About this role
Job summary
The Therapies Team at Hellesdon Hospital are looking for an Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner (OTAP) to provide support for service users who are currently an inpatient on our acute wards.
Our aim is to support people to rebuild, grown to learn about their health and wellbeing in order to be be safely discharged into the community.
Main duties of the job
Within this role you will be working under the supervision of a registered Occupational Therapist. You will work with service users at all stages of the Occupational Therapy process and would be expected to work closely with the wider MDT as part of the assessment and treatment process.
You will provide 1:1 and group therapy interventions which support service users to work towards goals as part of their Recovery Journey. You will be expected to have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Within this role you will be instructing and guiding service users during therapeutic interventions. To enable you to provide high quality care you will build professional therapeutic relationships with service users and communicate in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture.
This role covers service users in hospital who are either on adult acute all-male, or all female ward. There is also expectation that you will provide some intervention to the Psychiatric Intensive care Unit (PICU).
About us
The post-holder will receive regular clinical and management supervision, and professional guidance from our knowledgeable, friendly and supportive team.
Here in the Therpies Team we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other. In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.
Why work for us? We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey. We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.
Why Norfolk and Suffolk?The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park. We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.
Job description Job responsibilities
Within the service, we follow a Recovery-based and trauma-informed approach, working alongside Service Users who have a mental health diagnosis. Your role would be to instil hope, inspire confidence, and work collaboratively with individuals to meet their goals and build on life skills. You will work alongside Service Users, an Occupational Therapist and the MDT.
We are looking for someone who ideally has experience of working with adult mental health service users.
Please find attached our Job Description and Person Specification for more detail on your Key Accountabilities, then if you feel you have what it takes to make a difference in your local communities, click APPLY!
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Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care/mental health OR Apprenticeship in H&SC/mental health L5 OR Equivalent Qualification at L5 or above in a related subject
Experience Essential
Experience of working with groups of people Ability to work both independently and under supervision
Desirable
Experience of working within mental health
Knowledge Essential
An understanding of Occupational Therapy and the importance of meaningful occupations. Health and safety risk awareness
Other Essential
Ability to undertake and maintain annual, PMVA training (Personal Safety for community roles and full PMVA training for inpatient roles). Ability to travel independently (community roles)
Desirable
Ability to travel independently (inpatient roles)
Skills Essential
Ability to work unsupervised in clinical/ community settings. Working within groups Good communication skills (written and verbal). Ability to work under pressure.
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.
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Employer details Employer name Norfolk & Suffolk Foundation NHS Trust
Address Hellesdon Hospital
Drayton High Road
Norwich
NR6 5BE
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.nsft.nhs.uk/Pages/Home.aspx (Opens in a new tab)