Occupational Therapy Assistant - CERT

Come and Join Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, where we offer a wide variety of challenging and rewarding roles within a supportive, innovative and dynamic work environment!

We have an exciting opportunity for a forward‑thinking and experienced Occupational Therapy Assistant to join the Community Enhanced Rehabilitation Team (CERT). CERT is a newly established community rehab team within the enhanced rehabilitation and recovery pathway. Comprising of a multi‑disciplinary team, CERT provides transitional support and mental‑health rehabilitation focused interventions in the community for adults with severe and enduring mental health difficulties.

We have a new vacancy for an experienced, competent and confident Band 3 Mental Health Occupational Therapy Assistant to join our friendly and supportive team.

You will work within an MDT team alongside B6 Occupational Therapists and 2 other Band 3 Occupational Therapy Assistants, CPNs, Psychologists, Support Workers, Psychiatrist and a Social Worker to provide ongoing appropriate Occupational Therapy assessments and interventions to our patients using approaches of functional, psycho‑social, cognitive, sensory, physical health. We work within a recovery approach, undertaking collaborative interventions with service users, families and wider networks within the community.

• Demonstrate LPTs Leadership behaviours on a daily basis.
• Build rapport and support others’ recovery journey.
• Exhibit strong engagement and motivational skills and be flexible in working with patients with complex mental‑health needs during their recovery pathway.
• Support the patient journey of recovery from inpatient to community settings.
• Provide effective written and verbal communication skills as an integral part of the MDT, informing recovery progress and delivering comprehensive OT assessment as required.
• Assist the Occupational Therapy team to provide specialist OT services to people in the community on the Mental Health Rehabilitation pathway.
• Contribute to the delivery and development of the Community Enhanced Rehabilitation Team pathway.
• Facilitate optimum occupational wellbeing and demonstrate skills and knowledge of severe and complex mental‑health issues in adults.
• Work autonomously with service users in the community; 1:1 experience of supporting this client group is essential.
• Additional knowledge such as Sensory Integration/Processing, Challenging Behaviour/PSB, ASD, Dual Diagnosis and Complex Physical Health needs is desirable.

We may close the advert early if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible.

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to outpatient, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community and actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery.

We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from under‑represented groups.

All substantive roles are subject to a 6‑month probationary period. Permission to work in the UK is required. DBS disclosure costs will be met by the individual after starting. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and requires a submission for Disclosure to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust