Mental Health Occupational Therapy Assistant - Older Adults inLichfield/Burton/Tamworth inLichfield/Burton/Tamworth PUBLISHED THU 13 FEB 2025
Candidates should possess relevant experience and a passion for working with older adults to promote recovery and support healthy living with dementia. The position offers the opportunity to work alongside allied health professionals, nursing, social workers, and psychologists while ensuring high-quality service continuity in collaboration with families, carers, and local communities. Interested applicants are encouraged to reach out for more information and should apply promptly, as the vacancy may be closed early due to application volume.
We are looking for an enthusiastic and organised Occupational Therapy Assistant to join our Older Adult Community Mental Health/Dementia team in East Staffordshire, covering areas such as Lichfield, Tamworth, Burton, Uttoxeter, Burntwood and surrounding areas.
You will join a developing and innovative service that aims to provide the right care and treatment at the right time, to individuals within the Staffordshire area. You will become part of an established multi-disciplinary team that has a strong emphasis on delivering evidence based occupational therapy interventions to meet the needs of older adults with mental health needs and dementia.
Working in an Older Adult mental health and dementia team with the flexibility of working in base, at home and in the community, in patient's homes and community settings.
Delivering a high-quality clinical service to patients and their families in the community.
Delivering occupational therapy interventions, in accordance with an agreed care plan, to an identified group of people experiencing mental health and dementia related difficulties under the guidance of a qualified Occupational Therapist.
Support and co lead community activities and interventions with Service users/patients.
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We are looking for someone who has experience, relevant knowledge and a passion to be working with mental health service users, contributing to interventions that promote recovery or support living well with dementia. Applicants need to be able to demonstrate drive and motivation in providing recovery based Occupational Therapy (OT) interventions.
You will have the opportunity to work as a member of the multi-disciplinary team, which includes other allied health professionals, nursing, medics, social workers and psychology. Your role will involve working closely with other agencies, carers, service users, families and the local community, ensuring continuity of service is provided at a high level.
We recommend that you find out more about the post before applying: please contact Julie Barnhouse, Clinical lead OT ) or Jackie Evans, OT ).
We reserve the right to close the vacancy early depending on the volume of applications we receive.
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