Northamptonshire Healthcare Foundation Trust
We are looking for 1 x Healthcare Assistant to support our Occupational Therapy team based across Northamptonshire.
As a OT Healthcare assistant you will possess a can-do, positive and forward thinking attitude to undertake this valuable and rewarding role. You will be supporting the OT team to provide outstanding care to clients within the learning disability services based within the Community Team for People with a Learning Disability (CTPLD). The team has bases in Northampton and Kettering, and this post will be attached to our Northampton team; however, travel across Northamptonshire will be required.
We want to recruit a dedicated workforce to meet the diverse needs of our service users. Successful candidates will need to have a genuine interest in working within a multi-disciplinary team and a passion for improving the lives and health outcomes of people with learning disabilities.
Main Duties of the Job
As part of the CTPLD specialist multidisciplinary team, you will assess and provide support and intervention to people with a learning disability who have identified Occupational Therapy needs. You will work in collaboration with the person, their circle of support, and other relevant professionals and services to enhance, optimise and maintain the person's quality of life and health inequalities.
You will need to be passionate about working with people with a learning disability and have experience of working as an effective and responsible member of a multi-disciplinary team. Experience of working with people with learning disabilities would be preferred.
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.
We can offer you a friendly and dynamic team environment, with a commitment to continuing professional development. You will be part of established Nursing teams across Northamptonshire, who will provide regular clinical supervision and peer support.
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
Knowledge and Experience
* Good level of basic education (e.g. GCSE or equivalent) in English and Maths.
* Experience of working as part of a team.
* Experience or understanding of learning disability.
* Good written and verbal communication skills in English.
* Computer literacy with programmes such as Word/Excel.
* Holder of UK driving licence with access to car for work purposes.
* Care Certificate or equivalent i.e. Diploma in Health and Social Care (post 2013).
* Experience of working in a healthcare/social care/educational setting.
* Learning Disability specific training and/or experience.
* Knowledge or experience of Easy read/Accessible information.
* Willingness to undertake role-specific training.
Behaviours and Values
* Demonstrates pro-active approach to problem solving.
* Personal resilience and ability to deal with distressing and emotional circumstances or situations including verbal/physical aggression.
* Empathetic, including listening to and considering the ideas and opinions of others; responding with sensitivity to the needs of others.
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
Address
Northamptonshire Healthcare, Community Team for People with Learning Disabilities (CTPLD)
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