About this role
Job summary
Priory Hospital Solihull
Salary - £26,300
Full-time, 37.5 hours per week, fixed-term for 9 months.
We are looking for an Occupational Therapy Assistant to join the team on a 9-month fixed-term contract. Working on site 5 days out of 7.
This role is ideal for anyone interested in developing their knowledge and experience in Occupational Therapy, Psychology, and mental health rehabilitation. The successful candidate will be joining a highly supportive and experienced therapy team, including qualified Occupational Therapists (OTs), OTAs, Activity Coordinators, Assistant Psychologists, and Consultant Psychologists. There will also be significant opportunities to gain valuable experience working across the wider Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) and contributing to patient recovery journeys.
Main duties of the job
In this role, you will play a key part in patient recovery, supporting the assessment and delivery of tailored treatment plans while ensuring dignity, respect, and high standards of care.
Key responsibilities include:
Supporting OTs in delivering individual and group therapeutic interventions that promote independent living, social inclusion, wellbeing, and recovery.Assisting patients to develop daily living, cognitive, social, financial, and coping skills.Monitoring, recording, and reporting patient progress and engagement with interventions.Contributing to risk assessments, care planning, and MDT discussions.You can find additional information in the attached job description.
At Solihull, we are passionate about delivering creative, evidence-based therapies that meaningfully involve patients in their care and support positive recovery outcomes. We are incredibly proud that we recently achieved an Outstanding CQC rating and that our team has won the Celebrating Diversity Award at the National Lived Experience Awards. We are looking for someone who shares this enthusiasm and wants to make a difference as part of a collaborative and innovative team.
About us
This role is ideal for anyone interested in developing their knowledge and experience in Occupational Therapy, Psychology, and mental health rehabilitation. The successful candidate will be joining a highly supportive and experienced therapy team, including qualified Occupational Therapists (OTs), OTAs, Activity Coordinators, Assistant Psychologists, and Consultant Psychologists. There will also be significant opportunities to gain valuable experience working across the wider Multidisciplinary Team (MDT) and contributing to patient recovery journeys.
Job description Job responsibilities
Priory is the UKs leading independent provider of mental health and adult social care. With 12,000 colleagues and a network of 270 services, we support over 24,000 people each year to live their lives as fully and independently as possible. We treat more than 70 conditions including depression, anxiety, eating disorders and childrens mental health and provide residential and supported living care for autistic adults, people with a learning disability, PraderWilli Syndrome, brain injuries and older people.
We are an equal opportunities employer committed to providing an inclusive, accessible recruitment process. Learn more about the accessibility support we offer here.
For agency enquiries and applications, please view our legal statement here.
All roles are subject to a successful disclosure at an appropriate level from the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS), Access NI or Disclosure Scotland. Priory will cover the cost of a DBS check.
Person Specification
Requirements Essential
Candidates must have GCSEs or O-Levels (grades AC), a relevant NVQ Level 2 qualification, or equivalent practical experience.
Desirable
This is an entry-level role; however, prior experience working in a health and social care setting is beneficial
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.
Employer details Employer name Priory Healthcare
Address Showell Lane
Meriden
Warwickshire
CV7 7HZ
United Kingdom
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