The CQC rates us as an Outstanding organisation for Caring with an overall rating of Good
Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT) offer a range of ongoing benefits to our valued workforce across the Trust. From an active health and wellbeing programme to regular recognition events, we work hard to provide varied benefits that make a difference to your work-life balance.
Would you like to work flexibly? In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you.
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Job overview
We are seeking to recruit two Occupational Therapy Assistants, with a passion & enthusiasm for working in Perinatal Mental Health to join our multi-professional team working within the specialist Perinatal Rosewood Mother and Baby unit (MBU) located in Dartford.
The new post holders will be joining the current Occupational Therapy Assistant on the MBU to share working across a 7 day week.
Under the supervision of a registered Occupational Therapist and in consultation with professionally registered members of the Multidisciplinary Team, the post holder will be expected to assist in the delivery of therapeutic interventions within the Rosewood Mother & Baby Unit by:
* Using skills and experience to plan and provide flexible, patient-centred, 1:1 or group activity-based interventions that contribute to meeting the assessed needs of mothers and treatment service as outlined within their care plan.
* Working alongside the multidisciplinary team to facilitate therapeutic interventions for mothers & their baby.
* Undertaking clinically related administration, and assisting with non-clinical tasks to ensure the smooth running of a service, to mothers and their baby, guided by an appropriate senior colleague.
Working Hrs
Monday – 10-6pm (7.5hrs)
Thursday 10-4.30 (6hrs) alternate Saturday/Sunday
Friday 11 – 6pm (6.5hrs)
Main duties of the job
The successful candidates will (under the supervision of a registered Occupational Therapist) and in consultation with professionally registered members of the Multidisciplinary Team assist in the delivery of specialist Occupational Therapy services to mothers, & infants during their in-patient stay on the MBU:
* Using skills and experience to plan and provide flexible, patient-centred, 1:1 or group activity-based interventions that contribute to meeting the assessed needs of mothers and treatment services as outlined within their care plan;
* Working alongside the multidisciplinary team to facilitate therapeutic interventions for the mother & infant;
* Undertaking clinically related administration, and assisting with non-clinical tasks to ensure the smooth running of the service, to mothers, guided by an appropriate senior colleague.
The post-holder will be based at the Rosewood MBU.
The candidates must be educated to NVQ Level 3 or similar in a relevant subject; have prior work experience in a similar work/care setting, have experiences of engaging with people with differing needs and abilities, of working with service users and families and of multi-professional team working.
Working for our organisation
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.
The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To work effectively as a member of the MDT assisting in delivering individual or group interventions to promote the strengths, well-being and recovery of mothers.
* To monitor the mothers' progress, reporting on their psychological, physical, behavioural, occupational and social response to interventions.
* To adapt interventions ensuring that they support the mother to meet their needs, including regard for cultural and linguistic differences, adjusting own approach accordingly.
* To assist with or contribute to the assessment of activities of daily living, maintaining the mothers' dignity and privacy, observing changes both positive and negative and reporting appropriately.
* To effectively establish a therapeutic relationship with mothers.
* To contribute to and comply with individual, environmental and activity-related risk assessments and to communicate issues around risk to others involved in the mothers' care.
* To support and undertake community access/engagement for mothers & their infant.
* To assist with non-clinical tasks to ensure the smooth running of a service guided by an appropriate senior colleague.
* To attend and actively participate in relevant clinical meetings/forums.
RESPONSIBILITY :
* Working with mothers & their baby during their in-patient stay.
* To undertake and assist in the delivery of therapeutic interventions for mothers.
* To ensure that the Trust’s values are upheld in Occupational Therapy practice.
* To support the implementation of the current and future Allied Health Professions (AHP) strategy.
* To travel between locations in a timely manner.
* To be aware of own and others' health, safety and security at all times.
* To contribute to the induction, training and education of students and staff.
* In line with Trust policy and guidelines, review and reflect on own practice and performance through regular participation in clinical supervision and appraisal.
ENVIRONMENT:
* Supporting mothers to function to their optimal ability in their environment. This can involve working in a diverse range of settings with a range of associated demands, for example, challenging behaviours and/or exposure to poor hygiene (personal/environmental).
* Maintaining and promoting a safe environment taking account of infection control and identifying and reporting hazards and risks in a timely manner.
* Accompanying, escorting and transporting mothers as required.
* Driving unit vehicles as per needs of the service and as individual capabilities allow.
* Working contracted hours as per the requirements of the service. May also be required, at times, to work at other Trust units and/or sites.
* Physically able to carry out all duties required of the clinical setting, including successful completion of physical interventions, training as required.
Please see job description for full details.
The post holder must hold a full, valid, UK driving licence and have access to a car/vehicle to use for business purposes (unless you have a disability as defined by the Equality Act 2010).
Person specification
Qualifications
* Education to NVQ Level 3 or similar in relevant subject.
* Care certificate or the ability to achieve within role.
Experience
* Prior work experience in a similar work/care setting.
* Experiences of engaging with people with differing needs and abilities.
* Experience of working with perinatal clients.
Knowledge
* Knowledge and experience of working within a person-centred, recovery-oriented framework.
* Basic factual knowledge of the importance of enabling people to do the things they want, or need or are expected to do to support them in being well in life.
* Knowledge of child/infant development.
Skills
* An ability to communicate clearly both verbally and in writing.
* To be able to work autonomously, but collaboratively within a team.
Your employer pays 23.7% towards your pension and life assurance benefits.
27 days for full time or pro rata if part time.
After 5 years NHS service
29 days full time or pro rata if part time.
After 10 years NHS service
33 days full time or pro rata if part time.
Plus bank holidays, that’s up to 41 days - more than 8 weeks paid time off!
Medical staffs have national Terms and Conditions. Buying and selling of annual leave is also available as part of our flexible approach to staff benefits.
Additional Information
KMPT offers a face-to-face counselling service for any issues not just work-related problems.
KMPT is committed to supporting all new staff and this includes a comprehensive Induction programme. The programme's duration depends on role and can be from 2 days to 4 weeks (not always consecutive days).
The Induction programme will provide an excellent opportunity for new staff to meet and engage with KMPT’s subject specialists and include the required training.
The programme may involve some travel to the various training venues across Kent and Medway, the main ones being Canterbury, Maidstone and Dartford.
KMPT are signed up to NHS England's Sexual Safety in Health Care Organisational Charter
KMPT takes a systematic zero-tolerance approach to tackle any unwanted, inappropriate and/or harmful sexual behaviours within the workplace and in our care provision. We are committed to sexual safety which encompasses prevention, support and decisive action against perpetrators. We are committed to keeping you and our patients safe.
KMPT is creating an environment for equal opportunities for all, where we canALLbe ourselves.
We take pride in our services – which are underpinned by our Trust values:
* Respect - We value people as individuals, we treat others as we would like to be treated.
* Openness - Work in a collaborative, transparent way.
* Accountability - We are professional and responsible for our actions.
* Working together - We work together to make a difference for our service users.
* Innovation - We find creative ways to run efficient, high-quality services.
* Excellence - We listen and learn to continually improve our knowledge and ways of working.
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