We are currently recruiting for a rotation post across Occupational Therapy and the Rehabilitation Therapy Services. The rotation includes three areas: Occupational Therapy, Gardening/Horticulture, and Woodcraft skills.
Currently, the team is looking for individuals with good practical skills, ideally in gardening and/or woodworking. The rehabilitation of patients involves learning new skills and engaging in meaningful activities.
Staff who work in these areas enjoy working with people and understand that adults take time to learn new skills.
You will work with a minimum of three other staff members in each session, assisting patients in simple tasks that provide a sense of achievement.
In the woodcraft area, tasks may include constructing a bird box, jigsaw cutting, wood turning lathe, or pyrography engraving. In the horticultural area, you could work with patients in the greenhouse or allotment on seeding, weeding, grass cutting, etc.
You will always work with two other staff members who have a good knowledge of patients with a primary diagnosis of severe mental illness or personality disorder.
This post is face-to-face and practical in nature but also involves session notes and patient records.
The Rotation Assistant post is based in the Rehabilitation Therapy Service (RTS) and the Occupational Therapy service within the high-security setting of Broadmoor Hospital.
The aim of the service is to engage, support, and develop patients as part of their recovery through meaningful therapeutic activities.
The RTS assistant will work as part of a close team to provide a wide range of activities that help patients develop work skills, including personal organization, time management, concentration on tasks, following instructions, and copying tasks.
These skills are developed through various activities, including woodcraft skills, picture framing, professional publishing and printing, and gardening skills.
When working with the Occupational Therapist, the assistant will work under their guidance in assessing and treating patients using task-based interventions.
Staff in the assistant posts need to engage with patients and support the work ability sessions. It is helpful to learn practical tasks easily and to be a good communicator.
West London NHS Trust is one of the most diverse healthcare providers in the UK, delivering a range of mental health and physical healthcare and community services. The Trust runs Broadmoor Hospital, one of three high secure hospitals in the country, with an international reputation.
Our high secure services care for patients from the South of England, and we provide low and medium secure services across eight London boroughs. The Trust also provides mental and physical healthcare in three London boroughs (Ealing, Hounslow, and Hammersmith & Fulham). We employ 4,500 staff, of whom 56% are BME. Our turnover for 2023-24 is £426m.
The Trust is rated as ‘Good’ overall by the Care Quality Commission, with forensic services rated as ‘Outstanding’.
The Trust is an established partner in the development of the North West London Integrated Care System and the Integrated Care Board, leading the NW London Children and Adolescent Mental Health provider collaborative.
The Candidate Pack provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role, and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience, and knowledge required. Please view the attached document.
The person specification below is not the full specification but outlines the criteria against which your application will be assessed.
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