Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor

Integrated Care System; Woolwich; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare provider in Woolwich seeks a Band 4 Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor. You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team, providing therapeutic activities in a psychiatric care setting. The ideal candidate will have a qualification in health and social care and experience in similar environments. If you are organized and capable of engaging with service users to enhance their wellbeing, this is an excellent opportunity.

Qualifications

• Qualification in health and social care or equivalent.
• Experience in health/social care/teaching setting.
• Understanding of the needs of people with mental health problems.

Responsibilities

• Manage own workload and work independently under supervision.
• Use skills to assist in providing therapeutic activities.
• Engage service users in activities to promote independence and wellbeing.

Skills

Group work skills

Good personal organisation

Ability to interact with staff of all disciplines

Education

City & Guilds or Health & Social Care NVQ Level 2 or equivalent

Job description

Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor

We are seeking a Band 4 Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor. The post holder will be a member of the wider Occupational Therapy (OT) team and will contribute to the provision of occupational therapy services. You will work in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to enable service users on the Male Psychiatric intensive care ward, to reach their recovery potential and develop the skills necessary to manage their occupational needs. OT Technical Instructors work with both individuals and groups and contribute directly to the Seven Day Therapies Programme including evenings, weekends and bank holidays.

Important Sponsorship Information for this post: Due to service budget restrictions we are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.

Please note that the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is prohibited during the interview process. We also discourage overuse of AI during the application process because this can negatively impact the quality of your application and may hinder your chances of being shortlisted. Thank you.

Main duties of the job

• To manage own workload
• To work independently under the supervision of a registered OT as a member of the MDT
• Use technical, creative and psychosocial skills to assist in providing therapeutic activities for individuals/groups of service users
• To take responsibility for leading on the development of service user projects
• Communicate with service users/carers
• Provide feedback on therapeutic activities to supervisor, OT colleagues and MDT
• Have an awareness of social inclusion and skills development and ensure activities used focus on these objectives
• To undertake additional delegated responsibilities as directed by OT supervisor.

About us

Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

• We're Kind
• We Listen
• We Care

Job responsibilities

To work effectively as a member of a team in providing a programme of ward, department or community based therapeutic activities.

To use technical, creative, psychosocial and daily living skills to engage service users in therapeutic activities to promote independence, wellbeing and social inclusion

Under supervision of a registered OT, facilitate/co-facilitate planned group work and individual activities

Contribute to formal OT assessments of service users under the guidance of a registered OT and provide feedback on service users occupational functioning

• Under supervision assist and support service users to achieve their goals
• To engage in the ongoing assessment and treatment of service users and adjust own clinical interventions based on the fluctuating needs of the service users
• To assist in the implementation, evaluation, and modification of OT interventions
• Under the supervision of a registered OT, develop and implement specific socially inclusive projects to meet the needs of service users.
• To undertake delegated tasks to contribute to the safe and smooth running of the service

Person Specification

Qualifications

• Qualification pertaining to health and social care, i.e. City & Guilds or Health & Social Care NVQ Level 2 or equivalent skills acquired. Evidence of continuing professional and personal development

Experience

• Demonstrable experience of working in health/social care/teaching setting. Experience of report/letter writing and form filling Experience of training others in technical/ leisure skills Experience of working both independently and in a team, as well as providing group and 1:1 interventions

Knowledge and Skills

• An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people who experience mental health problems Group work skills Good personal organisation skills Ability to interact with staff of all disciplines and work as part of a multidisciplinary team

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.

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