Job summary
Are you highly motivated, creative, and innovative?
If so, there is an opportunity for a new Occupational Therapy Assistant based at Francis Willis Unit. We work with Males of working age, detained under the MHA. Located at our 15 bedded Low Secure Inpatient Ward for assessment and treatment. You will be working with the Ward Occupational Therapist to offer a range of group and individual assessments/interventions. Both within the ward, and for those with the Section 17 leave, also within the community.
As a valued team member, you will work with service users, carers, MDT and external services to promote patients' independence, quality of life and well-being.
The role sits within the wider occupational therapy rehabilitation service and provides regular opportunities for peer support, as well as ongoing support from the Rehab OT lead. We support and embrace continuing practice development opportunities. Including specific training, together with ample peer supervision around the Model of Human Occupation (MOHO), sensory integration techniques and risk assessment. We are also keen to empower the person who joins our team to feel able to share their own skills, experience and interests and be part of directly shaping and developing mental health occupational therapy provision in the trust.
If you have any questions, or would like pre-application conversations regarding the role, then please do not hesitate to get in touch.
We look forward to hearing from you!
Main duties of the job
To provide effective evidence based specialist clinical services and activities for service users.
To ensure a high standard of care for all patients by effective communication with patients, carers and the referral source.
To work closely with social care colleagues and the multi-disciplinary team, seeking opportunities to promote social integration to the benefit of service users and effective service delivery.
To organise and deliver individual clinical programmes as agreed with supervising clinicians in line with clinical governance and professional standards.
About us
Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust provides mental health services and a number of learning disability, autism and social care services in the county of Lincolnshire. Employing around 2,800 staff, and serving a population of over 766,000, our people lie at the heart of everything we do.
You could be part of a Trust rated by staff as one of the best mental health and learning disability trusts in England, in an area heralded as a fantastic place to live and work. We firmly believe the key to high quality care is a contented workforce. This is reflected in our Care Quality Commission rating of 'outstanding' for well-led and 'good' overall. In the most recent National NHS Staff Survey, our staff rated us as the number one trust nationally for staff morale and one of the top scoring NHS Trusts in the Midlands for being compassionate and inclusive. We're really proud of this!
We are also leading the way in transforming care, with multi-million-pound transformation of patient environments and radical redesign of community services.
This is the time to join and help redesign our services of the future. We offer options for flexible working and provide a wide range of training and promotion opportunities in all professions. We support and celebrate diversity, have active staff networks groups and are always looking at what more we can do to support our staff.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical practice/ work practice
Deliver therapeutic activity programmes/activities according to defined protocols, to meet defined clinical outcomes
Understanding of a large range of non-routine work procedures and practices which require base level theoretical knowledge gained through relevant training and experience.
Assessing and teaching service users under the supervision of a qualified therapist
To be involved in teaching and providing instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of occupational therapy and activities.
To contribute to the assessment of a service users understanding of treatment proposals, and work within the legal framework with clients who lack capacity to consent.
To support other staff and students as appropriate
To respond positively to organisational change and be flexible with work practices depending on need
Health and Safety
To ensure the safety of service users and staff at all times.
To participate in risk assessments, implement the management plan and participate in the review of risk within the service users programme of care.
To liaise with relevant Trust managers in order to ensure that medical devices and equipment are appropriately managed, maintained and repaired; including staff training (if appropriate)
To adhere to all Trust Health and Safety policies
Communication and Record Keeping
To ensure effective communication with service users, carers, members of the multi-disciplinary team and outside agencies
To represent occupational therapy in a positive manner, attending Trust forums where relevant
To keep accurate records within the multi-disciplinary notes and to maintain appropriate statistical returns, including computerised data.
Education and Development
To participate in regular planned, and where necessary, unplanned support/supervision from the supervisor.
To participate in the Performance Appraisal and Development process and ensure that personal development needs are met in conjunction with the supervisor and team managers.
To undertake essential training as relevant to the role and attend relevant professional/educational forums as required.
To contribute to the clinical support of students on placement.
To maintain a professional portfolio to evidence personal development.
Contribute to the education of colleagues, carers and staff from other agencies to facilitate care packages for service users
Policies and Procedures
The duties and responsibilities of the post will be undertaken in accordance with the policies, procedures and practices of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and the professional standards of the College of Occupational Therapists.
Evidence based practice
To contribute towards developing and evaluating an evidence based service, modifying &/or improving clinical practice as appropriate.
To contribute to/undertake clinical audits for the service as required
Job description
Job responsibilities
Clinical practice/ work practice
Deliver therapeutic activity programmes/activities according to defined protocols, to meet defined clinical outcomes
Understanding of a large range of non-routine work procedures and practices which require base level theoretical knowledge gained through relevant training and experience.
Assessing and teaching service users under the supervision of a qualified therapist
To be involved in teaching and providing instruction to relatives, carers and other professionals, to promote understanding of the aims of occupational therapy and activities.
To contribute to the assessment of a service users understanding of treatment proposals, and work within the legal framework with clients who lack capacity to consent.
To support other staff and students as appropriate
To respond positively to organisational change and be flexible with work practices depending on need
Health and Safety
To ensure the safety of service users and staff at all times.
To participate in risk assessments, implement the management plan and participate in the review of risk within the service users programme of care.
To liaise with relevant Trust managers in order to ensure that medical devices and equipment are appropriately managed, maintained and repaired; including staff training (if appropriate)
To adhere to all Trust Health and Safety policies
Communication and Record Keeping
To ensure effective communication with service users, carers, members of the multi-disciplinary team and outside agencies
To represent occupational therapy in a positive manner, attending Trust forums where relevant
To keep accurate records within the multi-disciplinary notes and to maintain appropriate statistical returns, including computerised data.
Education and Development
To participate in regular planned, and where necessary, unplanned support/supervision from the supervisor.
To participate in the Performance Appraisal and Development process and ensure that personal development needs are met in conjunction with the supervisor and team managers.
To undertake essential training as relevant to the role and attend relevant professional/educational forums as required.
To contribute to the clinical support of students on placement.
To maintain a professional portfolio to evidence personal development.
Contribute to the education of colleagues, carers and staff from other agencies to facilitate care packages for service users
Policies and Procedures
The duties and responsibilities of the post will be undertaken in accordance with the policies, procedures and practices of Lincolnshire Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and the professional standards of the College of Occupational Therapists.
Evidence based practice
To contribute towards developing and evaluating an evidence based service, modifying &/or improving clinical practice as appropriate.
To contribute to/undertake clinical audits for the service as required
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 in Health (or similar) in or willingness to work towards it
Desirable
- Evidence of training applicable to health/social care
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
Experience
Essential
- Have a good understanding of mental health and related issues
Desirable
- Experience of working in a healthcare environment
- Experience of domestic and occupational activities
Skills & Competences
Essential
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to create a motivating/stimulating environment through activity.
- Ability to work under supervision
- Observation skills
- Ability to motivate self and others.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- NVQ 3 in Health (or similar) in or willingness to work towards it
Desirable
- Evidence of training applicable to health/social care
- Basic Food Hygiene Certificate
Experience
Essential
- Have a good understanding of mental health and related issues
Desirable
- Experience of working in a healthcare environment
- Experience of domestic and occupational activities
Skills & Competences
Essential
- Basic IT skills
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Ability to create a motivating/stimulating environment through activity.
- Ability to work under supervision
- Observation skills
- Ability to motivate self and others.
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
