Do you want to develop your specialist paediatric knowledge and progress your career by working in a close-knit team in a highly diverse community?
Do you want to want to be part of a multidisciplinary team and support our OTs in the running of our clinics and interventions?
As an Occupational Therapy Assistant in our team of highly skilled Occupational Therapists in Newham, you can make a real difference to the children and families in our community.
We have an exciting opportunity for an innovative and dedicated Occupational Therapist Assistant with knowledge and experience in the field paediatrics, to be part of our team supporting children and young people from 0-18 years., Band 4 - Occupational Therapy Assistant - Full Time
[Note: this post is not for qualified occupational therapists]
Our team works with children with a range of conditions that impact on their ability to participate in activities of daily living.
We are based in West Ham Lane Health Centre and work in a variety of settings such as clinics, homes, nurseries, Children's Centres and education settings.
Within the Specialist Children and Young Peoples' Service (SCYPS), the OTs form an integral part of a multidisciplinary therapies team who work closely with Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Dietitians, Paediatricians and Specialist Nurses. Together our mission is to make positive differences to peoples' lives by delivering high quality services for the children and families of Newham.
We are a warm, welcoming and supportive team of OTs and OTAs bringing life experiences from across the world. We re-group monthly for whole team meetings and enjoy four off-site team away days per year where we aim to recap, review, unwind and team-bond. You will have your own monthly supervision with an experienced Band 5 OT, you will be supported to work towards annual appraisal targets and update your CPD portfolio with opportunities to be involved in Service Improvement, Clinical Audit and Quality Improvement.
Working for our organisation
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
1. The role includes:
o Supporting the Occupational Therapists during assessments and interventions
o Running groups in different settings around the borough of Newham
o Supporting the Occupational Therapists with any administrative tasks
o Supporting the team when running training sessions either in person or on virtual platforms
o Supporting the team in updating resources for our website
o Supporting the team in the processes of ordering equipment
We Care. We Respect. We are Inclusive. And we are looking for a talented OT Assistant who embodies these qualities when supporting our service users and their families, as well as in their relationships with colleagues and partner organisations.
We invite you to look into our Children OT website for further information about our service (Link: https://www.elft.nhs.uk/scyps/our-services/occupational-therapy ).
Please refer to the Job Description for further details about this post.
Making Things Better
Quality Improvement is a key part of our work to improve our services and refine how we do things. We have a global reputation for our quality improvement work and we don't stand still! So we offer a fantastic opportunity for our staff to learn, lead and contribute towards improving our services.
We launched our Five Year Strategy in April 2018, which identified four main strategic outcomes to improve: population health outcomes, experience of care, staff experience and improve value. This complements the NHS Long Term Strategy and sets out our direction of travel.
Our Community
We provide a wide range of community health and mental health inpatient services to children, young people, adults of working age, and older adults in The City of London, Hackney, Newham, Tower Hamlets, Bedfordshire and Luton. We also provide psychological therapy services to the London Borough of Richmond, and provide Forensic services to the whole of North East London. We provide services in urban and rural settings, sometimes in our inpatient units, but mostly in the community close to where people live. Integrated care is key in making the best use of resources and providing effective care.
Aiming High
We were rated 'Outstanding' by the CQC in 2016, were proud to be rated 'Outstanding' again in 2018 and continue to be rate 'Outstanding' in 2021.. We were named in the HSJ's Top 10 best places to work in healthcare and were voted Provider Trust of the Year in 2018.
Staff and Service Users United
We strive to ensure that staff feel valued by the Trust and as they are truly pivotal in delivering better outcomes for our patients and service users. Our aspiration is to help to make ELFT the best place to work. This Trust is clinician-led and provides the highest possible level of clinical expertise throughout its services. We pride ourselves on our service user involvement. A service user will be on your assessment centre and interview panel if you are invited to meet us.
We especially welcome people with lived experience of health difficulties, with insight and understanding of different backgrounds, cultures and lifestyles in our population as we believe that this will equip staff to deliver a high standard of care to our service users and patients.
Diversity
ELFT Is committed to being a diverse organisation and our workforce is reflective of the population and communities we serve. We believe that having colleagues with a range of backgrounds and life experiences enriches and adds value to the outcomes we have set out to achieve. Having partnered and endorsed by organisations who are representative and experts in various areas of equality and diversity, we can ensure we are meeting the pre-set standards all the way from recruitment stage throughout the career journey of our employees by being accessible, having fair inclusive practices and a host of staff networks to support, nurture and celebrate our valued staff in the workplace.
Other reasons to apply
As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that's job share, part time or another flexible pattern.
As part of the relocation scheme we presently have, the Trust could support you with offering up to £10,000 for removal and associated expenses. This is subject to change and terms and conditions apply.
ELFT has long been recognised as a centre of excellence for mental and health care, innovation and improvement. So it is a very exciting time for you to come and work for us. Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive - so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
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