Band 3 Occupational Therapy Support Worker - Weston-Super-Mare
| Posting date: | 26 June 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,625.00 to £25,674.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24625.00 - £25674.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 10 July 2025 |
| Location: | Weston super Mare, BS23 4TS |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9342-25-0609 |
Summary
Clinical Practice 1. Work in a collaborative and cooperative manner with service users, their families/carers and other health and social care professionals. Recognise and respect their involvement in the planning and delivery of care. 2. Assist in the maintenance of a safe therapeutic environment beneficial to the needs of the service users, relatives carers and others. Using risk assessment ensure activities provided are suitable for the service user. 3. Contribute to the team approach, providing accurate and relevant feedback to registered staff: participate in team discussions and meetings regarding care of service users. 4. Develop a therapeutic relationship with service users to encourage and maximise their interest and participation in therapeutic activity. 5. Organise day to day activities for groups and individual therapy programmes including assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation under the supervision of the mental health professionals. 6. Be responsible for planning your own day to day activities for groups, individual therapy programmes including assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist. 7. Play a part in preparation of risk assessments; and contribute to team meetings and relevant care planning meetings. Education & Health Promotion 1. To keep up to date with changing practices and attend relevant training appropriate to the role, using in house training platforms and attending relevant education opportunities. 2. Promote positive attitudes towards mental health. 3.Participate in appraisal and supervision processes from identified Senior Practitioner. 5. Contribute to the learning environment of staff/students. 6. Promote good physical health, supporting smoking cessation, weight management and a healthy lifestyle for service users, refer to specialist colleagues, for advice and more complex cases. Finance and Workforce. 1. To play a role in making best use of available workforce and material resources and contributing to provision of best therapy possible. 2. Follow Trust and Service Policies relating to the security of the building/clients, to ensure safe practice and protection of clients, staff, visitors and members of the general public. 3. Play a part in the service provision that is both safe and therapeutic within span of developing knowledge. 9. Develop effective time management skills. Record Keeping and Administration. To maintain standards of record keeping and associated administration in accordance with AWP Trust Policy and local joint arrangements and professional guidelines. This will include the upkeep of contemporaneous, chronological and accurate mental health records in accordance with relevant COT Guidelines and Trust Policy. Practice Development & Clinical Audit 1. To participate with support in clinical audit. 2. Contribute to team and service improvement continuously looking to improve the services we provide