Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner Walsall, England
Job description
An exciting opportunity has arisen to be part of the Complex Recovery team. This role includes working under the band 7 and 6 O.T.'s to work practically with those individuals that have recently returned from out of area rehabilitation placements, living across the four localities within the Black Country. These individuals will be open to secondary care services with a diagnosed Severe Mental Illness and requiring community rehabilitation support.
The post holder will also be responsible for supporting the assessment and intervention plans of the senior Occupational Therapists to support the complex mental health needs of individuals, ensuring that the placement and or package of care is appropriate to their needs and step down to locality based services. The post holder will work intensely with the client for 12 months, focusing on helping to build resilience, improve their wellbeing and tailoring interventions to meet their individual, cultural and social needs.
Main duties of the job
The post holder will work as part of the Complex Recovery Rehabilitation Service MDT, which includes a Consultant Psychiatrist, Psychologist, CPN's and Occupational Therapists. The post holder will liaise with external agencies to achieve personalised recovery outcomes for patients within the service.
The post holder will be able operate flexibly from home and /or a community-based facility and will provide service from the work base, via the telephone or within the service user’s place of residence. Some travel will be required once the team go live across the four areas within the trust.
The service will operate Monday to Friday 9-5 hours but is expected to advise service users and carers of access to services outside of these hours and liaise and refer on to other mental health care providers in cases where support outside of these hours is required.
Working for our organisation
At Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, we’re building a high-calibre, diverse and inclusive mental health workforce. One that will give talented professionals like you the opportunity to shape an outstanding service that will transform community mental healthcare and deliver happier and healthier lives all across our communities.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details regarding the main responsibilities please see Job Description and Person Specification
Person specification
Experience
Essential criteria
Experience in a mental health setting
Desirable criteria
Experience in a community setting
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Salary: £23,949.00-£26,282.00 per year
Benefits:
- Additional leave
- Bereavement leave
- Canteen
- Childcare
- Company car
- Company events
- Cycle to work scheme
- Discounted or free food
- Employee discount
- Employee mentoring programme
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Enhanced paternity leave
- Financial planning services
- Flexitime
- Free flu jabs
- Free or subsidised travel
- Free parking
- Gym membership
- On-site parking
- Referral programme
- Sick pay
- Store discount
- Wellness programme
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Experience:
- working in a mental health setting: 1 year (required)
Work Location: One location
Reference ID: 285-6435-MH
