Occupational Therapy Assistant - Inpatient CAMHS

Job summary

Are you looking for a role that is creative and fun, whilst also supporting young people?

We have a vacancy for an Occupational Therapy Assistant within our secure inpatient Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and Eating Disorders Day service, based at Serenity Path Hospital (Winchester). This vacancy has arisen due to the previous OTA starting their OT Apprenticeship within the team.

You will be part of a wider Occupational Therapy team and will be supported by the registered Occupational Therapists to deliver high quality intervention to the young people.

At present, the Trust is unable to offer Skilled Worker visa sponsorship for this post. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK at the time of application.

Main duties of the job

We're looking for someone who is:

- Compassionate & Resilient: Passionate about supporting young people through vulnerable stages of their journey.

- Autonomous and Team-Focused: Willing and able to work independently as required whilst remaining an integral part of the OT and multidisciplinary teams.

- Creative and Fun: With the necessary skills to engage and motivate our young people.

- A good communicator.

- Excited about the innovative and creative potential of OT.

You will be expected to:

• Use a specialised occupational therapy informed approach, under the supervision of the OT, to develop and facilitate a flexible, person centred programme of therapeutic activities, for individuals and groups of service users with learning disabilities / mental health difficulties / complex needs.
• Support occupational therapists to undertake assessments and interventions.
• Support service users to access activities/resources.

If you have any questions about this post, please do not hesitate to get in contact with Dave Vogwell (Specialist OT Practitioner for Serenity Path House) via email: david.vogwell1@nhs.net

About us

Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.

Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.

We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.

Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence