Technical Instructor

Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; Enfield; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 35,000; Full time

Job description

Job Summary

Are you highly motivated, enthusiastic and compassionate? Then this is the job for you! We are looking for an experienced Band 4 Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor with excellent communication and organizational skills to work as part of the Inpatient Therapy Team based on Suffolk Ward.

Main duties of the job

• Facilitate a variety of group activities i.e. cooking and creative activities, including functional sessions.
• Facilitate one-to-one intervention.
• Facilitate functional assessments as guided by the ward OT.
• Accompany the ward OT on home visits/community access.
• Have regular supervision & annual appraisal.
• Complete TI competencies during the 6-month probationary period.
• Contribute to client care by liaising with the MDT.

About us

North London NHS Foundation Trust (NLFT) is committed to improving mental health care across North London to deliver excellent services to our local people. Our five-year strategy includes:

• Providing consistently high-quality care closer to home.
• Ensuring equity of outcome for all with our partners in North London.
• Offering great places to work, providing staff with a supportive environment to deliver outstanding care.
• Pioneering research, quality improvement, and technology to be more effective as an organization.

Job Description

Job Responsibilities

• Work alongside the Occupational Therapist during the initial assessment period and support the induction process of new admissions, including carrying out initial contact/assessments/Single Obs MOHOST.
• Liaise with the Occupational Therapist regarding the functional ability of individual patients and implementation of treatment programs considering both physical and mental health conditions.
• Follow the referral process for patients attending sessions, ensuring appropriate security and risk procedures are adhered to.
• Ensure a range of activities is available for individual treatment programs.
• Work directly with carers and family members, within the bounds of patient confidentiality, gathering information, providing educational advice and support, facilitating planning and communication.
• Ensure treatment programs and activities are carried out to a competent standard.
• Support the OTs in maintaining the timetable of activities and ensure changes are communicated to patients and MDT appropriately.
• Facilitate group and individual activity sessions on and off wards, in accordance with directorate policies.
• Make links with outside community resources to aid the reintegration of patients back into the community.
• Utilize specific skills within patient group sessions such as art, craft, cooking, smoking cessation, and fitness as part of the patients' individual treatment program.

Person Specification

Previous Experience

• Experience of working with people with mental health problems within a health or social care setting.
• Awareness of the role and clinical focus of Occupational Therapy.
• Experience of planning and running therapeutic groups and sessions.

Desirable

• Awareness of OT models e.g., MOHO or VdT MoCA and carrying out single obs MOHOSTs.

Skills and Aptitudes

• Effective skills in a range of activities e.g., gardening, art, cooking, crafts, reminiscence, exercise, music, relaxation.
• Ability to plan and lead practical and discussion groups independently.

Knowledge/Awareness/Understanding

• A basic knowledge of Occupational Therapy.
• A basic knowledge of mental health problems such as anxiety, depression, psychosis.
• Understanding of risk assessment and risk management.

Desirable

• Awareness of the Mental Health Act and Mental Capacity Act and its significance for service users and impact on clinical practice.

Education

• NVQ 3, Higher National Certificate (HNC), BTEC National Diploma, City and Guilds Teaching Qualification or equivalent experience and/or training.

Other Essential Factors

• Professional manner towards clients and colleagues.
• Physical ability to participate in breakaway and PMVA training.

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.

Employer details

Employer name

306 North London NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Suffolk Ward, Chase Farm Hospital

The Ridgeway

Enfield

EN2 8JL

Employer's website

https://www.northlondonmentalhealth.nhs.uk/