Occupational Therapy Assistant Newcastle, Ards, Northern Ireland
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated Band 3 Assistant to join our North Integrated Community Occupational Therapy Team. You will cover Stoke on Trent, Newcastle under Lyme and the Staffordshire Moorlands area . You willwork within a well-established OT team, implementing treatment plans and working alongside Occupational Therapists to deliver a high standard of care within a patient’s home environment, promoting the improvement of health and wellbeing of the population served.
We are looking for a band 3 Occupational Therapy Assistant to join our dynamic team within the Community Occupational Therapy team based in North Staffordshire.
You will work under the supervision of qualified Occupational Therapists to help implement and deliver treatment plans for adults with a variety of physical health needs within their home environment. Interventions focus on rehabilitation, assistive equipment, education, self-management, and lifestyle advice to promote independence. The post provides opportunities to gain specialist skills in rehabilitation, assistive equipment, and supporting the qualified OT Team with manual handling and implementing bespoke treatment plans. You will also be responsible for carrying out certain administrative and non-clinical duties as required.
We are looking for an enthusiastic individual with :
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
- A strong commitment to team working
- Initiative, flexibility and adaptability
- Commitment to self-development
- Committed to providing high quality patient care
- Previous work experience in therapy is not essential, however, a knowledge of the role of occupational therapy is desirable
- A friendly, supportive and experienced clinical team.
- Development of your clinical skills and continued professional development through supervision, appraisal, training and networking opportunities
MPFT provides physical and mental health care, learning disability, and adult social care services across Staffordshire, Stoke-on-Trent, Shropshire, and Telford & Wrekin. In addition, we provide services on a wider regional and national basis. We serve a population of 1.5 million and employ around 8,500 members of staff.
By joining MPFT you will become part of a diverse and inclusive team who are empowered and supported to deliver care in a way which is consistent with our values:
- putting people at the heart of what we do
- empowering people to improve care and wellbeing
- delivering better health, better care in partnership
We will support your career development and progression. Membership of the excellent NHS pension scheme, generous maternity, paternity, adoption leave, pay and the option for flexible working. You will receive up to 27 days annual leave (increasing to 33 days) and the opportunity to purchase additional annual leave.
We are also proud to have a choice of staff networks that help you meet like-minded people.
You will:
Be competent as appropriate to the requirements of the role. Demonstrate at all times the Partnership Trust Values of: “We Put Quality First, We Focus on People and We Take Responsibility.”
Be a therapy assistant and have an understanding of the knowledge and skills required for the post.
Work with registered staff to provide a service for a defined population of service users in a variety of settings across the Partnership Trust .
To be able to maintain concentration and focus to fulfil delegated tasks.
Be skilled in undertaking delegated tasks in the implementation of rehabilitation packages and provide feedback working under the direction of a registered practitioner.
Demonstrate effective communication skills with both colleagues and services users.
Competent with IT and the ability to use clinical systems.
