Job summary
- Main area
- Therapy - MH Inpatients
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- Job ref
- 371-MHS467
- Employer
- Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Prospect Park Hospital
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £25,147 - £27,596 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 25/07/2024 23:59
- Interview date
- 30/07/2024
Employer heading
Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor
Band 4
Job overview
Exciting opportunity has arisen for Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor (OTTI) to facilitate pottery sessions jointly with Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions.
The PPH Therapy team is composed of Occupational Therapy, Physiotherapy, Dietetics and Speech and Language Therapy team members. Working in a passionate Allied Health Professional team, you will have access to our Trust-wide Learning and Development programme and be supported in your career and personal growth with opportunities to help you to build your Continuing Professional Development portfolio, enabling you to extend your skills and ensure that you excel. As an Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor, you will have the opportunity to be trained in VDT MoCA (Model of Creative Ability).
You will have a passion for caring a warm personality and the resilience to play a vital role in helping patients take the next step in their journey. With excellent communication and people skills, you will be empathetic and sensitive to the needs of patients, their families, and carers. You will engage and motivate patients therapeutically, using verbal and non-verbal skills where there are barriers to communication and understanding. Collaborating with our multidisciplinary team, you will be eager to learn.
Your energy and drive will be rewarded with the support of an enthusiastic Therapy team that strives to create a warm, friendly, and compassionate environment.
Main duties of the job
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Provide safe and stimulating activity in the multi-craft room for in-patients.
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Educate staff about the value of craft/pottery as a Therapeutic activity.
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Be responsible for the appropriate risk management of all the tools and equipment used within the multi-craft room.
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The post holder will be responsible, under the guidance of a qualified Occupational Therapist, for delivering Occupational Therapy interventions, including the delivery of Therapeutic groups, to patients with range of mental health conditions.
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Provide quality, care and support which enables patients to be supported with a recovery focus throughout their in-patient care episode, whilst promoting independence and protecting choice, dignity, privacy, and safety.
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Engage service users and their carers in Therapeutic programmes of care and encourage them, in a compassionate manner, to support them in achieving their identified goals and to promote independence and well-being through a client-centred approach.
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Develop Therapeutic relationships with patients, using motivational interviewing techniques and empathy, using sensitivity and effective reassurance to establish an effective Therapeutic relationship with patients that may present barriers to engagement in Occupational Therapy.
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Show commitment to and participate in quality improvement activities and Clinical audits.
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Promote at all times a positive image of people with mental health conditions.
Working for our organisation
Berkshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a specialist mental health and community health services trust. Rated ‘outstanding’ by the CQC, we’re committed to providing the best possible care to people across Berkshire.
We value diversity and are proud to be a Stonewall Top 100 Employer. We work hard to create an inclusive environment where you’ll be supported by friendly and professional colleagues to flourish.
Our values at Berkshire Healthcare:
- Caring for and about you is our top priority
- Committed to providing good quality, safe services
- Working Together with you to develop innovative solutions
We welcome people who share these values to come and work for us.
Benefits of working for us include:
- Flexible working options to support work-life balance
- 27 days’ annual leave rising with service + opportunity to buy and sell
- Generous NHS pension scheme
- Excellent learning and career development opportunities
- ‘Cycle to Work’ and car leasing scheme including electric vehicles
- Access to a range of wellbeing tools and services
- Discounts at hundreds of popular retailers and restaurants
- Staff networks for race, diversity, disabilities, the environment and armed forces community to support equality
- Generous maternity, paternity, adoption and special leave
- Free parking across Trust sites
If you share our values and would like to come and work for us, please submit your application as soon as possible as we'll occasionally close roles early that have a high number of applications.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
The 3 “must haves” for you to be considered for this role:
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Experience of working as Occupational Therapy Assistant in mental health setting.
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A commitment and passion to deliver high quality care in a mental health.
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An ability to be flexible and work creatively in accordance with service needs.
For further information about the role, please see attached job description and person specification. We strongly encourage you to review how you meet the criteria in the person specification and write about this point-by-point in your supporting statement for the best chance of being shortlisted. For further application tips- see the help with your application document attached once you click apply.
If you're someone who shares our passion for excellence and care, you belong at Berkshire Healthcare!
We welcome a conversation about flexibility and any other questions you may have. Please don't hesitate to call: Merlin Dhas on 01189605000 or email: [email protected] who'll be delighted to help.
We are committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from all sections of the community, regardless of any protected characteristics. Reasonable adjustments will be made for disabled applicants where required.
Person specification
Education/Qualifications/Training
Essential criteria
- Good general educational qualifications including English & Maths at GCSE or equivalent grade C or above or equivalent.
Desirable criteria
- Relevant Technical Qualification e.g. NVQ 3 relating to pottery/woodwork/technical craft based skills
- Relevant clinical/healthcare qualification e.g. Care certificate, QFC/NVQ 2 and above
Continuous Professional Development
Essential criteria
- Willingness to take part in further training and self-directed learning
Previous Experience
Essential criteria
- Relevant experience in inpatient mental health setting as an OTA together with relevant short courses.
Knowledge, Skills & Abilities
Essential criteria
- Have an awareness of mental health problems that patients can experience.
- Ability to work independently with groups and individuals within a supportive environment.
- Good communicator, both verbally and written with good IT skills
- Ability to work as a team within the Therapy team and wider MDT.
Additional Requirements
Essential criteria
- Ability to work on Weekends, Bank Holidays and Extended Hours, including shift working depending on the service needs. Possible Weekend duty frequency: 1 weekend day every 3rd weekend
Desirable criteria
- Holding a Clean Driving licence
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Merlin Dhas
- Job title
- Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01189605000
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