Occupational Therapy Assistant

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Full time
Location: Liverpool
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DUE TO A GENUINE OCCUPATIONAL REQUIREMENT, THIS ROLE IS BEING ADVERTISED FOR MALE APPLICANTS ONLY.

We have an exciting opportunity for a permanent Band 3 Occupational Therapy Assistant to work within our innovative and expanding Occupational Therapy Team at Ashworth Hospital, Maghull Health Park.

We are looking for an Occupational Therapy Assistant who can demonstrate compassion and empathy to our patients with a drive to improve the quality of care services within a high secure, forensic environment as part of Mersey Care's Secure Care Division.

Shortlisting planned for:

9 July 2024

Interview planned for:

24 July 2024.

You will be responsible for assisting in the delivery of meaningful activities of daily living within the Occupational Therapy service, under the direction and supervision of a qualified Occupational Therapist. You will be required to actively work as part of The Multi-Disciplinary Team. You will be expected to work in an innovative way to support the smooth running of the Occupational Therapy Service and will be required to offer individual and group activities alongside all other Occupational Therapy staff and under the indirect and direct supervision of a Qualified Occupational Therapist.

The above post will be implemented in line with The Royal College of Occupational Therapists.

Mersey Care is one of the largest trusts providing physical health and mental health services in the North West, serving more than 1.4 million people across our region and are also commissioned for services that cover the North West, North Wales and the Midlands.

At the heart of all we do is our commitment to ‘perfect care’ – care that is safe, effective, positively experienced, timely, equitable and efficient. We support our staff to do the best job they can and work alongside service users, their families, and carers to design and develop future services together. We’re currently delivering a programme of organisational and service transformation to significantly improve the quality of the services we provide and safely reduce cost as we do so.

Flexible working requests will be considered for all roles.

Key Responsibilities:

To work effectively as a member of a team in providing a programme of therapeutic activities and interventions as directed by the occupational therapist. To actively engage service users in therapeutic activities to promote independence and well-being within hospital and community environments. You will be required to facilitate 1:1 and group sessions under the Occupational Therapy and Life Rooms model. Support service users to attend and participate in sessions that promote recovery through attendance at Occupational Therapy and Life Rooms courses. To provide an update and overview of service users participation, engagement level and skills following sessions. To form professional relationships with service users, and communicate with them in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture. To maintain a high degree of confidentiality.

Please refer to attached Job Description for a full list of duties and responsibilities. #J-18808-Ljbffr

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