Occupational Therapy Assistant

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 3 Occupational Therapy Assistant to join the Hull & East Riding Memory Assessment Service. This role will involve working within a forward thinking, developing Occupational Therapy Team which is part of the multi-disciplinary Memory Assessment Service. Based at Coltman Street, Hull you must be able to travel the whole of the East Riding to visit people in their own homes or at venues used by the team across the county.

The successful applicant will be part of a small Occupational Therapy Team who provide assessment and interventions to people who have been referred for Memory Assessment or have a recent Dementia diagnosis.

All interventions will be advised by and carried out under the supervision of the Senior Occupational Therapist in the team.

There may be the opportunity for flexible working hours and/or remote working. This is a key role in the process of Dementia Diagnosis and enabling people to live a good life with a Dementia Diagnosis.

Main duties of the job

Carries out duties delegated by the Occupational Therapist

• Undertakes general duties within the department
• To provide Occupational Therapy, as delegated to support patients/service-users within standard operation procedures and contribute to the care planning process as a member of the team.

To work with the Occupational Therapy Team within the Hull & East Riding Memory Assessment team you will be expected:

• To be responsible for working with delegated service users and contributing to assessments and interventions to address key occupational areas of self-care, taking in to account risk and the needs of those caring for the person living with Dementia.
• To participate in clinical supervision
• To contribute to multi-disciplinary team working
• To contribute to safety and quality improvement activities as part of occupational therapy team.
• To use the Trust electronic patient record system
• To abide by all Trust policies and procedures
• To be able to respond flexibly and creatively to challenges

About us

We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website

We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.

We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you'll need to get you started.

We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.

Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.

We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.

From city to countryside, market towns to moors you'll find a place to call home including some of the most affordable places to live in the UK.

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