Band 3 Occupational Therapy Assistant
1 week ago
Band 3 Occupational Therapy Assistant - Shop Assistant - Secure and Complex Care
Tamarind Centre and Ardenleigh Hospital
Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS FT
The Tamarind and Ardenleigh Occupational Therapy services are looking for a Band 3 Occupational Therapy Assistant - shop assistant, to join our team to run our shops and work with the patients to support their retail skills development.
We pride ourselves on being an innovative service offering VdT MoCA informed treatments, diverse roles, and collaborative MDT service delivery. Occupational Therapy is highly regarded. Within the CAMHS service the OTA role has provided support for the young people to achieve their Duke of Edinburgh Bronze award and supported their vocational groups.
You will be expected to run the shop at the Tamarind Centre and Ardenleigh Hospital which will include handling the money, using the till and ensuring that stock is up to date and ordered in a timely manner. The patients will be working within the shop and you will be there to support them to access skills based learning opportunities.
The Tamarind Centre works with male patients and at Ardenleigh, they have a women’s service and a child and adolescent unit. You will be expected to engage with all the patients to enable them to access the shop and learn about retail working and learning in sessions and group settings.
You will be engaged with providing therapeutic interventions as directed by the Occupational Therapists, promoting the philosophy of Occupational Therapy and contributing to evaluating the outcomes of the service. We predominately work Monday to Friday but need to retain flexibility to ensure services are delivered according to need.
You will need proven effective communication, empathy, self-awareness, and critical self-reflection skills.
All Occupational Therapy team members will receive clinical and operational supervision opportunities as well an annual development review. The trust offers excellent opportunities for personal growth and CPD.
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
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