Job summary
Occupational Therapy Apprenticeship, Band 4
Fixed Term Contract - 37.5 hours per week
Work pattern is shift base 7 day service
Adult inpatient mental Health Unit
Apprenticeships are designed to give talented people an opportunity to gain a nationally recognized qualification while completing on the job training with our highly skilled clinicians.
We are seeking to appoint an innovative and enthusiastic Occupational Therapy Apprentice to work within the Adult Male psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU). This unit provides intensive care facilities for people compulsorily detained, who are in an acutely disturbed phase of a serious mental disorder such that their safe, therapeutic management and treatment in a general open acute ward is jeopardised. Oxleas House provides 24-hour services for Greenwich residents with mental health problems. The Occupational Therapy team provide a comprehensive Seven Day Therapies Programme with a focus on life skills acquisition.
To qualify for the apprenticeship program the successful candidate must meet the following criteria:
- Over 16 years old
- Resident in the UK / EU for the past 3 years
- Should have GCSEs level 2 /Grade C in Maths and English
- Successfully completed study at Level 3 including a science (Most universities do not accept City and Guilds nor NVQ as Level 3 qualifications)
Main duties of the job
This is a developmental role over four years. You will work towards successful completion of a BSc (Hons) degree in Occupational Therapy and recognition by the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) as an Allied Health Professional (AHP) Occupational Therapist. You will develop and maintain knowledge, skills and competencies related to the role of an Occupational Therapist through your apprenticeship within the service as well as through completion of the Occupational Therapy Apprenticeship training programme. This includes working in clinic and community care settings, and delivery of direct person-centred care. Whilst undertaking this training you will work within the service as an Occupational Therapy Apprentice, where your role will reflect your learning.
About us
Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes. We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people. Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:
- We're Kind
- We're Fair
- We Listen
- We Care
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- To successfully complete the Occupational Therapy Degree Apprenticeship incorporating BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy and End Point Assessment
- To attend University and Clinical Placements as set out in the degree programme
- To complete and pass all academic modules and clinical placements to the required standard in order to progress through the programme
- To ensure timely achievement in accordance with the academic programme requirements
- To complete and pass the End Point Assessment
- In the workplace participate in the following duties, under appropriate supervision, thereby developing the required skills and ability to meet the requirements to become an Occupational Therapist while progressing through the degree programme as an Apprentice.
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust offers high-quality support to help you with your career journey. You will receive excellent training from our chosen training provider, a chance to network and meet other apprentices on your journey, and a forum for you to put forward innovative ideas to strengthen our services for the better. Whatever your career goals, you will find help and support to get you where you need to be.
Due to high demand recruitment will close after the first 50 applications have been received.
Job description
Job responsibilities
Main Duties and Responsibilities
- To successfully complete the Occupational Therapy Degree Apprenticeship incorporating BSc (Hons) Occupational Therapy and End Point Assessment
- To attend University and Clinical Placements as set out in the degree programme
- To complete and pass all academic modules and clinical placements to the required standard in order to progress through the programme
- To ensure timely achievement in accordance with the academic programme requirements
- To complete and pass the End Point Assessment
- In the workplace participate in the following duties, under appropriate supervision, thereby developing the required skills and ability to meet the requirements to become an Occupational Therapist while progressing through the degree programme as an Apprentice.
Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust offers high-quality support to help you with your career journey. You will receive excellent training from our chosen training provider, a chance to network and meet other apprentices on your journey, and a forum for you to put forward innovative ideas to strengthen our services for the better. Whatever your career goals, you will find help and support to get you where you need to be.
Due to high demand recruitment will close after the first 50 applications have been received.
Person Specification
Apprenticeship Criteria 1
Essential
- Over 16 years of age and UK/EU resident for the past three years
Apprenticeship Criteria 2
Essential
- GCSEs Level 2/Grade C in English and Maths
Apprenticeship Criteria 3
Essential
- Completed Level 3 in Science
Person Specification
Apprenticeship Criteria 1
Essential
- Over 16 years of age and UK/EU resident for the past three years
Apprenticeship Criteria 2
Essential
- GCSEs Level 2/Grade C in English and Maths
Apprenticeship Criteria 3
Essential
- Completed Level 3 in Science
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Additional information
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.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
