Occupational Therapy Assistant

1 month ago

Little Hulton, United Kingdom Greater Manchester Mental Health Full time

Job overview

Woodlands Inpatient Unit have a rare and exciting opportunity for a part-time Occupational Therapy Assistant, to join our supportive team. You will work with the Occupational Therapists and MDT across the Unit and will be supported by the team which is led by the Allied Health Professional Lead for Salford. There are lots of opportunities for continuing professional development, including shadowing, courses, in-service CPD and Apprenticeship opportunities to apply for. We are looking for someone who is passionate about supporting older people to engage in their meaningful occupations and improve their quality of life. You need to be high-energy, motivated and organised. 

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be a member of the Woodlands inpatient team and will provide support and assistance to the Occupational Therapy staff in the team. The purpose of this post is to work directly with service users who experience organic and/or functional illness and their carers/family. The post-holder would work under the direction of a registered Occupational Therapist, following delegated therapeutic treatment plans which work towards our patients goals. 

Working for our organisation

Greater Manchester Mental Health (GMMH) Foundation Trust employs over 6,400 members of staff, who deliver services from more than 160 locations.

We provide inpatient and community-based mental health care for people living in Bolton, the city of Manchester, Salford, Trafford and the borough of Wigan, and a wide range of specialist mental health and substance misuse services across Greater Manchester, the north west of England and beyond.

Greater Manchester is one of the world's most innovative, original and exciting places to live and work. From the beauty of the surrounding countryside to the heart of the vibrant inner city with great shopping, entertainment and dining options.

Wherever you go you will experience a great northern welcome with people famed for their warmth, humour and generosity.

Our people enjoy their work, have opportunities to learn and develop their skills and are encouraged to generate new ideas that improve care for our service users.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see job description for full details.

Staff benefits

Pay Enhancements – 30% additional for Evenings (8pm onwards) and Saturdays and 60% additional for Sundays and Bank holidays. 27 days annual leave plus bank holidays rising to 29 after 5 years and 33 days after 10 years Excellent pension Cycle to work scheme Salary sacrifice car scheme Wellbeing programme

Person specification

Education

Essential criteria

NVQ 3 or willingness to undertake or equivalent experience

Experience

Essential criteria

Experience of planning, running and evaluating meaningful, therapeutic groups

Desirable criteria

Teaching groupwork skills to others

Knowledge

Essential criteria

Demonstrates an understanding of Occupational Therapy

Desirable criteria

Previously worked directly with an Occupational Therapist

 Applicants are encouraged to apply for posts at Greater Manchester Mental Health who have direct experience of mental health, learning disability or drug and alcohol services either as a service user or a carer.

The Trust is also committed to safeguarding children, young people and vulnerable adults and requires all staff and volunteers to share this commitment.

We are aspiring to ensure our workforce is representative of the diverse communities that we serve, and we are strongly committed to removing barriers to employment for candidates from under-represented groups, for example BAME, Disabled and LGBT+ communities. If you would like to have an informal chat about the recruitment process for this role or would value some additional support, we’d love to hear from you.

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