JOB TITLE: Occupational Therapy Assistant
RESPONSIBLE TO: Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy
ACCOUNTABLE TO: Therapy Manager
LOCATION: Peterborough
TERMS: Full time 40 hours per week
RATE: £27,000 per annum
We are currently looking for a Therapy Assistant to join our Therapy team in our 105 bed Eagle Wood Neurological Care Centre in Peterborough.
Key Areas of Responsibility
- Participate as a full member of the Therapy team in the implementation of individual treatment plans, including other relevant multi-disciplinary team members where appropriate.
- Prepare residents for occupational therapy sessions, ensuring their privacy and dignity is maintained at all times.
- Under the supervision of the Occupational Therapist, provide ongoing monitoring, support and assessment of residents’ physical and mental health needs.
- Prepare and clean equipment, maintain tidy working areas during and after treatment.
- Complete regular inventories of therapy equipment and maintain accurate records.
- Ensure all equipment is kept up to date and in good working order.
- Carry out basic repairs or arrange servicing for damaged or faulty equipment.
- Check and maintain equipment safe for use and act according to company policy if faulty.
- Be involved in overseeing inventory checks of equipment in the gym, Occupational Therapy Kitchen and Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy treatment rooms and on the units with direction from the Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists.
- Monitor progress of individuals and report observations to the Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist, Speech and Language Therapist and the Nurse in Charge.
- Attend daily nursing handovers on all Units every morning and give relevant feedback to the Health Care Assistants and Therapy team.
- Support with OT kitchen sessions as directed by the Occupational Therapist.
- Carry out shopping for ingredients if not available from the kitchen for Occupational Therapy Kitchen sessions.
- Be involved in groups organised by Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy.
- Monitor and encourage residents’ progress, taking into account the environment and provide regular feedback to the Occupational Therapist, Physiotherapist or Speech and Language Therapist.
- Be involved in any administration tasks which assist with the running of the Therapy Department, including photocopying, printing, using Microsoft Office (Word and Excel) to input therapy stats, maintain up-to-date equipment inventories and other admin tasks.
- Carry out the implementation of treatment programmes or, where appropriate, set up elements of the programmes to be carried out by carers.
- Carry out specific treatment and care under the guidance and delegation of the qualified Therapists in accordance with the agreed treatment programme.
- Evaluate a resident’s progress, re-assess and alter treatment programmes/goals as required in conjunction with qualified Therapists.
Rewards and Benefits
- 25 days annual leave plus bank holidays.
- Westfield benefits including discounted shopping and restaurants and many other benefits.
- Optional wage stream.
- Employer pension contribution.
All staff employed by PJ Care are individually responsible and expected to safeguard and promote the safety and welfare of all individuals who access PJ Care services to ensure everyone is protected from actual or potential harm.
PJ Care Ltd strongly believes in the promotion of Equality, Diversity, and Inclusion in all areas of life, but particularly in the workspace and is proactive in supporting every member of our team and residents to reach their true potential.
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