An exciting opportunity has arisen for an associate Practitioner to work as part of a service designed to support young people as an alternative to hospital admission. This is a full time post.
The service operates from the same building as the current Child and Adolescent inpatient Unit. The service provides specialised interventions for young people between the ages of 13 and 17 with a range of mental health difficulties in a mental health day service setting. The hours of operation of the service are 8am-6pm Monday to Friday with occasional working outside of this.
The ideal candidate will have experience of working with young people in mental health settings, and having intervention/therapy skills will be advantageous in day to day practice.
Working with young people and their families is highly rewarding and can provide high levels of job satisfaction.
We would welcome applications from all with experience working with those in a mental health setting who have a range of experiences and skills that align with the job description and main duties of the role.
The role of the Occupational Therapy Associate Practitioner is to work with the multi professional team and the Registered Practitioner(s) to assess, plan, organise and deliver clinical care in line with the service pathways and as agreed with supervising clinician(s).
The associate has a breadth of knowledge across the lifespan, providing holistic and person centred care and support for people of all ages and in a variety of settings. The associate works independently under the leadership of registered practitioners, working within all aspects of the clinical process.
Associates are equipped with the knowledge, understanding, skills, attitudes and behaviours relevant to employment and will work to a nationally recognised code of conduct(nursing associates only).
- To provide effective evidence based care for service users referred to the service under the supervision of registered clinicians in order to perform non-complex activities, in line with clinical governance and professional standards.
- To be recovery focused, have good risk assessment skills and have a good range of therapeutic interventions supported by evidence based practice.
- To use personal effectiveness and knowledge to contribute to the development and delivery of a high quality, cost effective service.
- To assist in day to day activities such as meal support, helping to facilitate groups, physical observations including ECG’s and taking bloods and other 1-1 patient related tasks.
The Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYPFT) is the main provider of Mental Health and Learning Disability services in Leeds. We also provide specialist inpatient services in York and some highly specialised services across the country. As a teaching trust with strong links to local universities, we are a centre of excellence for teaching, research and development.
There are many benefits of working for LYPFT including fantastic employee wellbeing support, 27 - 33 days annual leave, flexible working and remote working arrangements, the NHS Pension Scheme, coaching, support and opportunities for career development and training and education support alongside a range of exclusive discounts and payment schemes including for cars, extra leave days and more NHS Discount Offers.
We also have a bank department, offering variety of roles in nursing, allied health professions, healthcare support worker and administration clerical. Permanent employees are automatically added to bank.
Applicants should be aware that individuals requiring a visa to work in the UK, the Trust only provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles (this does not include Healthcare Support Workers) . This is an essential requirement, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you do not meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.
We recruit people based on their values and qualifications (where required) and believe that their lived experience is an advantage, this means that together we are as diverse as the communities we care for. Simply put, when we employ caring people who act with integrity and have the right skills, we can give those with mental health challenges, learning disabilities and neurodiversity high-quality care and support to live fulfilling lives, and make our staff feel purposeful, happy and valued.
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To find out more about the key responsibilities and the specific skills and experience you’ll need, look at the Job Description & Person Specification attachments under the Supporting Documents heading.
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