Occupational Therapy Assistant – Forensic Psychiatry
| Dyddiad hysbysebu: | 23 Gorffennaf 2025 |
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| Cyflog: | £27,485.00 i £30,162.00 bob blwyddyn |
| Gwybodaeth ychwanegol am y cyflog: | £27485.00 - £30162.00 a year |
| Oriau: | Llawn Amser |
| Dyddiad cau: | 06 Awst 2025 |
| Lleoliad: | Cambridge, CB21 5EF |
| Cwmni: | NHS Jobs |
| Math o swydd: | Parhaol |
| Cyfeirnod swydd: | C9310-25-0679 |
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Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities Overall responsibility for Occupational Therapy interventions is held by the Occupational Therapist. However, as the OTA you will be heavily involved in assessment, intervention delivery, evaluation, and quality measurement processes. Your work willpredominantly be with the service users of the Community Forensic Psychiatry Service, but where appropriate may include interaction with family and carers, other mental health professionals, and other non-NHS agencies. The format for interventions will include both group-based and targeted individual 1:1sessions. These may be held in the community or within the persons own home. Interventions will focus on supporting/promoting independence through person-centred goals in areas such as daily living skills, self-care, leisure activities, vocation, social inclusion, developing coping strategies, and building support networks. You will need to develop good working relationships with other organisations that are able to help individuals achieve their goals, includingeducation based services, other training providers and voluntary agencies, the inpatient units and community services. You will need to be able to communicate your observations, analysis, and evaluation of the interventions you havefacilitated to the Occupational Therapists and other appropriate staff members within the MDT. You will need to be able to use electronic records to document your observations, analysis, and evaluations of the interventions you havefacilitated. To undertake regular supervision with an Occupational Therapist to support refection,person and professional development, identify any issues, monitor progress, maintain standards, develop new skills/learning, encourage innovation and to reflect on your own well-being at work. To work in a manner that is reflective and consistent with the CPFT PRIDE values. To undertake any otherappropriate tasks, as and when delegated by the Occupational Therapist colleagues.