Overview
An exciting opportunity has arisen for a technical instructor at Hurst Place. Hurst Place is a 15 bedded male inpatient mental health rehabilitation unit based at Tameside hospital and is part of the rehabilitation and high support care hub. The care hub is undergoing transformation to achieve excellence in patient care.
To provide occupational activity to patients with severe mental illness currently receiving services in the unit. The Technical Instructor will work under the supervision of a qualified Occupational Therapist to provide vocational and social skills to patients. Under the guidance of the Occupational Therapist, the instructor will be autonomous in planning and carrying out specified group activities and will work with service users to identify occupational goals within a treatment session as part of the overall occupational therapy care plan. The instructor will assist the qualified Occupational Therapist, as required, in the delivery of occupational therapy programmes on an individual and group basis, participate in the assessment of patients under supervision, monitor and modify interventions to ensure occupational goals are being achieved, and undertake occupational activity with patients that promotes recovery, increases independence, and is valued.
To work as an integrated member of the multi-disciplinary team, contributing to clinical discussion, and to maintain up-to-date and accurate records of all interventions.
Responsibilities
* Work under the supervision of a qualified Occupational Therapist to provide vocational and social skills to patients.
* Be autonomous in planning and carrying out specified group activities, and work with service users to identify occupational goals within a treatment session as part of the overall occupational therapy care plan.
* Assist the qualified Occupational Therapist, as required, in the delivery of occupational therapy programmes on an individual and group basis.
* Participate in the assessment of patients under the supervision of the Occupational Therapist.
* Monitor, evaluate and modify interventions to ensure occupational goals are being achieved.
* Undertake occupational activity with patients that promotes recovery, increases independence, and is valued.
* Work autonomously to undertake specific individual and group OT sessions as agreed with the qualified OT.
* Assist service users to develop and gain skills for everyday living (e.g., budgeting money, shopping, cooking, developing social networks, accessing local services).
* Work as an integrated member of the multi-disciplinary team, contributing to clinical discussion.
* Maintain up-to-date and accurate records of all interventions.
About us and Diversity
We are proud to provide high quality mental health and learning disability services, both inpatient and in the community across five boroughs of Greater Manchester. Our vision is for a happier and more hopeful life for everyone in our communities and our staff work hard to deliver the very best care for the people who use our services. We are committed to equality, diversity and inclusion and encourage applications from all individuals regardless of race, age, disability, ethnicity, nationality, gender, gender reassignment, sexual orientation, religion or belief, marriage and civil partnership. We also encourage applications from individuals with lived experience of mental illness, either as a service user or carer.
Benefits
* Generous annual leave entitlement for Agenda for Change and Medical and Dental staff.
* Flexible working opportunities to support your work/life balance.
* Access to Continued Professional Development.
* Involvement in improvement and research activities.
* Health and wellbeing activities and access to staff wellbeing services.
* Access to staff discounts across retail, leisure and travel.
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