Senior Occupational Therapy Support Worker

We are seeking a motivated individual to join our team as a Senior Occupational Therapy support worker at Arnold Lodge.

Therapy Services consists of an established and dedicated team of Occupational Therapists, Support staff, Peer Support worker and Sports, Fitness and Well-being staff. We work together to provide a comprehensive range of interventions to meet the therapeutic needs of the patient group and value diversity within the team.

The Therapy Services team has a strong focus on recovery and patients involvement.

You will have experience of organising and running a variety of activity sessions with individuals and groups. Experience of working in mental health is desirable but not essential. Please read the job specification to ensure that you meet the criteria.

You will receive a comprehensive induction training programme and support to develop within the role. Clinical and managerial supervision will be provided for the post holder from the Senior Occupational Therapist.

These posts would be ideal for people wanting to gain some clinical experience within Occupational Therapy.

To work with the Therapy Services team to provide Occupational Therapy to patients across the three pathways at Arnold Lodge - Male Mental Health, Personality and Women's.

To deliver occupational focused sessions using practical, vocational, creative, social , leisure and daily living activities.

To contribute to the assessment and treatment of individual patients.

To lead or co-facilitate groups and individual sessions for patients in the hospital and the community.

We have a huge variety of opportunities in our expansive Trust covering geographically from South Yorkshire, Nottinghamshire to Leicester, providing mental health inpatient and community services, community health services, forensic mental health services and secure prison healthcare across the East Midlands.

We have more than 100 sites and a huge scope of unique opportunities to develop your career and gain some amazing experiences. We strive to be a great place to work and offer many staff benefits and tailored staff support and wellbeing programmes.

Do you want to make a difference?

Do you believe in Trust, Honesty, Respect, Compassion and Teamwork?

Then Nottinghamshire Healthcare is the perfect place for you to start, maintain or further your career. Join our team of nearly 9000 who are making a difference every day. We are all about our people – our staff, volunteers, carers, service users and patients. We are NottsHC.

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Therapy Services Philosophy of Care: -

To be a flexible and needs-led service where patients are provided with a wide range of opportunities and experiences to develop and maintain their skills, promoting lifelong learning and physical and mental well-being.

To facilitate meaningful occupation in order to maximise the individual’s quality of life and recovery whilst minimising potential risks.

To enable integration into the community when appropriate and promote social inclusion.

To provide an inclusive service where the individuality of each patient is respected, giving consideration to ethnic origin, age, background, religion, sexual orientation or personal beliefs.

To deliver individual interventions identified and planned by the Occupational Therapist as part of the patient’s treatment plan.

To co-facilitate Occupational Therapy led treatment groups

To provide sessions for patients in ICU, Long Term Segregation and seclusion.

To escort patients on community leave either individually or in groups

To contribute to the daily functioning of the designated area of work, including sharps checks and room searches.

To work on the wards when required for example to cover staff support or low staffing numbers.

Please note that this post may not meet the pay and skill level required for a Skilled worker visa

Successful applicants with no prior NHS experience would normally be placed at the bottom of Agenda for Change Band 3. This salary is below the minimum salary required for sponsorship for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa. In these circumstances the Trust would not, therefore, be able to sponsor for a Skilled Worker / Health & Care visa.

Applicants requiring a Skilled Worker Visa can determine the likelihood of obtaining a Certificate of Sponsorship against the relevant criteria herehttps://www.gov.uk/skilled-worker-visa