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Occupational Therapy Assistant
| Posting date: | 21 August 2024 |
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| Salary: | £22,816.00 to £24,336.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £22816.00 - £24336.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 September 2024 |
| Location: | Stafford, ST16 3SR |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Contract |
| Job reference: | C9301-24-1417 |
Summary
You will prepare, organise and carry out interventions, to support the assessment and treatment goals identified by the Occupational Therapist. You will carry out a prescribed range of therapeutic interventions with service user/patients to promote their independence in the occupational performance areas of Personal ability, Social ability, Work ability and Use of free time. You will be responsible for observations and recording outcomes for individual and group interventions which support the ongoing assessment and treatment of service users during activities to promote their progress through the Vona Du Toit Model of Creative Ability focusing on self- care, use of free time, work ability and social ability with supervision from the Occupational Therapist. You will be responsible for providing timely and accurate written and verbal feedback for all interventions for review by the delegating Occupational Therapists to support the delivery and review of the overall Occupational Therapy intervention plan. You will carry out delegated clinical activities independently and will also provide support and assistance to other staff carrying out interventions to ensure staffing levels and skill mix are met which reflect the clinical needs of the service user/patient group and the environment where the intervention is taking place. You may be required to prepare clinical areas, communicate plans with patients and staff and accompany Occupational therapy staff as an escort/community visits.