Occupational Therapy Assistant Canterbury, England
Job description
Do you have a passion for recovery focused care, which is underpinned by our trust values of respect, openness, accountability, working together, innovation and excellence?
Do you have a passion for working with people who are experiencing acute mental illness, within an inpatient setting? Would you like to be part of an innovative model of care, which places therapy at its core? Our team works to promote person-centred care by focusing on recovery through the provision of multidisciplinary team, working within psychological approaches and through therapeutic activity.
Occupational Therapy is recognised as having an essential and core role within the multi-disciplinary team and is at the forefront of developing recovery and therapeutic interventions. We are seeking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapy Assistant who is looking to positively contribute to this innovative approach to promote the therapeutic engagement of service users.
You will be responsible for supporting the Occupational Therapy team to carry out assessments, treatments, group work and individual interventions. You will also have the opportunity to work within a dynamic and creative environment. You will work closely with the team to implement and provide a therapeutic programme which supports the use of activity in order to aid recovery and enable a timely and sustained discharge.
This position would suit someone with a keen interest in working in the mental health field. You will need to have good team working skills and the ability to communicate effectively with both staff and service users. You will be required to work between the hours of:
08.00 – 20.00 Monday – Friday. However some flexibility may be required, to support the 7-day programme.
Come and work with us in the Garden of England where we combine exceptional professional development opportunities with a tremendous quality of life.
We are Kent and Medway NHS and Social Care Partnership Trust (KMPT), providing mental health, learning disability and specialist services, serving 1.8 million people across the county.
The Trust (rated Good overall by the CQC and Outstanding for care) has 3,283 staff working in 66 buildings across 33 locations, covering an area of 1,450 square miles.
You will be joining friendly, passionate colleagues, rich in their diversity, who are committed to providing excellent care to our service users and their loved ones.
The nature of our work attracts kindness and compassion as standard and everyone from our cleaners and porters to the chief executive and chairman are recognised as playing a vital role in providing an exemplary service.
Running therapeutic groups and activities with patients.
Creating a therapeutic environment with access to fresh air and sensory interventions.
Signposting patients for support in the community to support their recovery needs. Supporting discharge planning.
Involving family, friends and carers in the care and treatment of patients.
Escorting patients on leave.
Supporting Occupational Therapist in completing ADL assessments.
Equipment provision and audits.
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