Occupational Therapy Support Worker

Job overview

Occupational Therapy focusses on engaging our  young people in activity that will contribute towards wellness and recovery. We are seeking people with experience of instilling Connection, Hope, Identity, Meaning, Purpose and Empowerment in our young people through 1:1 or group activities.

Occupational Therapy support workers ,work under the supervision of our advanced and specialist Occupational Therapy team to use their personal skills and personality for therapeutic benefit.

When asking our young people what they wanted from an OT service they told us they wanted to be supported by someone with;

• compassion and patience
• someone who will celebrate the little wins as well as the big ones and understand that patience is important
• Friendliness and willingness to help
• An encouraging approach
• With flexibility, one who is able to take different routes and suggest different ideas and paths to ensure progress in a safe, collaborative way
• An enthusiastic mentality, good at staying positive
• Skills that can help us with meaningful goals rather than goals that we "should" be reaching
• Creative ideas
• Relevant knowledge, clued up on a lot of diverse activities in the community
• The ability to be reliable and consistent in challenging the patient to progress in a non-confrontational way

If this sounds like you we would love to hear from you!

Main duties of the job

The Occupational Therapy Support Worker is a valued member of the multi disciplinary team.  They take a hands-on role with individuals or groups of clients. Their job is to equip clients to take part in everyday activities and live more satisfying lives.

The post holder will contribute to the Occupational Therapy team and the wider Core Multidisciplinary Team at Parkview clinic.   They will assist with the following specified duties and take some responsibility for their own workload within a broad framework laid down by a qualified Occupational Therapist.  Intervention with children, young adults and their families will be under the guidance of more senior staff and will be of the highest possible standard.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification to view the full details for this opportunity at Birmingham Women’s and Children’s NHS Foundation Trust.

When completing your application, please ensure you have evidenced how you meet the job description and person specification to include transferable experience, qualifications, skills along with professional registration details (if applicable). Please ensure you include evidence of Level 3 or above in English, without this evidence you will be unsuccessful at application stage.

Occasionally we receive a large number of applications for our roles and when that happens we sometimes bring the closing date forward, so please apply promptly to avoid disappointment.