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Larch Ward at Meadowfield Hospital in Worthing are looking for an

Occupational Therapy Clinical Support Worker Band 3 to join the Multi-disciplinary team on Larch Ward which is an 18 bed Ward for adults aged over 65 experiencing mental health difficulties.

The Occupational Therapy Clinical Support Worker role is

22.5 hours with a flexible working pattern across 3 days

The Occupational Therapy Clinical Support Worker role includes facilitation of occupational interventions on a one to one basis and in groups to meet Patients’ occupational performance / recovery needs as identified by the Occupational Therapist.

Examples include:

• Regaining / maintaining / developing Activities of Daily Living (ADL) skills which can decrease during a hospital admission.
• Facilitating Patients to re-engage / maintain interests and activities in relation to their recovery.
• Facilitating engagement in identified purposeful roles.
• Facilitating Patients to achieve occupational goals they have identified.
• Facilitating Patients’ integration into the community.

We provide mental health and learning disability care for children, young people and adults across Sussex and for children and young people in Hampshire.

We’d love you to join our organisation that is rated ‘good’ overall and ‘outstanding’ for caring by the CQC. Our staff agree, in our recent staff survey 82% told us that they recognise that care for patients is our top priority.

You would be part of a supportive and friendly Multi-disciplinary team with opportunities to work in collaboration with colleagues including: Occupational Therapists, Activity Worker, Nurses, Doctors, Social Workers, Psychologist and community practitioners to support Patients in their recovery.

Your skills will be developed through Clinical Supervision, Management Supervision and Training opportunities.