Occupational Therapy Assistant London, England
Job description
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust is a Top Employer Award Winner and works in partnership to provide responsive and dependable primary care, mental health, intellectual disability and substance misuse services to the diverse and culturally rich communities we serve.
In our quest to deliver patient-focused, quality care we are looking to recruit a highly motivated, innovative and enthusiasticOccupational Therapist Assistantto join our forward thinking, friendly and expanding Health & Justice teams to work across our Surrey Prisons. This is a brand new posts, split across two sites, with flexibility around how this is implemented. By joining our Prisons Health Care Team, you will have a real impact on promoting health and well-being of those in custody.
Our motto is ‘Caring not Judging’. By working in partnership with the criminal justice system and other agencies, we provide effective and responsive care for those who may have a history of offending and may be at risk of reoffending in the future. The opportunity of engagement in custody means we can enable people to improve their wellbeing, supporting better outcomes in the future.
The OT Assistant will have a dynamic job, supporting the implementation of intervention for individuals with complex needs accessing the mental heath teams at HMP Coldingley and HMP Send. Specifically this post will be working with individuals who require support and intervention via our Neurodiversity pathway of care.
Under supervision the post holder will develop, implement and evaluate programmes of care on an individual and group basis and hold an individual case.
An essential part of this role will be working alongside partnership agencies, HMPPS colleagues and other organisations that provide care, enrichment and support of the individuals that we work with. This will include close working with the HMPPS Neurodiverse Manager initiative being rolled out across the prison estate.
The role will include working closely within the multi-disciplined mental health teams across Surrey. This will involve being response to the needs of fluctuating mental health needs of prisoners and remaining mindful of the unique challenges faced by men and women within a custodial setting.
Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust offers its staff ongoing career progression through:
- Monthly supervision
- Annual personal development plans/appraisals
- Access to exciting internal and external training opportunities.
- Preceptorship Programme
- Support and guidance with Revalidation
- Hidden Gem and annual award ceremonies
- Health and wellbeing services
- Season ticket loans
- Cycle to work scheme
- Relocation package
All of our sites in Surrey offer free use of the onsite leisure facilities and free parking for staff.
As an NHS Trust we strongly encourage and support vaccination as this remains the best way to protect yourself, your family, your colleagues and of course patients and service users when working on our healthcare settings.
Under supervision the post holder will:
- Offer individual and group intervention in response to the needs of service users.
- Support those engaging in theNeurodiversitypathway.
- Attend team meetings and prison forums that contribute to the care and safety of individuals held on the mental health case load.
- Offer a high level of care that is accessible to those with varying communication requirements.
- Assess and manage risk, inline with local and trust policy. This will include a working understanding and response of safeguarding responsibilities as well as a dynamic approach to risk assessment and management.
- Support the learning ofcolleagueas needed
