Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent: shift working
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Shift working - Early 8-4, late 12-8pm rotational weekends and bank holidays 9-5)
- Job ref
- 364-A-8859
- Employer
- Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- 1
- Town
- Billericay
- Salary
- £26,530 - £29,114 per annum plus HCA
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 22/04/2025 23:59
Employer heading
Occuational Therapy Technican
Band 4
About Us
EPUT provides community health, mental health and learning disability services to support more than 3.2 million people living across Bedfordshire, Essex and Suffolk. Also:
- We are among the largest employers in the in the East of England region, with more than 10,000 staff working across more than 200 sites.
- We run the COVID-19 vaccination programme across mid and south Essex and Suffolk and north east Essex.
EPUT was formed on 1 April 2017 following the merger of North Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (NEP) and South Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (SEPT). A new leadership team was established at the Trust in 2020.
Our vision and values
Our Vision
“To be the leading health and wellbeing service in the provision of mental health and community care”.
Our Purpose
“We care for people every day. What we do together, matters”.
Our Values
- We Care
- We Learn
- We Empower
Our strategic objectives
- We will deliver safe, high quality integrated care services.
- We will enable each other to be the best that we can.
- We will work together with our partners to make our services better.
- We will help our communities to thrive.
Our services
- Mental Health Services
- Community Health Services
- Learning Disabilities Services
- Social Care
Find out more about the services we offer in our service directory.
Job overview
This is an exciting opportunity to work with the Enhanced Support Team within the Adult Learning Disability Service.
The multidisciplinary team work with adults with a learning disability to offer enhanced support to patients who are experience a mental health crisis or are presenting with behaviours that are placing themselves or others at risk of harm; leading to exclusion and placement breakdown and requiring an intensity for case working with the aim of the patient being able to remain to remain in their homes with the support of families and paid care and avoiding an inpatient admission.
The post holder will be supported by the three qualified occupational therapists in the team and clinically led by the band 7 occupational therapist working across the learning disability service. The team lead is responsible for the day to day running of the team.
The post holder will be supporting the qualified therapists to complete assessments and carry out planned care under supervision.
The post is community based, covering South Essex (Southend, Castlepoint and Rochford, Basildon, Brentwood, Wickford and Thurrock). Therefore a car driver with access to a vehicle is essential to the role.
The post holder will be required to work their 37.5 hour shifts on either an early/ late and weekends and bank holidays. (8-4/12-8 and 9-5 weekends and BH). This can be discussed further at interview.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Therapy Assistant Practitioner is to support the Occupational Therapists, undertake delegated aspects of their role for which they will have been trained and deemed competent. The Assistant Practitioner on completion of training always continues to act under the guidance of a registered practitioner.
The Assistant Practitioner does not require daily supervision and should be able to take responsibility for their work within pathways of care and that of others within a broad framework laid down by and as directed by the supervisor of practice.
Working for our organisation
EPUT are looking for motivated staff who shares our Trust values of Care, Learn and Empower. In return, EPUT can offer you a range of benefits and development including;
- Season Ticket Loans
- NHS discounts for staff
- Excellent Training facilities and opportunities
- Buying and Selling annual leave scheme
- The opportunity to work bank shifts and expand knowledge and experience in other areas
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars and Cycle to Work
- Day One Flexible Employer
The Trust supports and actively encourages flexible working for all employees. We offer many options and you are encouraged to ask the recruiting manager what is possible for this role. If appointed, you will have the opportunity to apply for a flexible working request from the first day of your employment
Join our Staff bank
What is Staff Bank?
Our EPUT NHS staff bank is an entity managed by the trust that hires clinical and non-clinical healthcare professionals to take on shifts at our trust hospitals and community settings. Here at EPUT we maintain our own bank of specialist staff to ensure that we are able offer safe and effective care at all times.
All our permanent staff are automatically enrolled onto the staff bank however this does not mean you have to work any additional shifts, but the option is there for you if you wish.
If you are joining our Trust in a fixed term role, please indicate on your New Starter Paperwork that you wish to join our staff bank.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
· To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to prevent admission and support early discharge from acute and community hospitals.
· To deliver specific therapeutic input as part of goal directed treatment and rehabilitation programme
· To assist and promote independent living skills based on a person centred approach ,focusing on rehabilitation and maintenance of function
· To assist in the delivery of therapy interventions as appropriate.
· To feedback any outcomes/concerns/progression/deterioration with regard to the achievement of the set goals.
· To maintain patient records using appropriate documentation for intervention carried out.
· To enable and empower patients to develop self and environmental management skills.
· To promote and facilitate access to community resources.
· Enable individuals to sustain and improve their overall health and wellbeing.
· Identify, act and minimise risk to patients and clients.
Person specification
Education
Essential criteria
- To have achieved a good general education including English Language and Mathematics
- Foundation Degree in Health and Social care or an equivalent qualification
- Or NVQ3 with additional accredited training in the specialist field or equivalent evidence of underpinning knowledge
Desirable criteria
- Additional training such as short courses relevant to the position
Experience
Essential criteria
- Can demonstrate understanding and awareness of the Therapy Assistant Practitioner role
- Substantial previous rehabilitation experience as an AHP therapy assistant at Band 3 in Health or the equivalent in Social Care
- Good communication both verbally and written/electronic with a range of people
- Ability to demonstrate good judgement skills in determining the best course of action when problem solving
- Ability to make decisions about patient care to agreed professional standards using protocols where appropriate
Personal Qualities
Essential criteria
- Shares the Trust’s Beliefs and models this in their attitude and behaviour
- Flexible working in a range of clinical settings and environments
- Current driving licence And access to car for work purposes
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Gemma Robertson
- Job title
- Head of AHP's Learning Disability Service
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 07976710589
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