Occupational Therapist Assistant

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Full time
Location: Atherton
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Job offered by: Austin Fraser
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Are you an Occupational Therapist Assistant looking to work for a company that supports, values and recognizes your dedication to delivering great healthcare? If so, this might be for you. Join The Spinney as an Occupational Therapist Assistant and change the lives of male patients with personality disorder and/or mental illness. Under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist, you will support the service in delivering structured activities and assisting in the planning for individual and group therapeutic interventions. You will build one-to-one rapport with service users to encourage participation in activities and empower recovery. This role is specifically focused on the planning, delivery and evaluation of sports sessions and allotment sessions. This role will adapt seasonally. Within winter months, the role will predominantly be sports sessions; however, over spring, summer and autumn, the majority of sessions will be held on the allotment. As an Occupational Therapist Assistant, you will contribute to the assessment, monitoring, evaluation, and modification of structured activities in order to measure progression and ensure effectiveness. Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will be supported regionally and will have access to a variety of training and online courses to support your career development and growth. As an Occupational Therapist Assistant you will be: Assisting Occupational Therapists, Nurses and other MDT staff in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individual care plans. Supporting service users to achieve their goals and access appropriate services. Maintaining adequate records, entering details in the service user healthcare records. To be successful in this role, you will have: GCSE/O-Levels (A-C) or a relevant NVQ2. Experience in a similar environment & Mental Health. Personal training qualification. Verbal and written communication skills. Where you will be working: Location:

Everest Road, Atherton, Manchester, M46 9NT. You will be working at The Spinney, a service which offers a range of care settings for male patients with personality disorder and/or mental illness. The purpose-built medium, low secure and rehabilitation wards, as well as a psychiatric intensive care unit (PICU), are all set within an 11-acre site with extensive woodland and landscaped areas. You will be working alongside a multidisciplinary team at The Spinney who have previously been recognized by the Association of Psychological Therapies (APT) for their ability to reinforce positive behaviour, prevention of challenging behaviour and successful interventions in a secure care setting. What you will get: Annual salary of £24,961. The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (including Bank Holidays) - plus your birthday off! Subsidised meals. Free parking. Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance. Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals. Pension contribution to secure your future. Life Assurance for added peace of mind. Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time. There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more. About your next employer: You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person's individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

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