[ref. d06259617] Senior Occupational Therapy Assistant for Education, Work and Vocation - Birmingham
Please note that this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
Job overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Occupational Therapy Assistant to join the Women’s Secure Blended Service and the Forensic CAMHS Team at Ardenleigh. The successful applicant will join both already established Occupational Therapy Services.These services provide assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, and aftercare to our service users with complex mental health needs. Birmingham is culturally diverse city; as a team we are looking to provide OT services that are compassionate, inclusive, and committed to our service users and staff to ensure excellent care.
We look forward to welcoming the successful candidate into our teams.
The role will require the individual to work autonomously and use initiative to develop our shared areas such as the shop, library and hub to make these safe spaces for our service users to get their needs met, enhance their recovery and provide educational and work opportunities.The hub space is a new space we aim to develop into a working internet coffee shop for our service users and staff. This is a really exciting opportunity for the staff member to develop this space alongside service users with the aim of supporting service users’ recovery, provide a space for education and build skills such as resilience, time management and communication.
Main duties of the job
Under supervision of a registered Occupational Therapist the post holder will be expected to:
- To role model pro social attitudes and behaviours.
- To maintain safe and effective working practices and take steps to minimise risk.
- To work with the wider multi-disciplinary team to ensure the appropriateness of worker roles available to service users.
- Use technical/creative skills to assist in the provision of a flexible, client centred programme of therapeutic activities.
- To provide oversight and leadership of the therapeutic worker roles and ensure that these are provided in line with service user need.
- To provide leadership of the internal shop, including operational management i.e. Till operation/money management, stock control/ stock rotation, the ordering,
- It will be a requirement the post holder will need to demonstrate a positive attitude towards the client group and promote recovery activities.
- The role will include lone working with service users
- To provide oversight of the general running of the Library alongside leadership to ensure that the Library worker role is relevant and beneficial to service users.
- To establish excellent working relationships with the wider MDT to enable a collaborative co-created space for service users to gain experience working in a coffee shop, running of the timetable, computer café, events planning and facilitation.
- To maintain accurate clinical records and appropriate data.
Working for our organisation
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally.We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community.If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
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Person specification
Shortlisting
Essential criteria- Relevant Level 3 NVQ qualification (teaching or health and social care etc)
- Proficient skills in IT, Maths and English (Level 2 or above)
- Ability to manage conflict effectively and work with service users with challenging mental health
- Have an understanding of the Occupational Therapy profession and its role within Mental Health Services.
- Previous retail/ customer service experience.
- Experience and competency in engagement of service users in projects/care
- Previous experience working in a coffee shop/café.
- Previous experience working in a health care setting
Our Trust is committed to treating individuals fairly and ensuring they have the same opportunities to fulfil their potential, even if this means doing things differently for different people sometimes. We are working hard to ensure our workforce reflects the diversity within Birmingham and Solihull and that our services meet the needs of all diverse service users and carers.
The Trust is committed to safeguarding and promoting the welfare of children, young people and vulnerable adults and expects all staff and volunteers to share this commitment. As part of our safe recruitment practice pre-employment checks will be undertaken before any appointment is confirmed.As part of the selection process you may be required to undergo a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check, however all cases of criminal record history are dealt with on a case by case basis.
Please note, if applicable for your role you will be required to cover the cost of your DBS certificate. This will be deducted from your salary over 3 months. You will also be required to sign up to the DBS Update Service before commencement with the Trust.The Trust will reimburse this. You will be contractually obliged to maintain your subscription.
All successful applicants will be required to complete the Trust’s induction programme. The Fundamental (Statutory and Mandatory) training will be in an e-learning format. You will be required to complete training modules online (approx. 9-14 hours depending on post) by the end of your second week with us.
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