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Occupational Therapist Assistant

Elysium Healthcare
Posted 8 days ago, valid for 19 days
Location

Southwell, Nottinghamshire NG25 0PJ, England

Salary

£23,692 per annum

Contract type

Full Time

Life Insurance

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  • The Farndon Unit is seeking an Occupational Therapist Assistant to support women with severe mental health issues under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist.
  • Candidates should have experience in a similar environment, specifically in mental health, and possess GCSE/O-Levels (A-C) or a relevant NVQ2.
  • The position offers an annual salary of £23,692.50 along with 33 days of annual leave, subsidised meals, and free parking.
  • Employees will have access to career development opportunities, training, and various benefits including a pension contribution and life assurance.
  • Elysium Healthcare, the employer, is a stable company with over 8,000 employees and a commitment to promoting the welfare of service users.

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 The Farndon Unit as an Occupational Therapist Assistant and change the lives of women with a diagnosis of severe and enduring mental illness and/or personality disorder and/or mild learning disability.

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 rapports with service users 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:

  • To assist Occupational Therapists, Nurses and other MDT staff in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individual care plans.
  • Support service users to achieve their goals and access appropriate services.
  • To maintain adequate records, entering details in the service user healthcare records.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

  • GCSE/O-Levels (A-C) or a relevant NVQ2. 
  • Experience in a similar environment & Mental Health
  • Verbal and written communication skills

Where you will be working:

Location: Farndon Road, Newark, Nottinghamshire, NG24 4SW

You will be working at the Farndon Unit, a purpose-built low secure hospital which offers personalised assessment and recovery-based treatment pathways for women with complex care needs.

The Farndon Unit provides low secure care for women with a diagnosis of severe and enduring mental illness and/or personality disorder and/or mild learning disability. You will be working alongside a multidisciplinary team offering personalised assessment and recovery-based treatment pathways, including a trauma specific pathway, for women with complex care needs.

What you will get:

  • Annual salary of £23,692.50
  • The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
  • Subsidised meals 
  • Free 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 and special offers, car leasing without a credit check, holiday financing 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. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility and are committed to promoting and safeguarding the welfare of service users. Candidates will be subject to an Enhanced DBS disclosure.

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