Are you an Occupational Therapist Assistant looking to work for a company that supports, values and recognises your dedication to delivering great healthcare? If so, this might be for you.
Join Spring Wood Lodge as an Occupational Therapist Assistant and change the lives of women over the age of 18 who have complex emotional and mental health problems associated with significant risk behaviours. Typically they have a diagnosis of personality disorder or a severe mental illness. Under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist, you will support the service in delivering structured activities, assist in planning individual and group therapeutic interventions, build one‑to‑one rapport with service users to encourage participation and empower recovery, and contribute to the assessment, monitoring, evaluation and modification of structured activities to ensure effectiveness.
Job responsibilities
- 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 into the service user healthcare records.
- Delivering structured activities and therapeutic interventions in a multidisciplinary team environment.
Location
1 Towngate Close, Guiseley, Leeds, LS20 9PQ
What You’ll Get
- Annual base salary of £25,058
- 33 days annual leave (including bank holidays) plus your birthday off and the option to buy additional annual leave
- Career development and training to help you achieve your professional goals
- Access to our Rewards & Benefits platform Ely‑Vate
- Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a healthy work‑life balance
- Access to Blue Light Card for exclusive offers and discounts
- Life Assurance for added peace of mind
- Stream – instant access to earned wages and financial wellbeing support
- 24/7 GP service and second medical opinion
- Enhanced Maternity Package
- Pension contribution
- Free/subsidised meals and onsite/local free parking
Qualifications
- GCSE/O‑Levels (A‑C) or a relevant NVQ2
- Experience in a similar environment & Mental Health
- Verbal and written communication skills
Person Specification
- GCSE/O‑Levels (A‑C) or a relevant NVQ2
- Experience in a similar environment & Mental Health
- Verbal and written communication skills
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.
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 their individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.
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