Job Description

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a committed Band 3 Occupational Therapy Support Worker to work as part of our acute mental health, inpatient occupational therapy team at Mill View Hospital, in the vibrant city of Brighton and Hove.



You will be based on Falmer (mixed gender) acute ward, working alongside a qualified occupational therapist to provide occupational therapy assessment and a range of 1:1 and group interventions to working age adults with mental health needs. You will provide a range of occupational therapy, evidence informed interventions.



We welcome candidates with effective communication and organisation skills, a compassionate, person-centred approach, able to demonstrate confidence and self-awareness and above all a caring attitude and desire to make a difference. You will need to possess effective time management and problem solving skills.



You will be responsible for designing, planning and delivering a range of therapeutic groups and individual activities to support recovery and enable service users to maintain and develop their daily living skills and develop self management skills. You will be involved in assessing, evaluating and reporting on patient responses to prescribed therapeutic Programmes from an Occupational Therapist.



There will be some evening (up to 8pm) and weekend working requirements.



In return for your skills and expertise we can offer you highly rewarding work within an established, innovative, forward thinking occupational therapy team that prides itself on being support, providing regular learning and development opportunities and clinical supervision. The organisation has regular CPD events and networks, and excellent training opportunities, with a professional structure in place.



To work under the guidance of an Occupational Therapist in the

delivery of clinical interventions using a range of technical and

creative skills to engage clients in occupational activities.

To monitor the client progress, taking account of their environment

and adjust clinical interventions accordingly with supervision from an

Occupational Therapist.

Under the supervision of an Occupational Therapist, facilitate and

participate in planned group work, individual activities and ongoing

continuous assessment with supervision.

Contribute to occupational therapy assessments e.g. Activity of Daily

Living Assessments (ADL) and treatment plans under the guidance

of an Occupational Therapist.

Under supervision of an Occupational Therapist, provide a range of

activities, instructing and guiding clients with more complex needs to

support them in achieving identified occupational therapy goals, with

some supervision.

Planning and facilitating group work. To contribute to the generic tasks of the team as directed by a

registered occupational therapist.

To actively promote service user driven O.T interventions within a

recovery approach.

Have a basic working knowledge of the medication prescribed.

To form professional relationships with clients and communicate with

them in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture.



To report effectively to the local clinical and occupational therapy

team on a client's performance and progress in the areas of self management productivity and leisure.



To demonstrate effective communication skills with people



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