Occupational Therapy Assistant

1 week ago


Peterborough, Peterborough, United Kingdom Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust Full time

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities The post holder will be based at Maples Ward in the Cavell Centre, working as part of the Occupational Therapy Team within the Older Peoples Inpatient Mental Health Services.

Guidance and supervision will be offered by the Occupational Therapists within the team. Overall responsibility for Occupational Therapy interventions is held by the Occupational Therapists.

However, as the Occupational Therapy Assistant you will be heavily involved in assessment, intervention delivery, evaluation, and quality measurement processes.


Your work will be with the service users of the Older Peoples Inpatient Mental Health Service, but where appropriate may include interaction with family and carers, other mental health professionals, and other non-NHS agencies.

The format for interventions will include both group-based and targeted individual 1:1 session. These may be held in ward-based environments, the community or within the persons own home.

Interventions will focus on supporting/promoting independence through person-centred goals in areas such as daily living skills, self-care, leisure activities, vocation, social inclusion, developing coping strategies, and building support networks.


You will need to be able to communicate your observations, analysis, and evaluation of the interventions you have facilitated to the Occupational Therapists and other appropriate staff members (E.g., Doctor, Psychologist, Nurse in Charge).

You will need to be able to use electronic records to document your observations, analysis, and evaluations of the interventions you have facilitated.

To support the Occupational Therapists with home visits and community-based assessments when required.

To be noted:

This is not an exhaustive list of duties and responsibilities, and the post holder may be required to undertake other duties, which fall within the grade of the job, in discussion with the manager.



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