Job summary
Sturdee Community Hospital
offers a flexible environment designed to support each patients progress along
their rehab pathway. Sturdee Hospital is a 31 bedded hospital in Leicester,
providing a holistic service for women between 18-65 with complex mental health
needs that include: personality disorder; serious and enduring mental illness;
co-morbidity; and a history of complex trauma.
Main duties of the job
Working as an Occupational Therapist Assistant at Sturdee Community Hospital your duties will include the following:
- Assist in the implementation of joint care plans (MDT) for patients focusing on their physical, social, and mental health needs.
- Recording in Patient MDT records all interventions undertaken as well as observations and responses.
- Escort patients to various therapeutic/treatment programmes as determined by their care plan and the nurse-in-charge/MDT, within hospital or community.
- To partake in planning and implementation of community outings with patients, with a view to safe and socially inclusive community access, considering issues of risk and escorting status.
- Post holder to participate in regular audits to evaluate patients participation and effectiveness of any group programme on the unit.
- To contribute to Risk assessment and manage it effectively in all settings in compliance with InMind policies and procedures.
- Co-operate with, contribute to and perform all aspects of daily tasks in agreement with occupational therapist/nurse in charge.
About us
Sturdee Community Hospital is a dedicated service in Leicester, committed to providing holistic, personalised care for women aged 1865 who have complex mental health needs. With 31 beds across two locked rehabilitation wards and nine semi-independent flats, we offer a supportive and structured environment in which every individual can work towards their recovery goals.
Sturdee Community Hospital is more than a traditional inpatient settingit is a dynamic environment where women with complex mental health needs can find renewed hope. By integrating clinical expertise, evidence-based psychological interventions, and a fervent commitment to patient empowerment, we strive to create a place in which each individual can rediscover a sense of purpose and direction.
Recovery is not merely about symptom relief. It involves forging meaningful connections, regaining confidence, acquiring practical skills, and establishing a healthy relationship with oneself and others.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties of the role:-
- Under close and regular supervision, to manage a caseload of service users whose needs
can be adequately addressed by an occupational therapy assistant.
- To be involved, as appropriate, with the referral and assessment process and contribute to
the care plans assigned to meet the needs of people with disabilities.
- To undertake routine supported self-assessments and face to face assessments and meet
service delivery targets determined by the Senior Occupational Therapist.
- To monitor progress and liaise with appropriate agencies to ensure those identified needs
are met.
- To work in accordance with current legislation policy and procedures relating to the
Occupational Therapy Service including Health & Safety at work
- To participate in supervision and training available to the occupational therapy staff within
the service.
- Under supervision of the Senior or supervising occupational therapist to carry a caseload of
people with disabilities.
- To assess functional abilities and identify the needs of service users and their carers.
- To provide information, support and advice, and endeavour at all times to take account of
the views of service users and their carers.
- To arrange for the provision of specialist equipment, minor adaptations & simple major
adaptations. This may sometimes involve the fitting of specialist equipment.
- To follow up recommendations made by self or other colleagues, and ensure that service
users are able to carry out activities safely and with a maximum degree of independence,
and meet the users long term needs.
- To review the needs of service users supplied with specialist loan equipment either by self
or other colleagues and establish if additional help is required, the loan equipment is still
necessary, or alternative provision is needed.
- Maintain case records, complete written reports, and fulfil procedures and statutory duties in
line with national and local policy, practice and procedures. Using the councils agreed
format for case note recording.
- To communicate effectively with other departments, general practitioners and others as
necessary.
- To liaise with other departments and outside agencies including the Health Services, GPs,
Nurses, Health Visitors, hospital occupational therapists, physiotherapists, attending such
meetings with these contacts, as may be required.
- Maintain an awareness of the Health and Safety requirements.
- Maintain client and business confidentiality at all times
- Continual Personal Development to develop oneself and the role.
- In addition to these tasks, employees may at times be asked to carry out other reasonable
duties as required by the service.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main duties of the role:-
- Under close and regular supervision, to manage a caseload of service users whose needs
can be adequately addressed by an occupational therapy assistant.
- To be involved, as appropriate, with the referral and assessment process and contribute to
the care plans assigned to meet the needs of people with disabilities.
- To undertake routine supported self-assessments and face to face assessments and meet
service delivery targets determined by the Senior Occupational Therapist.
