)

Location: Basildon, Essex (This role is based on site)

Salary: From £24,920 - £26,752 (dependent on experience) including Essex Fringe Allowance £1,250

Hours: 37.5 hours per week

We are St Andrew’s. We are a thriving charity, and our vision is a society in which everyone living with mental health need is heard, valued and has hope for their future. We help people to overcome barriers, and we work tirelessly to help people in our care to find hope.

Are you full of curiosity and ideas? Are you inspired to do the right thing every day, living by our CARE values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence? Then come join us. Let’s transform lives together.

About the role

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor. You will work with the OT team on our Psychiatric Intensive Care units (PICU); however, there will be an opportunity to work with other patient groups. Working within this setting will require resilience as it can be a challenging role.

Under the support and guidance of a registered Occupational Therapist, you will use technical and creative skills to provide patient-centred programmes of therapeutic activities, to enable an individual to achieve their goals. You will have the opportunity to undertake training to improve your knowledge and skills to enable you to develop in this OT TI role.

As an Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor, you will have the opportunity to work with a highly motivated Occupational Therapy team. There will be opportunities to be involved in staff training and professional development as well as regular individual supervision from a Senior Occupational Therapist.

You should have:

• An understanding of the role of Occupational Therapy.
• Good team working skills and sound communication skills.
• The ability to work under pressure.
• The ability to build a rapport with a challenging patient group.
• Organisational skills, an ability to take initiative and complete delegated tasks.
• Ability to lead therapeutic activity groups under supervision.
• A positive, non-judgmental attitude and the ability to work well within a team.

We encourage you to make contact with the OT team to talk in more detail about the job role. Our patients and your colleagues will expect you to live the St Andrew’s CARE values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence every single day.

Reward and Benefits

We offer an excellent benefits package including: Pension; Sickness policy on par with the NHS; Access to the Blue Light Card and Health Service Discounts schemes; 35 days annual leave (including bank holidays), increasing after 10 years' service; Life cover; Electric Car lease scheme; Cycle to work scheme; Healthcare cash plan; Free parking; Paid DBS application; Access to free vocational qualifications. On-site facilities such as gym and swimming pool access and cafés all set within beautiful grounds.