Occupational Therapy Support Worker
3 days ago
Job summary
An exciting opportunity has become available for an Occupational Therapy (OT) Support Worker to join the Older Adult OT Team in post holder will provide occupational therapy interventions and will also support with assessments, working under the direction of the Senior Occupational Therapist within the post offers an excellent opportunity for someone with experience of support work and with a passion for working within dementia care todevelop their skills and to work in a person-centred way to achieve what is important to people living with dementia.
The post holder will be required to work hours per week between Monday to Friday (to include Thursday and Friday each week) with some flexibility around hours as needed to meet the needs of the service users and to promote a work lifebalance.
Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work within a multi-disciplinary team providing OT interventions in an inpatient setting under the direction of the seniorOccupational Therapist on Annwylfan Ward.Occupational Therapists work with people to establish the impact of their mental health issues on their day to day occupations (the things peoplewant or need to do to live a personally meaningful life). Within this inpatient setting, they devise person-centred plans for intervention, for examplegroup interventions and one to one interventions, utilising meaningful activities with the person to further assess and maintain their occupationalskills. Interventions offered aim to maximise opportunities to engage in meaningful occupations and to address individual post holder will be required to work collaboratively within the OT team and within the wider MDT, developing excellent working relationships,and to support with developing and promoting the role of OT within this OT service is committed to delivering a high quality service and therefore requires that all OT support workers participate in the Agoredtraining programme which offers excellent opportunity for successful applicant will:- have excellent communications skills- have the ability to think creatively and flexibly- be able to demonstrate empathy, compassion and values of person-centred care.
About us
Aneurin Bevan University Health Board is a multi-award-winning NHS organisation with a passion for caring. The Health Board provides an exceptional workplace where you can feel trusted and valued. Whatever your specialty or stage in your career, we have opportunities for everyone to start, grow and build your career. The health board provides integrated acute, primary and community care serving a population of 650,000 and employing over 16,000 staff.
We offer a fantastic benefits package and extensive training and development opportunities with paid mandatory training, excellent in-house programmes, opportunities to complete recognised qualifications and professional career pathways including a range of management development programmes. We offer flexible working and promote a healthy work life balance, provide occupational health support and an ambitious plan for a Wellbeing Centre of Excellence to support you at work.
Our Clinical Futures strategy continues to enhance and promote care closer to home as well as high quality hospital care when needed. Join us on our journey to pioneer new ways of working and deliver a world-class healthcare service fit for the future.
Job description
Job responsibilities
You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.
The post holder will work within a multi-disciplinary team providing OT interventions in an inpatient setting under the direction of the seniorOccupational Therapist on Annwylfan Ward.Occupational Therapists work with people to establish the impact of their mental health issues on their day to day occupations (the things peoplewant or need to do to live a personally meaningful life). Within this inpatient setting, they devise person-centred plans for intervention, for examplegroup interventions and one to one interventions, utilising meaningful activities with the person to further assess and maintain their occupationalskills. Interventions offered aim to maximise opportunities to engage in meaningful occupations and to address individual post holder will be required to work collaboratively within the OT team and within the wider MDT, developing excellent working relationships,and to support with developing and promoting the role of OT within this OT service is committed to delivering a high quality service and therefore requires that all OT support workers participate in the Agoredtraining programme which offers excellent opportunity for successful applicant will:- have excellent communications skills- have the ability to think creatively and flexibly- be able to demonstrate empathy, compassion and values of person-centred care.
All interested candidates are encouraged and welcomed to make contact for an informal discussion or to arrange an informal visit. Please see the contact details below.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
GCSE Maths and english/ equivalent Level 3 qualification relevant IT skill
Desirable
Appropriate courses related to area of practice (1)
Experience
Essential
Relevant experience in health, social care or related environment
Desirable
Experience of working with individuals with a mental health need Experience of working with older adults Experience of working as a therapy assistant-
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