Occupational Therapy Assistant

6 months ago

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

As an OTA, you will be supporting patients through the provision of individual targeted interventions and group sessions to overcome barriers and challenges caused by their experience of mental health issues, using a positive, optimistic, and strength-based approach.

Under the support, guidance, and supervision of the Occupational Therapists, you will provide individuals with meaningful opportunities to establish or regain identity and competence through personal, collaborative goals following reablement, personal recovery and Occupational Therapy principles and values. Supervision and internal training will be provided to support you to deliver high-quality, person-centred care.

This post would be highly suitable for an individual considering a future career as an Occupational Therapist and offers significant personal development and mentoring opportunities.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities.
- 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 person’s 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 undertake regular supervision with an Occupational Therapist to support refection, person and professional development, identify any issues, monitor progress, maintain standards, develop new skills/learning, encourage innovation and to reflect on your own well-being at work.
- To work in a manner that is reflective and consistent with the CPFT PRIDE values.

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