Occupational Therapy Assistant - Sowenna

Job summary

We have a rare and exciting opportunity for two Occupational Therapy Assistants to join our in-patient team at Sowenna, working with young people with severe and enduring mental health presentations. This is a great time to be joining an expanding team and the post will provide the opportunity to contribute to the development of OT practices, working within a creative and innovative multi-disciplinary team.

The successful practitioners will be an integral part of the ward team, as well as key members of the wider MDT, supporting clinical staff and providing advice and guidance on the ward. We are looking for candidates preferably with experience of children's mental health services, although this is not essential. The successful practitioners will be required to draw upon the developing evidence base to support assessment, formulation, intervention, and evaluation processes.

For further details, please contact Kirsty Pape, Senior Occupational Therapist,Tel: 01208 834234.

Main duties of the job

To manage individuals and groups of patients who are engaged in social and recreational activities on and off the ward. This may include people who have physical disability and health needs, behaviors that challenge and learning disabilities as well as an acute episode of mental illness

To contribute to the assessment of patients by reporting presentations, changes, performance and progress whilst engaged in individual and group activities.

To complete occupational therapy interventions as directed from the ward based OT

Delivering individual and group OT interventions.

Supporting occupational assessments through observation and feedback.

Maintaining therapeutic boundaries.

Promoting independence, recovery and social inclusion.

Facilitating ADL, life skills, vocational, leisure and sensory interventions.

Working with patients presenting with distress, challenging behaviour or cognitive impairment.

About us

We're an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people's physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 5,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 10 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

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