Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner - Ipswich, United Kingdom - Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust

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Ipswich, United Kingdom

2 weeks ago

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Tom O´Connor

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Description

We are looking for an Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner to provide a crucial contribution to the provision of high quality, life changing care to service users under the Suffolk Forensic Community Mental Health Team (FCMHT).

Along with FCMHT and inpatient colleagues, you will provide in-reach support for service users preparing for discharge, and enhanced support to facilitate reintegration into the community after discharge.

You will be involved in liaising with the inpatient team to ensure continuity of Occupational Therapy interventions during transition to the community setting.

Within this role you will be working under the supervision of a registered Occupational Therapist.

You will work with service users at all stages of the Occupational Therapy Process and would be expected to work closely with the wider MDT as part of the assessment and treatment process.

Here at NSFT we pride ourselves on being a welcoming, talented, friendly and supportive team who like nothing better than sharing experiences and learning from each other.

In addition to ongoing training and development opportunities, we are committed to providing an environment in which you can thrive.

Why work for us?We have challenges as a Trust, but we have ambitious aspirations, are pushing ahead with exciting transformation work and we need dedicated individuals to support us on our journey.

We have strong, established professional networks coupled with an exceptional leadership team who will ensure you are truly cared for and cared about.

Why Norfolk and Suffolk?The people here are warm and welcoming, you'll never be far from the beautiful coastline or Broads National Park.

We're an hour and a half away from London and have an international airport in Norwich too. Our villages, towns and cities are packed full of history, independent cafes, shops and theatres. We have excellent shopping, eating out, top ranking schooling and affordable house prices too.

You will provide 1:1 and group therapy interventions which support service users to work towards goals as part of their Recovery Journey.

You will be expected to have excellent communication skills, both verbal and written. Within this role you will be instructing and guiding service users during therapeutic interventions.

To enable you to provide high quality care you will build professional therapeutic relationships with service users and communicate in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture.