Occupational Therapy Assistant

9 hours ago

Sheffield, United Kingdom Cygnet Health Care Full time

**Are you a confident individual who would like to explore an Occupational Therapy Assistant role and a more rewarding clinical challenge in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services? Are you ready to develop your clinical skills?**

**Post**:Occupational Therapy Assistant

**Base**: Cygnet Sheffield, Griffin Ward

**Responsible for**: Delivery of group and individuals interventions, providing feedback to the Occupational Therapist and Multi-Disciplinary Team.

**Responsible to**: Band 6 OT and Kerry Booth Head OT on site.

**Hours**:40 hours per week

**Location**:Cygnet Sheffield, 83 East Bank Road, Sheffield South Yorkshire, S2 3PX

With over 150 OTs in the company, we also work together as a large team providing support to each other across the group, with various specialist interest groups to tap into, including Mental Health, Neuropsychiatry, Autism, Learning Disabilities and Sensory Integration, to name a few.

Griffin Ward is a 15 bed low secure service that positively supports young people who may need a longer stay in an inpatient setting within a low secure environment. It offers a care and treatment pathway for individuals who may have complex mental health issues and whose needs and risk are such they need to be supported in this environment.

As an Occupational Therapy Assistant, you will provide direct clinical care under the supervision of the Occupational Therapist. This will encompass the use of OT assessments and treatment in both groups and individual sessions.

In this role you will help devise and implement an OT treatment programme according to service user’s diagnosis and identified needs. This will be based upon findings from assessments including associated risks, in order to develop treatment plans accordingly.

Prioritisation skills are key to manage the caseload of clients effectively and you will work closely with the Occupational Therapist and multidisciplinary team onsite.
- We care about people in our services
- Opportunity to work across two sites expanding your experience and skill set.
- Cygnet OT pathway for career progress.

**We are looking for people who**:

- Are highly motivated
- Experienced of working in a mental health environment.
- An understanding of Occupational Therapy and the process/interventions
- Excellent communication and time management skills
- Ability to manage highly demanding clinical presentation

**In return we will offer you**:

- A competitive salary of £22 500
- Opportunities for CPD and to undertake further learning and development. For example: OT formulation and re-motivation
- Training days provided by highly experienced and renowned OT specialists
- On site clinical supervision and peer support
- Company pension scheme
- NHS Discount Cards & Blue Light Card
- Free parking & meals on duty

**Requirements**:

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