Occupational Therapy Assistant Lichfield, England
Job description
You will work closely with the occupational therapist within the team to support the assessment of children and young people’s functional needs and their environment, with a focus on their strengths to address their mental health needs. Work collaboratively with the young person and their support system to support the Occupational therapist to deliver focused intensive brief interventions using community resources to enable the young person to engage in activities that are important to them and that positively support their mental health
This role is supported by strong links to AHP’s working in both CORE CAMHS and the other specialist CAMHS teams. This is an exciting opportunity to demonstrate what this role can bring both to the team and across the wider mental health function
This is a diverse role. We are looking for professionals with a passion for working with our Children & Families, experience in this area is not essential (although beneficial) as you will have the opportunity to expand your skill set and have the opportunity to integrate with our core services, offering learning and development opportunities such as shadowing and specialist supervision and consultation from others working with CYP & Families
The team offer support to CYP and families 8am-10pm weekdays and bank holidays, and will likely include weekends moving forwards.
- You will communicate effectively across a wide range of channels and with a wide range of individuals, the public, health and social care professionals, maintaining the focus of communication on delivering and improving health and care services.
- Demonstrate those inter-personal skills that promote clarity, compassion, empathy, respect and trust.
- Contribute to team success and challenge others constructively.
- Communicate with individuals, carers and other services in a courteous and helpful manner, whilst being mindful that there may be barriers to understanding.
- Report to appropriate registered care professional information received from the individuals, carers and members of the team.
- Ensure all patient related information is treated sensitively and adhere to the principals of confidentiality at all times.
- Report any accidents or incidents and raise any concerns as per organisational policy.
- Ensure clear, concise, accurate and legible records and all communication is maintained in relation to care delivered adhering to local and national guidance.
- Ensure ability to manage electronic records system taking responsibility of the need to protect access (ID, passwords, swipe cards).
- Standard keyboard skills required for inputting data onto RiO.
- Travelling across the locality of South Staffordshire
- Carrying/transporting equipment i.e. laptop
- Supporting your career development and progression
- Excellent NHS Pension scheme
- Generous maternity, paternity and adoption leave
- Options for flexible working
- Up to 27 days annual leave (increasing with service up to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional leave
- Extensive Health and Wellbeing support and resources
- If you work in our community teams, we pay for your time travelling between patients
- Lease car if you complete more than 500 business miles per annum, fully insured and maintained (including tyres), mileage paid at lease car rate
- Salary sacrifice car - fully insured and maintained (including tyres), your gross pay is reduced by the cost of the vehicle before tax, NI and pension deductions are calculated, milage paid at business rate s
- Salary sacrifice bikes up to £2k
- Free car parking at all trust sites
- Free flu vaccinations every year
- Citizens Advice support linked with a Hardship Fund for one off additional support up to £250 (if the criteria is met)
Please refer to job description and person specification document attached to advert for further details