- To monitor progress and liaise with appropriate agencies to ensure those identified needs
are met.
- To work in accordance with current legislation policy and procedures relating to the
Occupational Therapy Service including Health & Safety at work
- To participate in supervision and training available to the occupational therapy staff within
the service.
- Under supervision of the Senior or supervising occupational therapist to carry a caseload of
people with disabilities.
- To assess functional abilities and identify the needs of service users and their carers.
- To provide information, support and advice, and endeavour at all times to take account of
the views of service users and their carers.
- To arrange for the provision of specialist equipment, minor adaptations & simple major
adaptations. This may sometimes involve the fitting of specialist equipment.
- To follow up recommendations made by self or other colleagues, and ensure that service
users are able to carry out activities safely and with a maximum degree of independence,
and meet the users long term needs.
- To review the needs of service users supplied with specialist loan equipment either by self
or other colleagues and establish if additional help is required, the loan equipment is still
necessary, or alternative provision is needed.
- Maintain case records, complete written reports, and fulfil procedures and statutory duties in
line with national and local policy, practice and procedures. Using the councils agreed
format for case note recording.
- To communicate effectively with other departments, general practitioners and others as
necessary.
- To liaise with other departments and outside agencies including the Health Services, GPs,
Nurses, Health Visitors, hospital occupational therapists, physiotherapists, attending such
meetings with these contacts, as may be required.
- Maintain an awareness of the Health and Safety requirements.
- Maintain client and business confidentiality at all times
- Continual Personal Development to develop oneself and the role.
- In addition to these tasks, employees may at times be asked to carry out other reasonable
duties as required by the service.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- - Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team in order to assess users needs comprehensively, and within the context of their family and support networks.
- - Able to communicate clearly and accurately, verbally and in writing, to a wide range of people including users, colleagues, carers, and managers.
- - Ability to work co-operatively in a team.
- - Ability to receive supervision and advice from qualified staff and Managers.
- - Able to prioritise tasks and organise time effectively.
- - To document work systematically and present clear and concise written and verbal reports.
- - To assess users needs, to recommend appropriate equipment and adaptation work and implement set procedures.
- - Basic computer skills including word processing and email, and be willing to undertake further training as necessary.
Desirable
- - To have some experience working as an Occupational therapy assistant.
- - To have experience working in mental health and understand sections under the Mental Health Act.
Qualifications
Essential
- Education, Qualifications and Training
- QCF levels 2 or 3 Desirable
- - Have some experience working as an Occupational therapy assistant.
- - Have experience working in mental health and understand sections under the Mental Health Act.
- - Full UK Driving License required
Desirable
- Knowledge
- - Have a basic knowledge and understanding of the role of occupational therapy within a social care setting or within a mental health hospital.
- - Have a basic knowledge of mental health conditions, and their impact on individuals.
- - Have a basic knowledge of the range of services available to people with mental health difficulties.
- - Have a basic understanding of anti-discriminatory practices.
Person Specification
Experience
Essential
- - Ability to work in a multi-disciplinary team in order to assess users needs comprehensively, and within the context of their family and support networks.
- - Able to communicate clearly and accurately, verbally and in writing, to a wide range of people including users, colleagues, carers, and managers.
- - Ability to work co-operatively in a team.
- - Ability to receive supervision and advice from qualified staff and Managers.
- - Able to prioritise tasks and organise time effectively.
- - To document work systematically and present clear and concise written and verbal reports.
- - To assess users needs, to recommend appropriate equipment and adaptation work and implement set procedures.
- - Basic computer skills including word processing and email, and be willing to undertake further training as necessary.
Desirable
- - To have some experience working as an Occupational therapy assistant.
- - To have experience working in mental health and understand sections under the Mental Health Act.
Qualifications
Essential
- Education, Qualifications and Training
- QCF levels 2 or 3 Desirable
- - Have some experience working as an Occupational therapy assistant.
- - Have experience working in mental health and understand sections under the Mental Health Act.
- - Full UK Driving License required
Desirable
- Knowledge
- - Have a basic knowledge and understanding of the role of occupational therapy within a social care setting or within a mental health hospital.
- - Have a basic knowledge of mental health conditions, and their impact on individuals.
- - Have a basic knowledge of the range of services available to people with mental health difficulties.
- - Have a basic understanding of anti-discriminatory practices.
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.
