Job responsibilities
Are you an individual with experience in working within mental health settings? Are you looking to work for a company that supports, values and recognises your dedication to delivering great healthcare? If so, this might be for you.
Join Emerald Place Clinic as an Occupational Therapist Assistant and change the lives of people aged 13 up to aged 18 with range of mental health needs.
Under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist, you will support the service in delivering structured activities and assisting in the planning for individual and group therapeutic interventions. You will build one-to-one rapport with service users to encourage participation in activities and empower recovery.
As an Occupational Therapist Assistant, you will contribute to the assessment, monitoring, evaluation, and modification of structured activities in order to measure progression and ensure effectiveness.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will be supported regionally and will have access to a variety of training and online courses to support your career development and growth.
As an Occupational Therapist Assistant you will need:
- To assist Occupational Therapists, Nurses and other MDT staff in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individual care plans.
- To work 37.5 hours over a 4-day working shift pattern.
- To support service users to achieve their goals and access appropriate services.
- To maintain adequate records, entering details in the service user healthcare records.
To be successful in this role, you will have:
- GCSE/O-Levels (A-C) or a relevant NVQ2.
- Experience in a similar environment & Mental Health
- Verbal and written communication skills
Where you will be working:
Location: Emerald Place, Farmfield Drive, Charlwood, Surrey, RH6 0BN Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Elysium Healthcare have worked in partnership to provide a new purpose-built inpatient Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Surrey. Emerald Place Clinic is a 12-bed general adolescent inpatient unit for the care and treatment of young people aged 13 up to the age of 18 who require inpatient care for the assessment and/or treatment of a range of Mental Health difficulties.
What you will get:
- Annual salary of £25,058
- The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
- Free meals and parking
- Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
- Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
- Pension contribution to secure your future.
- Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
- Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.
There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.
About your next employer:
You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.
Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.
Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.
