Occupational Therapy Technician

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

Job summary

A leading NHS organization in Newport is seeking a motivated Occupational Therapy Technician to join its Long-Term Neurological Conditions Team. You will support individuals with neurological conditions, manage your own caseload, and deliver assessments and interventions. Candidates should possess relevant qualifications and experience in supporting people with varied needs. Benefits include extensive training, a supportive work environment, and flexible working options.

Benefits

Flexible working

Professional development opportunities

Occupational health support

Qualifications

• Educated to GCSE level including Maths and English.
• Evidence of a Level 3 qualification in relevant fields.
• Communication skills in written and verbal format to level 3 standard.

Responsibilities

• Independently provide interventions promoting independence and self-management.
• Carry a delegated caseload of service users with less complex needs.
• Respond flexibly to the changing needs within the therapy service.

Skills

Communication skills

Interpersonal skills

Time management

Coping with emotional situations

Education

Level 3 qualification relevant to OT

GCSE level including Maths & English

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Outlook

Job description

We are looking to appoint a highly motivated and enthusiastic Occupational Therapy Technician to join the Long-Term Neurological Conditions Team, supporting people in managing their long-term e.g. MND, MS, Parkinson's, in the community, within Aneurin Bevan University Health Board.

Experience of working with people with a neurological condition is essential as is the ability to work flexibly and proactively to deliver a prompt and clinically effective service. The post holder will hold their own community caseload and support the occupational therapists to deliver a service across Gwent. Thisis a community post and the post holder needs to be mobile around large geographical areas.

Main duties of the job

The post offers opportunity to deliver a variety of assessments and interventions with clients in their own homes as well as in clinic settings. The post offers opportunities to manage a caseload, develop knowledge, skills and experience in condition management, as well as gaining some more specialist knowledge in posture and seating.

We need an effective communicator who can work flexibly and proactively to deliver a prompt and clinically effective service. You should be a creative problem solver, and demonstrate a willingness to develop and pilot new ideas. You will possess excellent organisational skills related to yourself and supporting the workload management of the team.

We provide all of our staff with the opportunity to work in an occupational therapy service that is developing to meet the needs of the people that we serve and provide innovative and effective ways of delivering occupational therapy intervention. We support all staff with professional supervision and regular development reviews.

The ability to speak Welsh is desirable for this post; English and/or Welsh speakers are equally welcome to apply.

We strongly recommend that any interested applicants make contact prior to applying to support their understanding of this new role within ABUHB Long term condition neurology team. Please contact Hannah Henson on 07870 899463 to discuss the role further or email [e-mail]

About us

Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.

We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.

Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

The post holder will be expected to independently provide interventions, promoting independence; self-management; compensatory strategies, including functional assessment and education. In addition, they will need to undertake specific technical and administrative tasks as delegated by the lead or supervising occupational therapist.

The post holder will carry a delegated caseload of service users with less complex occupational therapy needs and will undertake assessments and reviews following screening by the occupational therapist. They are required to respond flexibly to changing needs within both the occupational therapy and neurology service.

Person Specification

Qualifications & Knowledge

• Educated to GCSE level including Maths & English or equivalent
• Evidence of a Level 3 qualification (relevant to OT) or equivalent accredited learning.
• Communication skills in written and verbal format to level 3 standard
• Knowledge and application of Microsoft word and Outloo
• Successful completion of the Diploma OT support

Experience

• Experience of working as an OT support worker or a support worker role in another field associated with OT
• Experience of working with people with a variety of support needs to include specific patient group to which this role relates
• Experience of managing own time and prioritising activities.
• Experience of self-development demonstrated by CPD portfolio
• Experience of working in teams

Skills & Attributes

• Understanding the value base of occupational therapy
• Ability to transfer knowledge across practical situations
• Demonstrable interpersonal skills within individual and group situations
• Experience of coping with distressing or emotional situations

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.

Professional lead for Occupational Therapy

£27,898 to £30,615 a yearper annum pro rata