Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner

NHS; Great Yarmouth; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 31,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare trust in Great Yarmouth is seeking an Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner for a 12-month maternity cover. This role involves working with service users to achieve their recovery goals through individual and group sessions. Candidates should possess a Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care and have experience in mental health. The position offers a salary between £27,485 and £30,162 per annum. Join a supportive team dedicated to making a difference in the community.

Qualifications

• Experience of working with groups of people.
• Experience of working within mental health.
• Ability to travel independently.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside registered Occupational Therapists.
• Provide Occupational Therapy interventions to support recovery goals.
• Empower people to do the things they need and want to do.

Skills

Ability to work unsupervised in clinical/community settings

Good communication skills (written and verbal)

Ability to work under pressure

Good interpersonal skills

Competence in using IT systems (e.g. Outlook, Word)

Education

Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care

Apprenticeship in H&SC/mental health Level 5

Job description

Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner

Do you have skills in motivating people, building people's independence and supporting people to achieve their Recovery goals!?

The Community Therapy Service in Great Yarmouth is looking for an Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner to join their friendly team for 12 months or until April '27, whichever is shortest, to cover maternity leave.

The post-holder will receive regular clinical and management supervision, and professional guidance from our knowledgeable, experienced and supportive team.

Main duties of the job

The Community Therapy Service is a team of Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioners, Peer Support Workers and an Art Psychotherapist working with service users under the umbrella of the Community Mental Health Team. This team provides specialist therapeutic interventions to support people on their recovery journey in the community. 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. This would include facilitating 1:1 and group sessions at the Resource Centre at Northgate Hospital, in the community and in people's homes.

About us

Here at NSFT 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.

Job responsibilities

The role is varied and creative, and it is expected that you would bring your own skills to add to the team. The postholder would work alongside registered Occupational Therapists, providing Occupational Therapy interventions to support people to meet their recovery goals by improving their access to the community, building confidence and resilience and empowering people to be able to do the things they need and want to do. We are looking for someone who has experience of working with adult mental health service users and can apply those skills to a community setting.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of working with groups of people
• Ability to work both independently and under supervision
• Experience of working within mental health

Qualifications

• 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 related subject

Skills

• Ability to work unsupervised in clinical/ community settings
• Working within groups
• Good communication skills (written and verbal).
• Ability to work under pressure
• Good Interpersonal skills.
• Reasonable confidence and competence in using IT systems (e.g. Outlook, Word, clinical or other record systems) relevant to the role.

Knowledge

• An understanding of Occupational Therapy and the importance of meaningful occupations.
• Health and safety risk awareness

Other

• 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)
• Ability to travel independently (inpatient roles)

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is 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.

£27,485 to £30,162 a yearGross per annum