Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner

The Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner will work within defined competencies and without direct supervision to provide a flexible range of therapeutic activities for adults within their own homes and local community.

Under supervision and guidance of the OT, the post holder will take responsibility for supporting a pre directed care plan for the service user, contributing to the implementation of clinical care. The post holder will also support the use of MOHO based assessment tools during their practice and be able to feedback to the OT to inform formulation.

Undertaking individual therapeutic activities with clients to promote independence and wellbeing. Assessing client's responses to activities and amending programmes of activity where necessary, making judgements on when to escalate clinical issues to the OT.

To work collaboratively with MDT members/service providers in the provision of supporting the service user. To effectively communicate and highlight any clinical risks and report this to the MDT in a proficient and timely fashion and if necessary, contribute to ongoing risk reduction and management.

To gather information from the service user/carer as part of the care plan process and activities identified within it, communicating effectively with clients where there are barriers to understanding and where clients are highly emotive or distresses and often presenting challenging behaviour.

At Black Country Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, we're building a high-calibre, diverse and inclusive mental health workforce. One that will give talented professionals like you the opportunity to shape an outstanding service that will transform community mental healthcare and deliver happier and healthier lives all across our communities.

The Trust is rated 'Good' from CQC (Care Quality Commission) and will become the lead provider for mental health services across The Black Country. We have recently invested in newly created clinical divisions and are currently developing new models of integrated primary and secondary care for adults and older adults, as well launching a far-reaching inpatient strategy, working to eradicate dormitories and building new facilities.

This ambitious model is multi-agency and multi-disciplinary, opening the door for you to work in a collaborative and flexible way with partners, service users, carers and their families