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Are you an Occupational Therapist Assistant looking to work for a company that supports, values and recognises your dedication to delivering great healthcare? If so, this might be for you.
Join Emerald Place as an Occupational Therapist Assistant and change the lives of young people aged 13 up to the age of 18. You will be working as part of a team to support the assessment and treatment of young people who are admitted to a General Adolescent Unit (GAU) with a range of Mental Health needs.
Under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist, you will support the service in delivering structured activities and assisting in the planning for individual and group therapeutic interventions. You will build one-to-one rapport with young people to encourage participation in activities and empower recovery.
As an Occupational Therapist Assistant, you will contribute to the assessment, monitoring, evaluation, and modification of structured activities in order to measure progression and ensure effectiveness.
Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will be supported regionally and will have access to a variety of training and online courses to support your career development and growth.
As An Occupational Therapist Assistant You Will Be
Contributing to the creation of young people and ward therapeutic activity timetables, ensuring that young people have access to therapeutic interventions to meet their recovery needs and are provided with a range of activities to promote healthier lifestyles and skill development
Working collaboratively with the Multi-Disciplinary Team (MDT) members in the care and treatment of young people
Providing effective and accurate clinical entries and outcome of activities using an electronic patient records system
Liaising with all departments to ensure activities are accessible to all young people
Ensuring necessary risk assessments have been completed prior to commencement of activities and providing input into risk assessments associated with timetabled activities
Using creative skills to continually enhance and develop a range of activities
Working with the clinical teams, to develop a calendar of social events to promote social inclusion
Working with young people individually in specific therapeutic interventions as recommended by the Occupational Therapist, in order to enable young people to meet their recovery needs
Considering each young person’s individual needs and develop positive approaches for creative engagement with the individual and their needs
Completing department audits as required
Ensuring that all young people are enabled to have meaningful community involvement and access in agreement with the MDT
Working with occupational therapy to identify opportunities in the community for people to have their cultural and religious needs met
To Be Successful In This Role, You Will Need
Ability to form effective working relationship with all staff in the ward environment
Experience of maintaining positive relationships with a wide variety of professionals, colleagues and external agencies
Ability to design meaningful activity timetables and source inventive activities suitable and relevant to the young people being supported
Ability to work shifts that include some evenings and weekends
Experience of managing a changing workload and maintaining a flexible approach
Experience of organising timetables and activities for multiple people
Experience in working in Mental Health or services for young people
Experience developing and facilitating psychoeducational sessions
Time management skills and the ability to prioritise
Ability to co-ordinate, motivate and engage young people
Ability to support young people in a manner that is calm and enabling
Where You Will Be Working
Location: Emerald Place, Farmfield Drive, Charlwood, Surrey, RH6 0BN
Surrey and Borders Partnership NHS Foundation Trust and Elysium Healthcare have worked in partnership to provide a new purpose-built inpatient Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in Surrey.
Emerald Place Clinic is a 12-bed general adolescent inpatient unit for the care and treatment of young people aged 13 up to the age of 18 who require inpatient care for the assessment and/or treatment of a range of Mental Health difficulties.
What You Will Get
Annual salary of £25,058
The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
Free meals and parking
Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance
Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals
Pension contribution to secure your future
Life Assurance for added peace of mind
Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time
There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.
About Your Next Employer
You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move.
Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally.
Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.
Seniority level Seniority level Entry level
Employment type Employment type Full-time
Job function Job function Health Care Provider
Industries Hospitals and Health Care
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