Job summary
- Main area
- APOT
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Fixed term: 12 months (Expectation to work outside of office hours to meet the needs of the service)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Expectation to work outside of office hours to meet the needs of the service)
- Job ref
- 338-6888086-24
- Employer
- Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Townend Court
- Town
- HULL
- Salary
- per annum
- Closing
- 13/01/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Associate Practitioner Occupational Therapy (APOT)
Band 4
Humber Teaching NHS Foundation Trust are proud award winners of the HSJ Provider of the Year 2019
Job overview
We are seeking an Occupational Therapy Associate Practitioner to work under the supervision of a Specialist Occupational Therapist and provide interventions on the in-patient unit and in the community. The post would be suitable for a confident and enthusiastic Band 4 (or an experienced Band 3 who is ready to progress), to join our acute learning disability in-patient service. The team at Townend Court is multidisciplinary and includes Nursing, Occupational Therapy, Clinical Psychology, Psychiatry and Speech and Language Therapy.
The successful applicant will support the Occupational Therapist and wider team in carrying out assessments and effective interventions for a complex client group with a variety of sensory, physical, cognitive, social and environmental needs. You will be expected to work autonomously and carry out treatment plans agreed with the Occupational Therapist. This will include delivering a wide range of individual and group activities to meet identified aims. There will be the opportunity to take part in training and regular supervision.
Main duties of the job
The successful applicant will support the Occupational Therapist and wider team in carrying out assessments and interventions with clients. Interventions may include daily living skills training, community skills such as shopping and social activities and engagement in meaningful activities. Our valued team members support some of the most vulnerable people in society, demonstrating professionalism, care and compassion.
Working for our organisation
We are an award winning and CQC rated good health and social care Trust delivering integrated services across Hull, East and North Yorkshire. Find out more on our website
We are a forward thinking and dynamic Trust with a real commitment to staff development. We value our colleagues and invest in them to ensure they have the right skills to deliver outstanding care.
We are proud to score above or equal to the average for all NHS People Promise theme areas demonstrating our commitment to improve the experience of working in the NHS for everyone. Wherever you work we know you will receive a warm welcome and all the support you’ll need to get you started.
We recognise the positive value of diversity and promotes equality whilst challenging discrimination. We welcome and encourage job applications from people of all backgrounds.
Work life balance is about having influence and flexibility over when, where and how you work. If the work pattern for this role does not meet your needs, we welcome an application and are happy to discuss working arrangements that differ from those advertised.
We offer a unique range of benefits that go above and beyond other NHS Trusts including an enhanced leave package and health and wellbeing support.
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Detailed job description and main responsibilities
For further details with regard to this vacancy opportunity, please see the attached Job Description and Person Specification.
Person specification
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- A good understanding of relevant policy, legislation drivers and their application to clinical and service area, e.g. Mental capacity Act, Social Inclusion
- Basic IT skills
- Knowledge of preparing programmes for improving patient lives
- Knowledge of working in the clinical area
- Relevant diploma or NVQ level 3 or Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care
Desirable criteria
- knowledge of Occupatioanl Therapy
- General knowledge of government drivers and policies.
Experience
Essential criteria
- Demonstrable knowledge/experience of working within mental health/learning disabilities clinical practice areas
- Experience of working within a health care setting and providing occupational therapy interventions as delegated.
- Experience of facilitating individual and group interventions
- Experience and knowledge of occupational therapy assessments
Desirable criteria
- Experience of liaising and working with multidisciplinary teams
- Evidence of working within a health care setting relevant to position.
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- NVQ III in health or social care or other equivalent relevant qualification/experience plus significant knowledge skills development to diploma equivalent level
Skills and Competencies
Essential criteria
- Effective communication, interpersonal, organisational, and clinical skills
- Evidence of engagement with patients experiencing complex needs
- Motivated and ability to work without direct supervision, prioritising own workload and using own initiative
- Understanding the limit of job role and responsibilities
- Able to work as an effective and flexible member of a team
- Ability to work with both individuals and groups
- Ability to commute within the Trust geographical area with access to an appropriate means of transport
Desirable criteria
- Ability to effectively communicate to a range of professionals and patients/carers.
- Ability to work flexibly to respond to specific service need.
- Full driving licence (if applicable)
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
- Hannah Harrison
- Job title
- Lead Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 01482 336740
- Additional information
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