An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Occupational Therapist Assistant to join the children and young people Learning Disabilities team. The successful applicant will join an already established Occupational Therapy Service, which aims to provide assessment, treatment, rehabilitation, and aftercare, whilst being committed to clinical excellence and the provision of high-quality evidence-based intervention.
The Learning Disability team offer interventions to support children and young people aged 0-19 who have a diagnosis of a moderate to profound learning disability and an additional need of a mental illness or behaviours that are challenging to manage. The team provides behavioural interventions collaboratively with individuals, families, carers, and local services, to help children and young people to experience the best lives that they can.
As the Band 4 Occupational Therapy Assistant you will be expected to lead the way on supporting the ongoing delivery to empower young people and their carers within our services to learn new skills, overcome obstacles and build confidence and resilience This is a fantastic opportunity for a dynamic, creative, and imaginative individual to be able to adapt and deliver high quality Occupational therapy provisions within a well-established multidisciplinary team and to make significant difference to the lives of the young people and their families.
To explain and promote the role of occupational therapy and the service
To maintain safe and effective working practices and take steps to minimise risk.
To develop effective partnerships with appropriate community providers i.e., social care, education and charitable organisations
To work with the wider multi-disciplinary team
Use technical/creative skills to assist in the provision of a flexible, client centred programme of therapeutic activities for individuals/groups of service users and their carers within the learning disabilities team
To deliver appropriate therapeutic interventions with supervision from a qualified occupational therapist using a range of evidence-based frameworks
To maintain accurate clinical records and appropriate data.
To engage with clinical reflection, supervision, and training to maintain well-being and safe practices.
To undertake delegated tasks to contribute to the safe and smooth running of the wider service, such as providing duty cover and being part of choice appointments
Welcome to Birmingham and Solihull Mental Health NHS Foundation Trust. Our 4000 clinical and support staff help us to improve mental health wellbeing and meet the needs of the 70,000 people we serve each year. We provide a range of mental healthcare services across Birmingham and Solihull, as well as specialised services nationally. We also offer medical, nursing and psychology training and are proud of our international reputation for both research and innovation.
Our population is culturally diverse, characterised in places by high levels of deprivation which create an increasing demand for our services and a necessity for us to make sure everyone can access the help they need. We are a team of compassionate, inclusive and committed people working together to provide excellent care to support our community. If you are looking for a place to belong, where you can make a real difference to people’s lives, join our team where our warm welcome is waiting for you.
For further information about the main responsibilities please view the attached job description and person specification.
We highly recommend you submit your application as soon as possible, this post may close earlier than the indicated closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received.
