Occupational Therapy Assistant

at  Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust

Are you looking for career development in Adult Mental Health specialising in Adult Eating Disorder?
Located in the City of Cambridge, Ward S3 sits within the grounds of Addenbrookes Hospital and provides exceptional career development opportunities in the recovery focused care of adults experiencing difficulties associated with a diagnosis of eating disorder.
We are currently looking to recruit an enthusiastic and motivated band 4 Occupational Therapy Assistant to join our S3 team, to provide support to our band 7 Occupational Therapist and the MDT, to deliver excellent care to our patients.

The successful applicant will be one of 2 Occupational therapy Assistants within the team.

• The post holder will work in partnership with the patients and the Occupational Therapist formulating plans and providing programmes of therapeutic activities, within the framework laid down by the Occupational Therapist.
• They will work as part of the team to support delivery of Occupational Therapy in the Eating Disorder Service.
• Please refer to the job description for a comprehensive list of duties.

We aim to provide a therapeutic environment offering planned care and treatment focusing on psychosocial interventions, group work skills, pharmacological interventions and individual recovery plans. We provide a safe, supportive environment to enable people to recover sufficiently to be able to function to their optimum level and face challenges back in the community.
To implement and evaluate delegated Occupational Therapy intervention programmes, including supporting patients with meal preparation.
To assist the multi-disciplinary team, in offering a comprehensive treatment programme, and ensure that this is updated to meet the needs of the clients.
To utilise knowledge and experience of the Occupational Therapy Assessment process within the content of the specific area of work
In conjunction with the Occupational Therapist to undertake Occupational Therapy assessments to identify needs, leading to formulation and implementation of individual treatment programmes and evaluation.
To participate in assessment, goal identification, planning and delivery of care to individual clients and groups of clients.
Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.
Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children’s, adult and older people’s mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.
To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.
Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.
For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk
Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities
The post holder will work collaboratively with all disciplines as part of a multi-disciplinary team to assure a high standard of care for patient/clients and their relatives/carers, under supervision of an Occupational Therapist.
To implement and evaluate delegated Occupational Therapy intervention programmes, including supporting patients with meal preparation.
All modifications to treatment plans/interventions will involve the service user and where appropriate the carer.
To work with the Occupational Therapist and ward team.
Caseload to work with service users on ward S3.
To assist the multi-disciplinary team, in offering a comprehensive treatment programme, and ensure that this is updated to meet the needs of the clients.
Working under the regular supervision of a Senior Occupational Therapist, the Technical Instructor utilises their technical skills, the OT assistant uses their experience and training, and the skills of the Occupational Therapist to provide appropriate treatment to both individual clients and groups.
To utilise knowledge and experience of the Occupational Therapy Assessment process within the content of the specific area of work.
In conjunction with the Occupational Therapist to undertake Occupational Therapy assessments to identify needs, leading to formulation and implementation of individual treatment programmes and evaluation

Please refer the Job description for details