Occupational Therapy Assistant

Responsibilities

• To assess collaboratively with the person, their families and/or carers, within the framework established by the occupational therapist.
• To work with people to facilitate learning of skills and/or gaining of independence.
• To be able to understand and apply knowledge of a range of conditions, appreciating the impacts these have on a person's occupational functional ability
• Assess patients and clients' response to activities and feedback appropriately to relevant people involved in their care
• To utilise a health coaching approach to work with individuals in developing collaborative goals and action (care) plans
• To exchange information with patients, their families and/or carers that may require tact, reassurance or persuasion. To provide/receive sensitive or complex information and relay appropriately
• Maintain accurate, comprehensive and timely clinical records of all care, advice and support delivered with clear reasoning for interventions; in accordance with Trust and National guidelines
• To employ effective time management skills to organise and prioritise caseload under the guidance of the occupational therapist
• Ability to teach practical daily activity skills to service users.
• Possess a level of self-awareness and reflective practice skills, to include an appreciation of their level of knowledge, identifying learning needs, areas for improvement and ability to seek support appropriately.