Occupational Therapy Assistant
2 weeks ago
Job summary
We are recruiting an Occupational Therapy Assistant will work as part of the community occupational therapy team within an Integrated Community Team (ICT). Their work will be underpinned by the principles and philosophy of occupational therapy. They will hold their own autonomous caseload triaged and delegated by an occupational therapist. They will be responsible for the assessment, implementation and evaluation of patient treatment programmes within assessed competencies.
The occupational therapists and occupational therapy assistants in the ICTs work with adults with physical disabilities, cognitive impairment, mental health issues and complex social and community needs, experiencing occupational performance difficulties within and around their home environment.
Interventions will be varied because they are 'person centred', tailored to the specific needs of the individual, their families and or carers. The main aim is for the occupational therapy assistant to enable a person to engage within their home environment, and wider social and cultural environments to support their meaningful occupations so increasing their well-being and independence whilst self-manging risk. This includes providing advice, practicing different ways of doing things, signposting to relevant services, the provision of equipment and referring on for minor or major adaptations.
Main duties of the job
To assess, devise, implement and evaluate therapeutic treatment programmes collaboratively with the person, their families and or carers, within the framework established by the occupational therapist To be able to understand and apply knowledge of a range of conditions, appreciating the impacts these have on a person's occupational functional ability To utilise a health coaching approach to work with individuals in developing collaborative goals and action (care) plans To exchange information with patients, their families and or carers that may require tact, reassurance or persuasion. To provide receive sensitive or complex information and relay appropriately To be able to work with people to facilitate learning of skills or gaining of independence. To plan and provide therapy interventions, acting within competencies and modifying treatment programmes as appropriate To understand and use relevant outcome measures
About us
We have in excess of 5000 staff working over 50 sites, providing a diverse range of services. We strive to support an organisational culture that is welcoming, builds and celebrates inclusivity and diversity and provides a sense of belonging and trust.
The annual NHS Staff Surveygives our people the opportunity to tell us about their experience working at the Trust. For the 2023 survey just over 2800 colleagues gave us their views ( It was great to see from the results that colleagues are saying that:
believe they are making a positive difference to patients/service users; would recommend the organisation as a place to work; agree that care of patients and service users is the organisations priority; would be happy with the standard of care for a friend or relativeOur results put us as 5th nationally as a Community, Mental Health and Learning Disabilities NHS Employer of Choice and 1st equal amongst all NHS Provider Trusts in the South West. However, we know we have more to do and will continue to drive forward our commitment to making GHC a Great Place to Work.
Job description
Job responsibilities
We provide a Multi-professional preceptorship programme that is aligned to the National Preceptorship Framework for Nursing and have been awarded the Interim quality mark from NHS England. Our programme is provided to all Newly Qualified; Nurses, Nursing Associates, Internationally Educated Practitioners, Allied Health Professionals and Return to Practice Practitioners. In addition to the programme we also offer all preceptees the opportunity of enrolling and completing the level 7 (Masters) 15 credit validated module Preceptorship for Healthcare (AP7026).
Person Specification
Essential
Essential
Essential NVQ level 3 in health and social care or other health related subject
Essentail
Essential
Experience of working in a Health and/or Social Care environment, either in a paid or voluntary capacity
Essential
Essential
Able to fulfil travel requirements of post and have access to own transport
Essential
Essential
Able to demonstrate knowledge of a range of health conditions that impact on occupational function
Essential
Essential
Able to demonstrate knowledge of therapeutic interventions
Desirable
Desirable
Trusted assessor qualification or a Commitment to complete level 5 assistant practitioner qualification.
Desirable
Desirable
Experience of working to occupational therapy principles of practice-
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