Occupational Therapy Support Worker

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has become available for an Occupational Therapy (OT) Support Worker to join the Older Adult OT Team in Caerphilly. The post holder will provide occupational therapy interventions on the  inpatient ward and will also support with assessments, working under the direction of the Senior Occupational Therapist within the team. The post offers an excellent opportunity for someone with experience of support work and with a passion for working within dementia care to develop their skills and to work in a person-centred way to achieve what is important to people living with dementia.

The post holder will be required to work 23.5 hours per week every Wednesday , Thursday and Friday with some flexibility around hours as needed to meet the needs of the service users and to promote a work life balance.

Welsh and/or English speakers are equally welcome to apply.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will work within a multi-disciplinary team providing OT interventions in an inpatient setting under the direction of the senior Occupational Therapist on Annwylfan Ward. Occupational Therapists work with people to establish the impact of their mental health issues on their day to day occupations (the things people want or need to do to live a personally meaningful life). Within this inpatient setting, they devise person-centred plans for intervention, for example group interventions and one to one interventions, utilising meaningful activities with the person to further assess and maintain their occupational skills. Interventions offered aim to maximise opportunities to engage in meaningful occupations and to address individual goals. The post holder will be required to work collaboratively within the OT team and within the wider MDT, developing excellent working relationships, and to support with developing and promoting the role of OT within this setting. The OT service is committed to delivering a high quality service and therefore requires that all OT support workers participate in the Agored training programme which offers excellent opportunity for development. The successful applicant will: - have excellent communications skills - have the ability to think creatively and flexibly - be able to demonstrate empathy, compassion and values of person-centred care.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

You will be able to find a full Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click “Apply now” to view in Trac.

The post holder will work within a multi-disciplinary team providing OT interventions in an inpatient setting under the direction of the senior Occupational Therapist on Annwylfan Ward. Occupational Therapists work with people to establish the impact of their mental health issues on their day to day occupations (the things people want or need to do to live a personally meaningful life). Within this inpatient setting, they devise person-centred plans for intervention, for example group interventions and one to one interventions, utilising meaningful activities with the person to further assess and maintain their occupational skills. Interventions offered aim to maximise opportunities to engage in meaningful occupations and to address individual goals. The post holder will be required to work collaboratively within the OT team and within the wider MDT, developing excellent working relationships, and to support with developing and promoting the role of OT within this setting. The OT service is committed to delivering a high quality service and therefore requires that all OT support workers participate in the Agored training programme which offers excellent opportunity for development. The successful applicant will: - have excellent communications skills - have the ability to think creatively and flexibly - be able to demonstrate empathy, compassion and values of person-centred care.

All interested candidates are encouraged and welcomed to make contact for an informal discussion or to arrange an informal visit. Please see the contact details below.