Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner - NHS

Job overview

Come and join our community-based team who work closely alongside local authority and specialist mental health services to support adults with learning disabilities and complex needs.

This is an excellent opportunity to work in an extremely rewarding specialist area where you will use your occupational therapy skills to support personalised interventions for the clients and support occupational therapy colleagues within a well-established and friendly team.

We believe in treating the whole person, not just the condition, so we provide flexible and holistic care in a range of community settings.

Main duties of the job

The occupational therapy team provides specialist support to enable people with a learning disability to live their lives fully in the community.

You will be expected to:

• Develop and increase knowledge around falls and people with a learning disability and how this can impact their lives.
• Completing falls assessments and carrying out interventions including falls prevention work.
• Complete the trust training and gain competencies to become a Supplementary Assessor to be able to assess and prescribe standard stock equipment.
• Manage a clinical caseload providing assessment and interventions for people with a learning disability under supervision from an occupational therapist. You will work towards maximising a person's quality of life by providing clinical expertise, behavioural and/or engagement support.
• Measure progress and ensure effective outcomes for the individual with a learning disability
• Possess excellent communication and interpersonal skills, and the ability to work well as part of a team. You will be required to work closely with all stakeholders and promote effective collaborate working with all those involved in the person’s life.
• Contribute to the development of multi-disciplinary best practice, service development and quality improvement.

The post holder will be encouraged to access regular supervision, annual appraisal and identified CPD opportunities as required/available.

Working for our organisation

Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’ve got a passion for delivering high standards of patient care and excellent services to improve the health of our communities. To do this we need outstanding people who share our values compassionate Aspirational Responsive Excellent

We know a commitment to equity, diversity and inclusion leads to better patient care and a happier workforce. We pride ourselves in being diverse and welcome applications from people with varied backgrounds, perspectives and experiences

Short listers will see two ticks alongside your application to ensure they apply the principles of the scheme to your submission

The data we collect helps us to ensure we are attracting diversity in our applicants, that all our colleagues have equitable access to career opportunities and supports us on our journey to being a Great Place to Work

We’ll support you to work flexibly in a way that will suits us both

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Detailed job description and main responsibilities

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Still have questions? The recruiting manager would love to hear from you, their contact details can be found in the job advert.

We can get a lot of applications for some roles so to be in with the best chance of being shortlisted please make sure you apply as soon as possible. A vacancy may close early if there is a lot of interest in the job.

At KCHFT we strongly encourage colleagues in clinical and non-clinical roles who have direct or social contact with patients to be fully vaccinated. In this way we will be doing all we can to ensure your safety and that of your colleagues and the patients we serve.

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Person specification

QUALIFICATIONS

• Evidence of Foundation Degree Level study (Level 5) Functional Skills at Level 2 (Literacy and numeracy/ GCSE grade A-C or equivalent in English and Maths)

• Mentorship / Coaching qualification Trusted Assessor/ Supplementary Assessor

EXPERIENCE

• Minimum of 2 years’ experience as a Senior Healthcare worker Experience of working as part of a team Experience with the use of Microsoft Office and a variety of IT packages (E-Pay / E-roster / Rio)

• Experience of working with people with a learning disability Experience of working in a community setting Experience of working with people who fall or at risk of falls Experience of assessing and prescribing standard stock equipment

KNOWLEDGE

• Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS and Primary Care including Clinical Governance, NICE, Essence of Care Knowledge of up to date clinical practice Understands the role and remit of an occupational therapy assistant practitioner

• Knowledge of the occupational therapist role within a community learning disabilities team

SKILLS & ABILITIES

• Sound communication and interpersonal skills (verbal and written) Ability to organise own work Ability to cope with change Ability to use own initiative Moderate IT skills

PERSONAL ATTRIBUTES

• Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice Ability to work under pressure Flexible and adaptable

ABILITY TO MANAGE

• Able to support the implementation of local and national agenda’s for health under the guidance of the occupational therapist Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, taking into account Trust policies and procedures Ability to manage own time effectively