Occupational Therapy Clinical Support Worker

Transformationunitgm; Chichester; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Join Transformationunitgm as an Occupational Therapy Clinical Support Worker, where you will facilitate occupational assessments and support patients' recovery. With a focus on quality care, this role offers opportunities for professional growth and development within NHS mental health services.

Benefits

Fully funded lifelong learning opportunities

Clinical supervision and management training

Qualifications

• Experience with individuals with mental health needs.
• Evidence of commitment to lifelong learning.
• Ability to work as part of a team.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating occupational assessments and interventions.
• Regaining activities of daily living (ADL) skills.
• Supporting patients’ integration into the community.

Skills

Communication

Teamwork

Networking

Education

Health care or relevant NVQ level 3

Recognised qualification in related area

Job description

Occupational Therapy Clinical Support Worker

NHS AfC: Band 3

Come and join us

We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

The Occupational Therapy Clinical Support Worker role includes facilitation of occupational assessments and interventions on a one to one basis, for example Cooking skills sessions, identifying meaningful activities and planning purposeful routines and occupational interventions in groups, for example Cooking, Relaxation, Creative, Healthy Lifestyles, to meet Patients’ occupational performance / recovery needs as identified by the Occupational Therapist.

Main duties of the job

• Regaining / maintaining / developing Activities of Daily Living (ADL) skills which can decrease during a hospital admission.
• Facilitating Patients to re-engage / maintain interests and activities in relation to their recovery.
• Facilitating engagement in identified purposeful roles.
• Facilitating Patients to achieve occupational goals they have identified.
• Facilitating Patients’ integration into the community.

It is important that you have good communication skills both verbal and written skills for liaison with service users, their families, colleagues and other agencies.

General computer and administration skills are also required to support the running of the service.

Ability to network with other community services is essential in assisting service user's smooth integration into the community, for example, accessing community resources.

Working for our organisation

Your skills will be developed through Clinical Supervision, Management Supervision and Training opportunities.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Detailed Job Description and main responsibilities - Please See Job Description

Main responsibilities as set out above You would be part of a supportive and friendly Multi-disciplinary team with opportunities to work in collaboration with colleagues including: Occupational Therapist, Activity Worker, Nurses, Doctors, Social Workers, Psychologist, Discharge Support Worker and community practitioners to support Patients in their recovery.

Person specification

Qualifications

• A recognised qualification in an area related to the workplace or equivalent technical/life skills
• Evidence of a commitment to lifelong learning
• Health care or relevant NVQ level 3 or equivalent skills

Knowledge/Experience

• Experience of working with people with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity
• Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties
• Experience working as part of a team

Sussex Partnership NHS FT is committed to supporting a diverse workforce that reflects our communities. Our workforce is currently under-represented from Black and Minority, Ethnic and disabled communities and we would welcome applications from these communities.

We regret that we are unable to advise candidates if they have not been shortlisted. If you have not heard from us within three weeks of the closing date please assume that you have been unsuccessful on this occasion.

In the event of an excessive number of applicants the Trust reserves the right to close this vacancy earlier than indicated.

Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust takes its responsibilities for the safeguarding and protection of children and young people and vulnerable adults very seriously and expects this of all its employees and bank workers. The Trust works with adult and children’s social care to ensure that the integrated service has systems in place to equip staff and bank workers with the knowledge and skills to recognize abuse, and take action to safeguard and protect vulnerable adults and children and young people. It is expected that all staff and bank workers familiarise themselves with the appropriate structures and policies and with the Sussex child protection and safeguarding procedures and the Sussex multi-agency policy and procedures for safeguarding vulnerable adults and undertake the relevant essential training and further training appropriate to their role.

Successful candidates are normally offered salaries at the bottom of the relevant salary range. However, where previous or equivalent NHS experience in a similar role can be demonstrated and evidenced, this may be taken into consideration when setting the starting salary.

Employer certification / accreditation badges

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Name felicity Boulton Job title Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 01243 791926