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Occupational Therapy Assistant
| Posting date: | 24 January 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,071.00 to £25,674.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24071.00 - £25674.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 February 2025 |
| Location: | Derby, DE22 3LZ |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9383-25-0044 |
Summary
Please review the Job Description and Person Specification. To apply, please click APPLY FOR THIS JOB - this link will take you to the TRAC Recruitment Site. You will need to register if you do not already have an account. As part of the multi-disciplinary team, the Occupational Therapy Assistant will work flexibly in an occupation-focussed way, by developing and delivering meaningful activity within an individual and group environment that focusses on person-centred care and recovery principles. The post holder will ensure each assessment and treatment is delivered in a person-centred manner ensuring the gender, sexual orientation, ethnic, cultural and spiritual needs of service users are adhered to. You will support the Care Programme Approach, including enabling service users/carers/ significant others to become involved in decision making processes for the implementation and evaluation of treatment. Within the role you will need to have the ability to work independently under the guidance of the Occupational Therapists, to develop and deliver an Occupational Therapy Service within the secure hospital and, within community settings. You will be required to gain an awareness of the potential risks of each individual and the environment, and be able to assess for escalation of risks and how to manage challenging situations. You will need the show initiative, drive and ability to think creatively for solutions. You will support the Occupational therapists and patients, effectively and efficiently prioritising competing demands. Therefore, the post holder will be required to demonstrate a range of skills, including effective communication, empathy, self-awareness and self-reflection skills. DHcFT can offer both personal and clinical development opportunities, in addition to regular professional and clinical supervision, personal development plans, and support for continual professional development activities. As a member of the team the post holder will be expected to adopt the policies and philosophy of the service and provide occupational therapy based treatments using a range of appropriate interventions, based on the recovery philosophy and the Model of Human Occupation. They will promote social inclusion, enabling independence and enhancing the autonomy of the patient. This will involve being proactive in initiating and sustaining a respectful, consistent, and reliable therapeutic relationship with patients. The post holder will be aware of and work within all legislative requirements relevant to Occupational Therapy (Mental Health Act, Code of Practice, Human Rights Act, Disability Discrimination Act, etc) and ensure that Child and Adult protection procedures are followed. Ensure that the Trust values, policies and procedures are adhered to. Working with service users within the limitations of inpatient environments and being aware of potential hazards. Taking responsibility for utilising local support systems as necessary, e.g. manual handling, management of violence and aggression, lone worker policy, etc. This job description will be reviewed annually with the post holder according to the needs and development of the service; alterations will only be made after consultation and agreement. The post holder may be asked to undertake duties not directly highlighted within this job description. This will only be done when the skills and experience of the post holder meet the requirements of the Job.