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Job summary

Main area
Mental Health
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 3
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week
Job ref
354-AB-20906-A
Employer
Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Mill View
Town
Hove
Salary
£24,625 - £25,674 pa
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
27/04/2025 23:59

Employer heading

Sussex Partnership NHS FoundationTrust logo

Occupational Therapy Support Worker

NHS AfC: Band 3

Come and join us

We're looking for people who share our values (compassion, accountability and optimism) to help us provide high quality care to the patients, carers, families and local communities we serve. We specialise in providing NHS mental health and learning disability services.

So what can we offer you in return?

We're an organisation which puts people first. We'll do everything possible to help you feel respected, valued and included. We'll help you learn, acquire new skills and gain further experience to support your career development. And we'll provide the opportunity for you to bring your fresh ideas to work about how we can do things differently and continue improving.

You will also be joining a health and care system committed to working together to do the best we can for the communities we serve. Above all, at Sussex Partnership you'll have the chance to make a difference to the lives of the patients, carers and families across our communities.

As a Trust we are committed in making a difference. Your development is important to us, so don't forget to ask us during interview what opportunities we can offer. We can offer fully funded lifelong learning opportunities such as an apprenticeship from GCSE to Masters level.

If you like the sound of that, then come and join our team.

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a committed Band 3 Occupational Therapy Support Worker to work as part of our acute mental health, inpatient occupational therapy team at Mill View Hospital, in the vibrant city of Brighton and Hove.  

You will be based within the Home First team on our later-life ward, working alongside a qualified occupational therapist to provide  occupational therapy assessment  and a range of 1:1 and group interventions to older adults with mental health needs. You will work with patients for up to 6 weeks following discharge to support the transition back into the community, contributing to safe and effective discharges. 

We welcome candidates with effective communication and organisation skills, a compassionate, person-centred approach, able to demonstrate confidence and self-awareness and above all a caring attitude and desire to make a difference. You will need to possess effective time management and problem solving skills. 

 

Main duties of the job

You will be responsible for designing, planning and delivering a range of prescribed therapeutic programmes to individuals or groups of patients/clients within an overall care package.  You will be involved in assessing,  evaluating and reporting on patient  responses to prescribed therapeutic Programmes from an Occupational Therapist. You will maintain a specific caseload of patients/clients in community and in-patient setting, working closely alongside the Home First OT.

Working for our organisation

In return for your skills and expertise we can offer you challenging and highly rewarding work within an established, innovative, forward thinking occupational therapy team that prides itself on being support, providing regular learning and development opportunities and clinical supervision. The organisation has regular CPD events and networks, and excellent training opportunities, with a professional structure in place.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

  • To work under the guidance of an Occupational Therapist in the
    delivery of clinical interventions using a range of technical and
    creative skills to engage clients in occupational activities.
    - To monitor the client progress, taking account of their environment
    and adjust clinical interventions accordingly with supervision from an
    Occupational Therapist.
    - Under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist, facilitate and
    participate in planned group work, individual activities and ongoing
    continuous assessment with supervision.
    - Contribute to occupational therapy assessments e.g. Activity of Daily
    Living Assessments (ADL) and treatment plans under the guidance
    of an Occupational Therapist.
    - Under supervision of an Occupational Therapist, provide a range of
    activities, instructing and guiding clients with more complex needs to
    support them in achieving identified occupational therapy goals, with
    some supervision.
    - To carry out community/home visits as directed by an Occupational
    Therapist and report on the outcome.
    - To contribute to the generic tasks of the team as directed by a
    registered occupational therapist.
    - To actively promote service user driven O.T interventions within a
    recovery approach.
    - Have a basic working knowledge of the medication prescribed for the
    persons in their care. To include usual dosage, common side effects
    and the need for any special monitoring.
  • To form professional relationships with clients and communicate with
    them in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture.
  • To report effectively to the local clinical and occupational therapy
    team on a client’s performance and progress in the areas of self management productivity and leisure.
  • To demonstrate effective communication skills with people

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • A recognised qualification in an area related to the workplace or equivalent technical/life skills
  • Evidence of a commitment to lifelong learning
  • Health care or relevant NVQ level 3 or equivalent skills

Knowledge/Experience

Essential criteria
  • Experience of working with people with mental health needs in a paid or voluntary capacity
  • Experience of working with people with mental health difficulties
  • Experience of being supervised

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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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.

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
claire michie
Job title
Professional Lead OT
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
01273 621984
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