Occupational Therapy Assistant | Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 06 September 2024 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £26,530 - £29,114 Per Annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 06 October 2024 |
| Location: | Milton Keynes, MK4 4BL |
| Company: | CNWL NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 6580942/333-D-MK-MH-1194 |
Summary
We have a new opportunity for a B4 Occupational Therapy assistant (OTA) post within our Milton Keynes Community mental health HUB. This is an excellent position for someone who wishes to gain experience in community mental health.
We are looking for some with an excellent interpersonal skill, passion and an ability to demonstrate reliability and commitment to team working.
The successful applicant will join the Occupational Therapy team. Duties are varied and you will work with experienced Occupational Therapists who will provide guidance and support to develop the skills required to plan and implement groups and one to one session with focus to improve and enable everyday activities for the service users.
We are passionate about delivering first-class patient-centred, safe and effective care, whether it is in a hospital setting, in a community clinic or in the patients own home. Patients are at the heart of everything we do. Providing top quality care depends on our ability to employ the best people. Were always looking to recruit outstanding people who will go the extra mile to support our patients, colleagues, teams and the Trust. With every new employee were hoping to find our future leaders and well support our staff by providing opportunities to develop your career.With a diverse culture and equally diverse range of opportunities across mental health, community services, addictions, eating disorders, learning disabilities and more whatever stage of your career you're at, there's always a place for you at CNWL.
The successful candidate will work within the Milton Keynes community Mental Health Team, alongside the Occupational Therapists as part of the MDT.
They will practice within the Community Mental Health HUB setting with an appropriate level of supervision from a qualified Occupational Therapist. The goal is to maximise service user’s quality of life, social inclusion and independence, by encouraging their skills and promoting autonomy in order to give them and their family hope for the future.
To plan, implement and review a range of activities using individual and group work approaches, under the supervision and direction of qualified occupational therapists.
To support service users to engage in care plans which have been developed in partnership with the individual and that reflect ‘recovery goals’.
This advert closes on Thursday 19 Sep 2024
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