Occupational Therapy Assistant

NHS; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job description

There is an exciting opportunity available for an Occupational Therapy Assistant to join the 'family' on Northgate and Southgate wards at Wedgwood House in supporting people through their mental health journey.

We pride ourselves on working together and supporting each other to provide the best care possible for those using our service.

We are looking for someone with an interest and background in mental health care to work with existing staff to help drive our standards upwards. Whilst the primary focus is on those who have experience of working in adult inpatient mental health environments, we would also welcome applications from those who may have less experience in this specific field but feel that their existing knowledge and skills can bring something special to our staff teams.

Main duties of the job

Are you an ace at activities and occupational support, excellent at promoting engagement and superb at supporting people with mental health needs? If so, we want you on Northgate and Southgate wards. As a unit, we pride ourselves on working together to deliver high-quality care and to support each other through any challenging times. We recognize that working with the same methods doesn't work forever; and we will continue to challenge the way we do things to create the best services we can, centered on the people who use them. We are focused on Quality Improvement led care delivery and are looking for energetic people who want to make a difference and be part of dynamic teams who like to think outside of the box. The development of activity worker roles is an example of this and is seen as a way to support activity and engagement for those people admitted to hospital.

About us

Here at NSFT, 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 nursing networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Benefits included with this role are:

• a comprehensive in-house & external training programmes
• career progression
• starting annual leave of 27 days per annum increasing to 33 days pa based on length of service (plus paid bank holidays)
• NHS discounts and many more.

Job responsibilities

We value life skills, lived experience and a commitment to work with us to meet the needs of the ward. We are keen to integrate individuals existing skills into the services we are able to provide, as well as supporting personal and professional development through additional training. If you are someone with a creative streak who relishes a challenge, works well under pressure and likes to be part of a great team, then we would welcome your application.

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

Experience

• Experience of working with groups of people
• Experience of working within mental health

Skills

• Confidence and competence in using IT systems (e.g. Outlook, Word, clinical or other record systems) relevant to the role.

Qualifications

• NVQ Level 3 in Health and Social Care (or equivalent) or equivalent knowledge and experience

Knowledge

• An awareness of Occupational Therapy and the importance of meaningful occupations.

Other

• Ability to undertake and maintain annual PMVA training (Personal Safety in the community and full PMVA in inpatient settings)

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.

£24,625 to £25,674 a year gross per annum