This is a temporary Occupational Therapy Assistant role at the Brighton & Hove Clinic, which is part of Elysium Healthcare. The successful candidate will join a multidisciplinary team providing psychiatric services, inpatient therapies, and day care programmes for adults and young people experiencing mental health issues. The role involves facilitating meaningful activities, contributing to patient care plans, and supporting the team in providing a range of therapeutic interventions.
Main duties of the job
The Occupational Therapy Assistant will be responsible for monitoring programme activity, facilitating individual and group activities, assisting with risk assessments, and working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team. They will also contribute to the creation of patient and ward timetables, provide clinical entries in the patient database, and use their creative and organisational skills to plan cultural events for the ward and hospital. The role requires previous experience working with adults or young people with mental health disorders, as well as skills in areas such as art, craft, horticulture, cooking, or music. Job responsibilities
Working as an Occupational Therapy Assistant at Brighton & Hove Clinic, you will join the team that provides psychiatric services, inpatient therapies, and day care programmes for adults and young people who are experiencing difficulties with their life circumstances. The working pattern is four long days which includes: 1x 9 hours, 3x 9.5 hours. Shifts are 10am-8pm/8.30pm and includes working at least one day every weekend. You will work alongside the team at Brighton & Hove Clinic to ensure service users have access to therapeutic interventions to meet their recovery needs and are provided with a range of activities and initiatives to promote healthier lifestyles and skill development. As an Occupational Therapy Assistant, you will work 37.5 hours a week and will be working flexible hours to support the needs of the service, including some evenings and weekends. This is a great opportunity to utilise and develop your creative and organisational skillset as you will be responsible for providing cultural events for the ward and hospital. Hours:
37.5 Full-Time As an Occupational Therapy Assistant you will be: Monitoring programme activity and ensuring that meaningful therapeutic activity is provided safely Facilitating meaningful activities on an individual and group basis Assisting in writing and updating Risk Assessments for activity and risk of environment for all relevant interventions Working collaboratively with the Multi-Disciplinary Team members on patient activity Contributing to the creation of patient and ward timetables, ensuring that patients have access to therapeutic interventions to meet their recovery needs Providing effective and accurate clinical entries using an electronic patient database system Developing patients’ programmes as informed by individual patient’s needs Using creative and organisational skills in providing cultural events for the ward and hospital Supporting patients in developing vocational skills using activity and engagement Supporting patients within community integration, running community-based activities using public transport and locally-based resources Participating in monthly clinical supervision with the Occupational Therapist and the organisation's system of appraisal Participating in team building and other staff support measures Participating in and actively supporting the hospital's quality improvement programme Complying with the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, and related legislation Engaging in Continual Professional Development (CPD) opportunities when available Managing the activities budget; including petty cash; reconciling receipts etc. Coordinating Community Meetings; chairing the meeting in absence of volunteer; subsequent completion of actions and documentation To be successful in this role, you'll need: Previous experience of working with adults and/or young people with mental health disorders Skills in areas such as Art & Craft, Horticulture, Cooking, Music Good communication, effective computer, and good organisational skills Previous experience of organising/facilitating social events and activities Ability to design meaningful activity timetables and source inventive activities suitable for the service user cohort Where you will be working: Location:
14-18 New Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 4FH Working at Brighton & Hove Clinic, you will join the multidisciplinary team that provides CAMHS Tier 4 service for young people aged 12 - 18 years with a prime diagnosis of eating disorders and who may have other mental health conditions. Combining the NICE guidelines recommended therapies, the service creates bespoke programmes that provide person-centred care to support each person’s physical, medical and mental health needs. The service operates 24/7. You will work shift patterns including weekends, bank holidays and nights. Standard shifts are 12.5 hours a day, working 3 days for three weeks and 4 days for one week. What you will get: Annual salary of £25,548 The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off! Free meals 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. There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and 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. Person Specification
Qualifications
