Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
You will be working across the in-patient acute mental health wards for adults and/or older people at Berrywood Hospital under the direction and support of the occupational therapists and physiotherapists. You will be undertaking assessments and providing individual and group treatments enabling individuals to undertake day to day tasks which may be compromised by their mental and physical health.
Main duties of the job
The focus of treatments will include aspects such as daily living skills; social skills; mobility and range of movement; balance, strength and endurance; problem solving; confidence and self-esteem. The aim is to enable each individual to re-build (or slow deterioration of) daily living and coping skills to return to independent or supported living that meets their personal goals, quality of life and safety.
If you have existing practical skills and hobbies (for example gardening) that you can use as therapeutic activities with patients, that would be advantageous. Good levels of English (written and verbal) and computer literacy are essential, as well as a positive outlook to promote person centred and recovery focused care.
About us
NHFT is an integrated primary care and mental health Trust, providing physical, mental health and specialty services in both hospital settings and out in the community. Because we put the person at the centre of all we do, we focus on delivering care that is as easy to access as possible. This means many of our services can be provided at home, work or in schools. We also provide health services to various prisons and detention centres in Bedfordshire and Cambridgeshire.
NHFT promotes a culture of learning to improve the care and safety of our patients and staff, which focuses on people who enable our Trust to be 'outstanding' by supporting opportunity, innovation, development and growth.
Job responsibilities
For further information on the advertised role, please refer to the job description located under the Supporting Documents heading. The full person specification can be accessed under the About You Section of the document.
Person Specification
Training and Qualifications
* GCSE Maths and English or equivalent
* Additional training (non-mandatory) in relevant area to post/setting
* Care certificate
Skills
* Basic knowledge and understanding of the role of occupational therapists and physiotherapists in healthcare
* Understanding of mental health problems and impact on daily functioning
* Ability to articulate genuine interest in the role, client group and mental health
* Computer literacy applicable to the role
* Ability to highlight relevant skills that meet specific aspects of the Job Description
* Measuring and fitting of mobility and transfer equipment
* Practical / creative / life skills of potential benefit to the service
Experience
* Experience of planning and facilitating an activity or exercise for an individual / a group of people
* Evidence of working in mental health / healthcare
* Worked alongside OT/Physio
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Employer name
Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
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