Occupational Therapy Assistant inWarrington inWarrington PUBLISHED 4 DEC 2023

Are you an Occupational Therapy Assistant looking to work for a company that supports, values and recognises your dedication to delivering great healthcare? If so, then join Arbury Court as an Occupational Therapy Assistant
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• Full Time Occupational Therapy Assistant
• Social Enterprise Occupational Therapist Assistant

Occupational Therapy Assistant

You will contribute to the assessment, monitoring, evaluation, and modification of structured activities in order to measure progression and ensure effectiveness. 

Under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist, you will support the service in delivering structured activities and assisting in the planning for individual and group therapeutic interventions. You will build one-to-one rapports with service users to encourage participation in activities and empower recovery. 

Social Enterprise Occupational Therapy Assistant

You will be responsible for the day to day running of the social enterprise café which is run by service users. You will be providing training, support and supervision for service users to ensure skill development and satisfaction in their role.

You will co produce with service users, menu’s for the café, support and develop food-based events including initiatives to build awareness and contribute to positive wellbeing through the cafes menu as well as providing training courses for service users, projects and developing partnerships with local services.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will be supported regionally and will have access to a variety of training and online courses to support your career development and growth. 

As a Occupational Therapy Assistant you will be:

• Assisting Occupational Therapists, Nurses and other MDT staff in the assessment, planning, implementation and evaluation of individual care plans.
• Working collaboratively with patients /service users to identify and work towards their recovery focussed goals
• Maintaining adequate records, entering details in the service user healthcare records.

To be successful in this role, you will have:

• GCSE/O-Levels (A-C) or a relevant NVQ2. 
• Experience in a similar environment & Mental Health
• Verbal and written communication skills
• Skilled in a range of activities, e.g. art, music, horticulture, animal care

Where you will be working:

Location:
 Townfield Lane, Winwick, Warrington, Cheshire, WA2 8TR

You will be working at Arbury Court, a service that provides care and treatment for women in differing levels of security, enabling clear care pathways and a positive patient experience.

You will be working alongside a multidisciplinary team focusing on medium, low Secure and psychiatric intensive care PICU) for women, over the age of 18, with Personality Disorder and Mental Illness. The treatment approach at Arbury Court which is rehabilitation and recovery dictates that care is ‘person-centred’ as opposed to ‘disease-centred’.

What you will get:

• Annual salary from £23,799- £25,740
• The equivalent of 33 days annual leave (inc Bank Holidays) – plus your birthday off!
• Free meals 
• Free parking
• Wellbeing support and activities to help you maintain a great work-life balance.
• Career development and training to help you achieve your career goals.
• Pension contribution to secure your future.
• Life Assurance for added peace of mind.
• Enhanced Maternity Package so you can truly enjoy this special time.

There is also a range of other benefits including retail discounts, special offers and much more.

About your next employer:

You will be working for an established, stable and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. With a network of over 90 services across England and Wales covering Mental Health, Neurological, Learning Disabilities & Autism, Children & Education, there is opportunity for you to grow and move. 

Elysium Healthcare is part of Ramsay Health Care with a global network that extends across 10 countries and employs over 86,000 people globally. 

Elysium Healthcare follows safer recruitment of staff for all appointments and is a Disability Confident employer, committed to inclusive and accessible recruitment. It is a requirement that all staff understand it is each person’s individual responsibility to promote and safeguard the welfare of service users. All candidates will be subject to a DBS disclosure.

This is an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapy Assistant to join Elysium Healthcare, an established and agile company with over 8,000 employees and a unique approach to the delivery of care. The role involves contributing to the assessment, monitoring, evaluation, and modification of structured activities to measure progression and ensure effectiveness, as well as supporting the service in delivering structured activities and assisting in the planning for individual and group therapeutic interventions. The successful candidate will also be responsible for the day-to-day running of the social enterprise caf, providing training, support, and supervision for service users to ensure skill development and satisfaction in their role.

The Occupational Therapy Assistant will be responsible for assisting Occupational Therapists, Nurses, and other multidisciplinary team staff in the assessment, planning, implementation, and evaluation of individual care plans. They will work collaboratively with patients/service users to identify and work towards their recovery-focused goals, as well as maintaining adequate records and entering details in the service user healthcare records. The role also involves the day-to-day running of the social enterprise caf, including co-producing menus, supporting and developing food-based events, and providing training courses for service users.