Previous experience of working with adults and/or young people with mental health disorders, as well as any specific skills that can be utilized in this setting, such as art, craft, horticulture, cooking, or music. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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The Occupational Therapy Assistant will be responsible for monitoring programme activity, facilitating individual and group activities, assisting with risk assessments, and working collaboratively with the multidisciplinary team. They will also contribute to the creation of patient and ward timetables, provide clinical entries in the patient database, and use their creative and organisational skills to plan cultural events for the ward and hospital. The role requires previous experience working with adults or young people with mental health disorders, as well as skills in areas such as art, craft, horticulture, cooking, or music. Job responsibilities
Working as an Occupational Therapy Assistant at Brighton & Hove Clinic, you will join the team that provides psychiatric services, inpatient therapies, and day care programmes for adults and young people who are experiencing difficulties with their life circumstances. The working pattern is four long days which includes: 1x 9 hours, 3x 9.5 hours. Shifts are 10am-8pm/8.30pm and includes working at least one day every weekend. You will work alongside the team at Brighton & Hove Clinic to ensure service users have access to therapeutic interventions to meet their recovery needs and are provided with a range of activities and initiatives to promote healthier lifestyles and skill development. As an Occupational Therapy Assistant, you will work 37.5 hours a week and will be working flexible hours to support the needs of the service, including some evenings and weekends. This is a great opportunity to utilise and develop your creative and organisational skillset as you will be responsible for providing cultural events for the ward and hospital. Hours:
37.5 Full-Time As an Occupational Therapy Assistant you will be: Monitoring programme activity and ensuring that meaningful therapeutic activity is provided safely Facilitating meaningful activities on an individual and group basis Assisting in writing and updating Risk Assessments for activity and risk of environment for all relevant interventions Working collaboratively with the Multi-Disciplinary Team members on patient activity Contributing to the creation of patient and ward timetables, ensuring that patients have access to therapeutic interventions to meet their recovery needs Providing effective and accurate clinical entries using an electronic patient database system Developing patients’ programmes as informed by individual patient’s needs Using creative and organisational skills in providing cultural events for the ward and hospital Supporting patients in developing vocational skills using activity and engagement Supporting patients within community integration, running community-based activities using public transport and locally-based resources Participating in monthly clinical supervision with the Occupational Therapist and the organisation's system of appraisal Participating in team building and other staff support measures Participating in and actively supporting the hospital's quality improvement programme Complying with the requirements of the Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, and related legislation Engaging in Continual Professional Development (CPD) opportunities when available Managing the activities budget; including petty cash; reconciling receipts etc. Coordinating Community Meetings; chairing the meeting in absence of volunteer; subsequent completion of actions and documentation To be successful in this role, you'll need: Previous experience of working with adults and/or young people with mental health disorders Skills in areas such as Art & Craft, Horticulture, Cooking, Music Good communication, effective computer, and good organisational skills Previous experience of organising/facilitating social events and activities Ability to design meaningful activity timetables and source inventive activities suitable for the service user cohort Where you will be working: Location:
14-18 New Church Road, Hove, East Sussex, BN3 4FH Working at Brighton & Hove Clinic, you will join the multidisciplinary team that provides CAMHS Tier 4 service for young people aged 12 - 18 years with a prime diagnosis of eating disorders and who may have other mental health conditions. Combining the NICE guidelines recommended therapies, the service creates bespoke programmes that provide person-centred care to support each person’s physical, medical and mental health needs. The service operates 24/7. You will work shift patterns including weekends, bank holidays and nights. Standard shifts are 12.5 hours a day, working 3 days for three weeks and 4 days for one week. What you will get: Annual salary of £25,548 The equivalent of 33 days annual leave – plus your birthday off! Free meals 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. There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts and 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. Person Specification
Qualifications
Previous experience of working with adults and/or young people with mental health disorders, as well as any specific skills that can be utilized in this setting, such as art, craft, horticulture, cooking, or music. Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
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