Occupational Therapy Assistant

2 weeks ago

Leicester, United Kingdom Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust Full time

**Job Overview**

**Calling all budding or existing Occupational Therapy Assistants**

**Mental Health Services for Older People (MHSOP) Community Occupational Therapy Service is expanding**

We have 2 full time (37.5hours) Occupational Therapy Assistant (OTA) posts available across South West Leicestershire and City East team. We are very excited to be able to offer these opportunities to new or existing OTAs.

The role of an OTA is a hugely rewarding and diverse career. You will be assisting our lovely team of Occupational Therapists and Assistants, supporting and encouraging our patients in their recovery journey and delivering person-centred interventions in a wide range of local community settings as well as the patient’s own homes.

It is essential as a community assistant that you are confident driver with a full UK driving license and access to a car throughout your working day.

We would very much welcome the opportunity for you to join us and if you have any questions or require additional information, please do not hesitate to contact:
**MAIN DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES**:
The post holder will work with the multidisciplinary team to ensure that activity provision meets the identified needs of the client and is in line with the individual care plan, to assist in assessing service user’s clinical presentation, their therapeutic needs and abilities with other members of the MDT using appropriate standardised models. To feedback observations of clients involvement in activities to the Occupational Therapist and the members of the MDT. This will be written and verbal and will contribute to the patient’s care plan

To liaise with carers, outside agencies, volunteers, hospitals and community resources to facilitate the implementation of clinical interventions, supporting and encouraging carers and support staff to organise appropriate activities in addition to those provided by the OT team ensuring that activities are provided in a culturally sensitive manner

About Us

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents.

We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy.

All jobs will require permission to work in the UK.

For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started.

Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

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