Main area Band 5 Advanced Assistant Therapy Practitioner Grade Band 5 Contract Permanent Hours
* Part time
* Flexible working
30 hours per week (Weekdays)
Job ref 367-A&UC-9136
Employer Hertfordshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type NHS
Site St Paul's Town Hemel Hempstead
Salary £31,469 - £38,308 per annum pro rata + 5% fringe HCAS included
Salary period Yearly
Closing 14/02/2025 23:59
Advanced Assistant Therapy Practitioner
Band 5
At Hertfordshire Partnership Foundation Trust we are looking for people to join us who share our values and those of the NHS. Before your application can be considered please take part in our online values questionnaire, which you can find below. When you have finished you will be sent a 'completion code' by email, which will be valid for 6 months and required to submit your application form.
New post: Band 5 Advanced Assistant Therapy Practitioner (A ATP)
Are you an Assistant Therapy Practitioner or Occupational Therapy Assistant looking for an opportunity to progress? Are you looking to develop your leadership skills?
For the first time, we have a Band 5 A ATP post in the Northwest Crisis Resolution Home Treatment at St Pauls, Hemel Hempstead.
We are seeking a dynamic & resourceful individual to take on this role of A ATP in this Crisis Home Treatment setting. The successful candidate will be part of an established service where therapy outcomes are quickly seen.
This post is suited to an individual who enjoys the challenge of a fast-paced setting, thinks creatively, & has a well-established professional identity.
Occupational therapy is an essential part of the treatment options within the Crisis Service, which supports individuals in the community, who are going through an acute phase of mental ill health.
The post holder will be supported by the Band 7 OT in the Crisis Services and be a fully integrated member of the multi-disciplinary team. This role involves individual Occupational Therapy treatment & there is scope for group work too.
Therapy settings include the Crisis Teams base, the local crisis therapy unit, service users’ homes and their local community. Therefore, access to a vehicle is essential.
We welcome those who wish to work flexibly. We welcome applications from existing A ATPs, & ATPs or Occupational Therapy Assistants who are ready for promotion.
Main duties of the job
1. To work individually with individuals on specific tasks and therapeutic activity with minimal guidance by an Occupational Therapist (OT).
2. To carry out specific OT assessments with minimal guidance by an OT & be responsible for a small caseload.
3. To promote a culture of engagement in meaningful occupation within the service to enhance quality of life.
4. To provide feedback to the team regarding observed occupational performance during a session which will contribute to assessment and therapeutic interventions.
5. To exercise good personal time management, punctuality & consistent reliable attendance.
6. To coordinate the development meetings for OT support staff.
7. To work effectively as a member of a team in providing therapeutic activities using a person-centered approach.
8. To provide OT advice, intervention & support to service users & their carers under minimal guidance of the OT.
9. To provide feedback to the MDT regarding the service users' wellbeing and occupational performance.
10. To use technical / creative skills to engage service users in meaningful & appropriate activities to promote independence, recovery & well-being.
11. Under minimal guidance of an OT, to facilitate & deliver planned individual activities & potentially group work.
12. Under the minimal guidance of the OT, to provide ongoing assessment & adjustment of clinical interventions based on the fluctuating needs of the service users.
13. To provide supervision for Band 4 staff interventions as agreed by the OT.
The post holder will provide occupational therapy (OT) assessment & treatment interventions for service users & will carry a caseload as a member of the multi-disciplinary team. The post holder will support the development of the OT service provision within the Crisis Resolution Home Treatment Team. As needed, the post holder will work closely with OTs in the crisis teams across the county. There will be opportunities to co-facilitate group work.
All staff should comply with the Trusts’ Anti-Discriminatory Statement, Employee Charter, Trust Policies and Procedures, Code of Conduct and Equality and Diversity.
Person specification
Qualifications
* Knowledge of Occupational Therapy role within a setting.
* Proficient use of Microsoft office and associated packages.
* Foundation degree and/or Health and Social Care NVQ level 5, Diploma of Higher Education, HND or equivalent.
* Training in the use of the Model of Human Occupation in practice areas.
* Training in topics relevant to clinical area e.g. Mental Health.
* Degree in relevant subject.
* Training in Supervision skills, Brief solution focused Therapy, Sensory based interventions.
Experience
* Significant period of experience of working within the clinical area e.g. people with learning disabilities and/or mental health problems and/or mental health for Older people.
* Significant experience of working in an OT related setting.
* Considerable experience of leading a range of groups and 1:1 interventions.
* Proven ability to work autonomously.
* Knowledge of Recovery principles.
* Experience of service user and carer involvement in the development of services.
* Functional Assessment Training.
* Associate membership of British Association Of Occupational Therapy.
* Up to date training record and an interest in reflective practice.
* Involved in service developments.
About us
Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as an Outstanding provider of mental health and learning disability services. In 2021, we won the prestigious Health Service Journal award for Mental Health Trust of the Year. Our staff rated us the 4th best mental health and learning disability trust to work for out of all 52 trusts in the country. Our staff tell us that they are proud to be part of the HPFT team, proud of the standard of care we provide and proud that service users are our top priority.
If you would like to join a team to be proud of and you share our values and passion for great care and outcomes for our service users and carers, we would love to hear from you.
Additional Information
HPFT is committed to being an equal opportunities employer and in order to reflect the diversity of its population, positively encourages applications from all areas of the community. We aim to be a representative organisation with regards to age, disability, ethnicity, gender, beliefs and sexual orientation and are fully committed to equality, diversity and human rights and encourage applications from all sections of the community including users of mental health services.
The Trust is committed to helping staff balance work and home life and welcomes applications from candidates wishing to work part-time or under flexible working arrangements.
Infection Control: All our staff will need to comply with current Infection Prevention and Control measures which could include wearing a mask on all our Trust sites and in all roles.
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