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An exciting opportunity has arisen for individuals who have an interest in working with service users with a variety of mental health problems. An Occupational Therapy Assistant is required to commence in post in Fern Ward to work on an older adult complex care acute ward.
Fern Ward serves the people of the Liverpool, the successful candidate will be working as a key member of the Occupational Therapy service within Leigh Moss Hospital with the expectation of working over 7 days.
We are looking for a self motivated and caring individual who can facilitate group activities and assist the qualified Occupational Therapy staff as required.
The post holder will be responsible for assisting in the development and delivery of treatment and care plans where appropriate under the direction and supervision of a qualified Occupational Therapist and in collaboration with the ward manager.
The post holder will be required to actively work as part of The Multi-Disciplinary Team.
The Post Holder will be expected to work in an innovative way to support the smooth running of the Ward and required to offer individual and group activities alongside Occupational Therapy staff and under the indirect and direct supervision of a Qualified Occupational Therapist.
Theses duties will extend to using The Occupational Therapy Process to assist in assessment, planning and the implementation of Therapeutic Activities within an In-Patient Mental Health Setting.
The Post Holder will be required to work collaboratively and flexibly with Nursing and Support Worker staff to ensure meeting the diverse needs of service users and the function of the ward. The ward manager has ultimate responsibility for ensuring therapeutic activity takes place within a safe and therapeutic environment
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.
We offer specialist inpatient and community services that support physical and mental health and specialist inpatient mental health, learning disability, addiction and brain injury services. Mersey Care is one of only three trusts in the UK that offer high secure mental health facilities.
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.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Sarah Mckeown Job title: Ward Manager Email address: sarah.mckeown@merseycare.nhs.uk Telephone number: 01512506143
Sarah Mckeown, Ward Manager 0151 250 6143
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Full-time
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Health, Wellness & Fitness
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