Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- Band 3
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (One evening per week)
- Job ref
- 186-814-24-FS
- Employer
- Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Arnold Lodge
- Town
- Leicester
- Salary
- £22,816 - £24,336 per annum (pro rata for part time)
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 16/07/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Senior Occupational Therapy Support Worker
Band 3
Job overview
We are seeking a motivated individual to join our team as a Senior Occupational Therapy support worker at Arnold Lodge.
Therapy Services consists of an established and dedicated team of Occupational Therapists, Support staff, Peer Support worker and Sports, Fitness and Well-being staff. We work together to provide a comprehensive range of interventions to meet the therapeutic needs of the patient group and value diversity within the team.
The Therapy Services team has a strong focus on recovery and patients involvement.
You will have experience of organising and running a variety of activity sessions with individuals and groups. Experience of working in mental health is desirable but not essential. Please read the job specification to ensure that you meet the criteria.
You will receive a comprehensive induction training programme and support to develop within the role. Clinical and managerial supervision will be provided for the post holder from the Senior Occupational Therapist.
These posts would be ideal for people wanting to gain some clinical experience within Occupational Therapy.
A secondment would be considered for internal applicants.
Main duties of the job
To work with the Therapy Services team to provide Occupational Therapy to patients across the three pathways at Arnold Lodge - Male Mental Health, Personality and Women's.
To deliver occupational focused sessions using practical, vocational, creative, social , leisure and daily living activities.
To contribute to the assessment and treatment of individual patients.
To lead or co-facilitate groups and individual sessions for patients in the hospital and the community.
Working for our organisation
Nottinghamshire Healthcare employs over 10,000 colleagues who help #MakeADifference every day. We provide intellectual disability, mental health, community health, forensic and offender healthcare services across Nottinghamshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire. Care is delivered from over 120 sites within the community from acute settings and across low, medium and high secure environments including prisons.
As one of the largest mental health and community trusts in the East Midlands and one of the biggest employers in Nottinghamshire. We are also home to national and regional services such as the National High Secure Deaf Service and the Nottingham Centre for Transgender Health.
We are committed to flexible and agile working, including the opportunity to join our bank.
Your health and wellbeing is our priority and as such we invest significantly in this via our in-house Occupational Health Service, Staff Counselling Service and Health and Wellbeing Team.
We offer a number of employee-led staff networks, including Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) groups, our Green Champions Network, Freedom to Speak Up Network. Health and Wellbeing Champions Network and Menopause Champions. We provide care to a diverse range of communities and are passionate about supporting diversity and inclusion in the Trust.
If you believe in our values of Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork, then we would love to hear from you!
#TeamNottsHC
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Therapy Services Philosophy of Care:-
To be a flexible and needs-led service where patients are provided with a wide range of opportunities and experiences to develop and maintain their skills, promoting lifelong learning and physical and mental well-being.
To facilitate meaningful occupation in order to maximise the individual’s quality of life and recovery whilst minimising potential risks.
To enable integration into the community when appropriate and promote social inclusion.
To provide an inclusive service where the individuality of each patient is respected, giving consideration to ethnic origin, age, background, religion, sexual orientation or personal beliefs.
To deliver individual interventions identified and planned by the Occupational Therapist as part of the patient’s treatment plan.
To co-facilitate Occupational Therapy led treatment groups
To provide sessions for patients in ICU, Long Term Segregation and seclusion.
To escort patients on community leave either individually or in groups
To contribute to the daily functioning of the designated area of work, including sharps checks and room searches.
To work on the wards when required for example to cover staff support or low staffing numbers.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential criteria
- GCSE Grade C or higher in Maths and English
- NVQ Level 2 or equivalent in relevant subject
Desirable criteria
- Other qualifications relevant to the post
Training
Desirable criteria
- Training related to mental health
- Training related to activities - art, photography, gardening etc
Knowledge
Essential criteria
- Understands the purpose and role of Occupational Therapy within mental health care
- Demonstrates an awareness of mental health issues
- Knowledge of Arnold Lodge and its purpose.
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge about recovery
- Demonstrates a knowledge of risk and risk assessment
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience of facilitating activities for individuals and groups
- Experience and understanding of working in a team
- Voluntary or paid work within a healthcare setting
Desirable criteria
- Experience of working within an occupational therapy team
- Experience of working within mental health
Skills
Essential criteria
- Good communication, negotiation and liaison skills (both oral and written).
- Ability to work independently and prioritise own workload.
- Basic IT skills.
Desirable criteria
- Other skills as relevant to the post
Values and Behaviours
Essential criteria
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate at interview that they act in line with Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Values: Trust Honesty Respect Compassion Teamwork
- All colleagues are expected to demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion as identified within the Trust’s Equality and Diversity Policy and associated Equality, Diversity and Human Rights legislation
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
- Fiona Evriviades
- Job title
- Occupational Therapy Manager
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0116 2077862
- Additional information
Please contact me for an informal discussion and we can arrange a visit to Arnold Lodge if you are short listed for an interview.
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