Occupational Therapy Assistant

Job description

Job responsibilities

Under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist, to implement agreed occupational therapy treatment plans by carrying out practical individual and group activities with service users. To collaborate with senior OT staff to review and modify specialist treatment programmes when necessary. To assist senior OT staff in the assessment and treatment of service users in a specialist mental health service.- To work and liaise appropriately with the multi-disciplinary team, including attendance at service user-related meetings as directed.- Effectively maintain records and report observations of service users progress and performance verbally and in writing.- To ensure that all clinical contact carried out incorporates risk assessment and appropriate management of risk.- To participate in the development of evidence based delivery of therapeutic interventions, as directed by qualified staff members.- To work flexibly in the delivery of treatment.-To contribute to the Recovery college programme of activities.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualification/ Training

Desirable

• NVQ and/or B-tech in Care related skills
• Qualification in relevant practical skills

Experience

Essential

• Using a range of practical and creative skills
• Worked with people who have experienced mental health problems

Desirable

• Worked within an forensic mental health setting
• Worked within an forensic mental health setting

Knowledge and Skills

Essential

• Knowledge of equal Opportunities and confidentiality
• Basic understanding of needs and concerns of service users in a forensic mental health setting
• Understanding of OT and ability to learn about the OT process
• Interpersonal skills enabling therapeutic alliances to be developed and maintained with service users who have complex needs.

Desirable

• Knowledge of College of OT standards of practice

Other

Essential

• Physical skills required facilitating a wide range of activities both on a one-to-one and group basis, including using equipment as required
• Mental and emotional effort required to undertake concentration required for clinical consultations and interventions on both one-to-one and group basis
• Ability to manage frequent highly distressing clinical interactions with clients who have serious mental health problems.

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.

Certificate of Sponsorship

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).

Employer details

Employer name

East London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

John Howard Centre

12 kenworthy road

Homerton

E9 5TD

Employer's website

https://www.elft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)