About this role
Job summary
We are seeking a Band 4 Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor. The post holder will be a member of the wider Occupational Therapy (OT) team and will contribute to the provision of occupational therapy services. You will work in partnership with the multi-disciplinary team (MDT) to enable service users to reach their recovery potential and develop the skills necessary to manage their mental illness. You will motivate service users and encourage community re-integration by liaising with suitable local resources to promote social inclusion.
OT Technical Instructors support individuals and groups in the Seven Day Therapies Programme, typically working some evenings, bank holidays, a Saturday and a Sunday across four weekends.
Important Sponsorship Information for this post: We are currently unable to offer a certificate of sponsorship for this post.
Main duties of the job
Key Task and Responsibilities
To manage your own workload To work independently under the supervision of a registered OT as a member of the MDT Use technical, creativeand psychosocial skills to assist in providing therapeutic activities for individuals/groups of service users To take responsibility for leading on the development of service user projects Communicate with service users/carers Provide feedback on therapeutic activities to supervisor, OT colleagues and MDT Have an awareness of social inclusion and skills development and ensure activities used focus on these objectives To undertake additional delegated responsibilities as directed by OT supervisor
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.
Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
We're Kind We're Fair We Listen We Care
Job description Job responsibilities
To exercise good personal time management, punctuality, and consistent reliable attendance To support service users within the forensic service, offering a range of therapeutic activities as well as encourage access to community activities to promote social inclusion To attend all relevant mandatory training as directed by the Trust To contribute to CPD through participation in training and development opportunities To attend the Trust wide OT Support Workers Development group To participate in and contribute to the development of the service locally To ensure relevant national and local polices are implemented To review and reflect on own practice and performance through effective use of professional and operational supervision and appraisal guided by KSF. Towork effectively as a member of a team by providing a programme of ward, department or community based therapeutic activities. Touse technical, creative, psychosocial and daily living skills to engage service users in therapeutic activities to promote independence, wellbeing and social inclusion Under supervision of a registered OT, facilitate/co-facilitate planned group work and individual activities Contribute to formal OT assessmentsof service users under the guidance of a registered OT and provide feedback on service users occupational functioning Under supervisionassist and support service users to achieve their goals To engage in the ongoing assessment and treatmentof service users and adjust own clinical interventions based on the fluctuating needs of the service users. Toassist in the implementation, evaluation, and modification of OT interventions Under the supervisionof a registered OT, develop and implement specific socially inclusive projects to meet the needs of service users. To undertake delegated tasks to contribute to the safe and smooth running of the service To demonstrate the ability to critically evaluate current research and apply them to practice To broaden research and development skills through participation in local audit and research projects To communicate appropriately with service users and carers, team members and OT colleagues To communicate appropriately with those who have difficulty with communication for any reason. To communicate effectively as required within job role using appropriate methods of communication. To ensure that up to date electronic and written records are maintained in accordance with Professional and Trust standards To report effectively to the MDT on service users progress/performance in areas of self-maintenance, productivity, and leisure
Person Specification
Qualifications Essential
Qualification pertaining to health and social care, i.e. City & Guilds or Health & Social Care NVQ Level 2 or equivalent skills acquired through in-service development or experience. . Evidence of continuing professional and personal development
Experience Essential
Demonstrable experience of working in health/social care/teaching setting . Experience of report/letter writing and form filling . Experience of training others in technical/ leisure skills . Experience of working both independently and in a team, as well as providing group and 1:1 interventions
Knowledge and skills Essential
Ability to work single handed in ward and community settings . An understanding of the needs and difficulties of people who experience mental health problems . Group work skills and an awareness of social inclusion and skills development and ensure activities used focus on these objectives
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 Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust
Address Bracton Centre
Bracton Lane off Leyton Cross Road
Dartford
DA2 7AF
United Kingdom
Employer's website http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)