Job summary
Orchard House Day Hospital is part of the older peoples mental health services provided by Pennine Care NHS Trust. The service offers a wide range of group interventions to help our patients regain their confidence and motivation following a period of being unwell and works closely with other teams and community services. The Technical Instructor supports our Occupational Therapists in providing both individual and group interventions to our patients. The post will involve running groups supporting physical, social and cognitive skills including learning more about different conditions and developing practical skills.
Main duties of the job
The role of Technical Instructor is to work alongside the Occupational Therapist and to carry out either individually or group activities, identified by the occupational therapist which will be aimed at enabling individuals to become more independent, confident and able to cope with problems they encounter because of their mental health problems. The activities which the Technical Instructor plans alongside the occupational therapist are practical activities and will be carried out either within the day hospital or in the community. The activities will include relaxation, gaining confidence in using community facilities, social activities and practical living skills such as preparing food and drinks.
The post holder will work with the full multi-disciplinary team and provide groups as part of the Orchard House Team to ensure that the service which we offer helps our patients to regain as much of their independence as possible and to play an active role within their families and the community in which they live.
About us
Orchard House Day Hospital is part of the older peoples mental health services provided by Pennine Care NHS Trust. Our service supports patients who have had mental health problems which have brought them into contact with either our acute wards, our crisis team or the community mental health team. All of our patients have functional conditions including psychosis, bi-polar disorder, anxiety , we do not offer a service to people with dementia as our service is focused on recovery.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
To deliver prescribed OT interventions and care packages, using skilled technical/creative work with individual or a group of clients such as:
Direct Treatment Interventions
- Home assessments: support home based assessment as required with qualified OT
- Living skills:g. meal planning, cooking, budgeting, health education.
- Social skills:g. discussion groups, communication groups, orientation to the community
- Creative therapies:g. art, pottery, craft, music,
- Education: information, technology, literacy, numeracy
- Cognitive skills:g. use of specific activity to develop concentration, memory cognition, problem solving sequencing and occupational competence.
- Recreation/leisure activities: promoting the use of community resources, hobbies/interests, gardening, voluntary work skills.
- Health and fitness activities: sport and fitness activities, indoor and outdoor, both on the unit and in the community.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical
To deliver prescribed OT interventions and care packages, using skilled technical/creative work with individual or a group of clients such as:
Direct Treatment Interventions
- Home assessments: support home based assessment as required with qualified OT
- Living skills:g. meal planning, cooking, budgeting, health education.
- Social skills:g. discussion groups, communication groups, orientation to the community
- Creative therapies:g. art, pottery, craft, music,
- Education: information, technology, literacy, numeracy
- Cognitive skills:g. use of specific activity to develop concentration, memory cognition, problem solving sequencing and occupational competence.
- Recreation/leisure activities: promoting the use of community resources, hobbies/interests, gardening, voluntary work skills.
- Health and fitness activities: sport and fitness activities, indoor and outdoor, both on the unit and in the community.
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- oTechnical qualifications, e.g. City & Guilds, or NVQ3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent technical / life skills gained through work or personal experience.
Desirable
- Fundamental Care Certificate
Experience
Essential
- oExperience working with clients with mental health needs.
- oExperience of working with clients in groups
Desirable
- oExperience of working with people with functional and organic mental health problems in older age.
Knowledge
Essential
- oInterest and the ability to learn, practice and apply the role of Occupational Therapy TI with older age clients with mental health needs.
- oKnowledge of wide range of therapeutic activity for clients in older age with mental health needs.
- oKeen interest in working with older people in a mental health setting.
skills and abilities
Essential
- oA comprehensive knowledge of a wide range of therapeutic activity and the role of OT for older people with mental health needs.
Work related circumstances
Essential
- oWilling to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
Person Specification
Education and Qualifications
Essential
- oTechnical qualifications, e.g. City & Guilds, or NVQ3 in Health & Social Care or equivalent technical / life skills gained through work or personal experience.
Desirable
- Fundamental Care Certificate
Experience
Essential
- oExperience working with clients with mental health needs.
- oExperience of working with clients in groups
Desirable
- oExperience of working with people with functional and organic mental health problems in older age.
Knowledge
Essential
- oInterest and the ability to learn, practice and apply the role of Occupational Therapy TI with older age clients with mental health needs.
- oKnowledge of wide range of therapeutic activity for clients in older age with mental health needs.
- oKeen interest in working with older people in a mental health setting.
skills and abilities
Essential
- oA comprehensive knowledge of a wide range of therapeutic activity and the role of OT for older people with mental health needs.
Work related circumstances
Essential
- oWilling to carry out all duties and responsibilities of the post in accordance with the Trust's Equal Opportunities and Equality and Diversity policies
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
