Vocational Technical Instructor - York, United Kingdom - Priory Healthcare

Priory Healthcare

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York, United Kingdom

1 week ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

Based in the historic city of York,
Stockton Hall Hospital is a 112 bedded Forensic medium secure psychiatric hospital, which cares for both mental illness and learning disability patients, which includes an Autistic Spectrum Disorder service and a female service.

The values of Stockton Hall Hospital are what we believe in and what you can count on:

Highest level of Quality
Caring Safely
Integrity
Working together
Valuing people

Stockton Hall Hospital has a reputation for providing high standards of care and treatment to all patients.

The Role:

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a
Vocational Technical Instructor (VTI) post within the Occupational Therapy Department at Stockton Hall Hospital.

You will work under the supervision of a qualified Occupational Therapist and the Senior VTI to provide vocational rehabilitation opportunities for patients both within and external to the hospital.

Currently, we are focused on expanding vocational opportunities into the community, and the post holder will be expected to liaise with outside agencies in accessing work schemes / volunteering and setting up new opportunities for the patient group to address realistic work / volunteering opportunities to the portfolio of opportunities we currently offer patients within the hospital.

You will be passionate about addressing social inclusion and recovery. A further aspect of the role is to support patients working in the hospital shafé (shop/café).

This will include serving customers, ordering stock, handling money as well as being responsible for the cleaning and maintenance of equipment, and maintaining good health and safety practice.

You will work with patients in safe and supportive environments, providing vocational interventions which meet patient's needs and choices yet are thoroughly risk assessed for a medium secure environment.

You will be computer literate and be able to demonstrate ability to adapt communication styles to meet the needs of a range of individuals, including people with autism and complex needs.

Qualifications

None essential.
Experience of working with vulnerable adults useful
Experience of vocational work schemes desirable

Skills/Knowledge

Ability to empathize with patients but not breach staff / patient confidentiality.
Good and effective communication skills with a variety of agencies / patient needs
Good people skills friendly, talkative, honest.
Good listening skills.
Ability to follow instructions and to work under direction.
Selfmotivated.
Ability to work under pressure and within personal boundaries
Team player.
To act in a professional at all times
To comply with individual requirements under the Health & Safety Act
Aware of the potential risk patients pose when accessing equipment.
An ability to use initiative, be innovative and think outside the box.

For your hard work and dedication to Priory, we will offer you a wide range of benefits:

25 days annual leave (increasing to 27 days after 5 years of service and 30 days after 10 years service)
Birthday Leave
Enhanced maternity pay
Contributory pension scheme
Opportunities to develop and train in a wide variety of care settings
Support and training from the beginning of your career
Flexible working
Supplemented meals
Access to Employee Assistant programme and other wellness programmes
Employee benefits scheme (e.g. discounted shopping vouchers, interest free Apple Products loan scheme)