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We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated individuals to join our occupational therapy team in the form of an Occupational Therapy Assistant. If you have a keen interest in working with women in an acute mental health setting and a passion for supporting recovery through occupation, then this is the opportunity for you to make a positive difference.

 

Here at the Becklin Centre we have an established and dynamic service that has been designed to meet the needs of working age females within a mental health setting. We are looking to recruit individuals who have the passion, skills and experience to work with this client group. We are keen to recruit into the following position

·         Occupational Therapy Assistant at Band 3

The role will be based on a 22 bedded ward for people who present with acute and complex mental health difficulties. The ward provides 24hour care to manage risk and promote recovery for clients who have experienced deterioration in their mental state.

The successful candidate will work within the Occupational Therapy team to provide person-centred care and intervention with a view to promoting independence and reduce length of hospital admission. Within this role you will be supported and supervised by a qualified Occupational Therapist. 

The role will involve working within a full multi-disciplinary team on the ward. As well as linking in with external agencies to provide continuity of care.

Main duties of the job

-       Collaborate with the Occupational Therapy team to provide assessment and interventions to meet needs of the patients

-       Communicate outcomes of occupational therapy assessment and interventions to the wider MDT with collaboration with the Occupational Therapy Team.

-       Support the Occupational Therapy Team in reviewing the ward caseload to prioritise workload

-       Take delegation from the Occupational Therapy team supporting outcomes for patients on the ward.

-       Provide support to the activity co-ordinator to create a weekly time table which is inclusive of therapeutic groups

-       Promote meaningful occupation within the patient group

-       Identify and source resources for the ward activities

-       Take a lead for maintaining a therapeutic environment in the activity based rooms (organising, maintaining supplies, creating a welcoming and inviting space, creative use of space).

-       In collaboration with the activity leads on the ward keep a record of number of groups running and attendees.

-       Take on the link role for volunteers attending the ward (Pat dog, inkwell, sports activities). 

 

Working for our organisation

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 an incredible 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 for any individual who requires a visa to work in the UK, the Trust provides sponsorship for registered healthcare practitioner roles only. This is an essential requirement of the role, and the Trust is unable to offer you a role if you are unable to meet Trust requirements for sponsorship and Home Office requirements for a visa.

 

 

 

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Applications are welcomed from candidates who wish to apply for a position on the basis of a smarter (Hybrid) or flexible working arrangement – please contact the Recruitment Team if you have any queries regarding this in terms of your initial application.

Where candidates are successful at interview, flexible working arrangement requests will be taken into consideration and may be accommodated where the needs of the service allow.

Please note that from 1^st July 2018, all new employees are required to subscribe to the DBS Update Service, DBS checks for volunteers remain free of charge.

LYPFT is committed to upholding its’ statutory responsibilities in relation to safeguarding adults and children.  Please refer to job description for further information.

Patient Safety is a priority at LYPFT with a  focus on system-based improvement and creating opportunities for learning. We will ensure compassionate engagement with all those involved in an incident and all incidents are met with a proportionate response. 

LYPFT is a member of the Disability Confident scheme and is committed to providing a fully inclusive and accessible recruitment process.

As part of the Trust's commitment to its Gold Standard Armed Forces Covenant status, members of the Armed Forces Community are entitled to a guaranteed interview subject to meeting the role criteria. 

We welcome applicants with lived experience of providing unpaid care and/or support to a family member or friend with a disability, health condition, frailty, mental health problem, addiction or other health needs. 

Please note that the Trust reserves the right to close the vacancy before the closing date if a sufficient number of applications are received. It is in the candidates best interest to apply as soon as possible.

In view of Home Office Immigration Regulations all applicants must state their current immigration status, including expiry dates.

In submitting an application form, you authorise Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the ESR IAT process should you be appointed to the post.

 

In submitting an application for a role please ensure that you only declare qualifications that are relevant to the role itself. We reserve the right to check all declared qualifications on an application form, whether they are directly relevant to the role or not. 

If you have not received any further communication from us within four weeks you are asked to assume that your application has been unsuccessful. If you should have any queries regarding progress with your application form please contact us.

Please note: The Trust does not offer reimbursement of interview expenses.