Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner (Sensory Integration)
Band 4
Main area: Occupational Therapy
Grade: Band 4
Contract: Permanent
Hours: Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday - Friday core hours)
Job ref: 350-SC6839838
Site: Ashworth HSS
Town: Liverpool
Salary: £26,530 - £29,114 per annum
Salary period: Yearly
Closing: 15/12/2024 23:59
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust celebrates diversity and promotes equal opportunities; we are committed to challenging and eliminating racism and other forms of discrimination and advancing and promoting equality of opportunity in the provision of services and creating an inclusive environment for all employees.
We take positive action to support disadvantaged groups and also particularly encourage applications from ethnic minorities, disabled and LGBTQIA+ people that are under-represented in our workforce.
Job overview
We have an exciting opportunity for a permanent Band 4 Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner to work within our innovative and expanding Occupational Therapy Team at Ashworth Hospital, Maghull Health Park.
We are looking for an Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner who can demonstrate compassion and empathy to our patients with a drive to improve the quality of care services within a high secure, forensic environment as part of Mersey Care's Secure Care Division.
This role will support an innovative new clinical offer within the Occupational Therapy service which will offer Sensory Integration assessment and treatment to the High Secure service users.
Main duties of the job
You will be responsible for assisting in the delivery of meaningful activities of daily living within the Occupational Therapy service, under the direction and supervision of a qualified Occupational Therapist who is also trained in Ayres Sensory Integration. You will hold a small caseload under supervision and be responsible for the delivery of interventions. You will be required to actively work as part of The Multi-Disciplinary Team.
You will be expected to work in an innovative way to support the smooth running of the Occupational Therapy Service and will be required to offer individual and group activities alongside all other Occupational Therapy staff and under the indirect and direct supervision of a Qualified Occupational Therapist.
The above post will be implemented in line with The Royal College of Occupational Therapists.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To work effectively as a member of a team in providing a programme of therapeutic activities and interventions as directed by the occupational therapist.
To actively engage service users in therapeutic activities to promote independence and well-being within hospital and community environments.
You will be required to facilitate 1:1 and group sessions under the Occupational Therapy and Life Rooms model with an Ayres Sensory Integration focus.
Support service users to attend and participate in sessions that promote recovery through attendance at Occupational Therapy and Life Rooms courses.
To provide an update and overview of service users participation, engagement level and skills following sessions.
To form professional relationships with service users, and communicate with them in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture.
To maintain a high degree of confidentiality.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Health and Social Care NVQ Level 2 or equivalent
Experience
* Assessing, planning and implementing individualised programmes of care.
* Understanding local and national influences on health care delivery, including Public Health.
* Experience of previous work in health care.
* Clinical Governance and Risk Management.
* Actively involved in professional development.
* Experience of facilitating group based sessions.
* Experience of supervising more junior staff.
* Experience of delivering professional presentations.
Knowledge / Skills / Abilities
* Knowledge of Health Promotion strategies.
* Excellent communication, organisational and interpersonal skills.
* Knowledge of Ayres Sensory Integration.
* Knowledge of developing self-care skills in patients/clients.
Values
* Accountability
* Respect
* Support
* Teamwork
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Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our person specification will be shortlisted for interview.
As a Disability Confident Employer, we offer a guaranteed interview scheme for applicants who consider themselves to be disabled who meet the minimum (essential) criteria for the role in the person specification.
Should you require a reasonable adjustment to our recruitment process please email recruitment@merseycare.nhs.uk to ensure that measures can be put in place to support you.
We reserve the right to close any vacancy earlier than advertised in exceptional circumstances once we have received a high volume of applications.
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Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.
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