• Job Description

  Req#: C9277-24-0742?language=en&page=765&sort=publicationDateDesc

  Job summary

  The post holder will work with the Occupational Therapists in the Bexley Community Mental Health teams to support service users' mental health and well-being, enabling them to reach their recovery goals.

  This role will focus primarily on promoting and supporting service users to engage in community-based activities which are sports and health related.

  Networking and engaging with community resources will be an essential part of developing a program of activities which service users can continue to access outside of mental health services.

  The post holder will be involved in planning and running groups, assisting in discharge planning, and supporting community-based activities to facilitate social inclusion. All clinical work will be carried out under the supervision of an occupational therapist.

  Main duties of the job

  • Work as part of the Community Mental Health OT service.
  • Use technical, creative and psychosocial skills to deliver occupational therapy interventions that are linked to sports, health and fitness. This will be service user centred that will include groups and individual sessions to service users who experience mental health difficulties.
  • Be focused on social inclusion and skills development and ensure activities used focus on these objectives.
  • Work autonomously under the guidance of community Mental Health Occupational therapists to implement treatment for service users with mental health issues impacting upon function.
  • Provide treatment in accordance with individualised care plans under the supervision of an occupational therapist.
  • Support service users to build physical activity and community activities into their daily activities and routine, that are designed to support recovery and independence as directed by the occupational therapist.
  • Report any safety or security concerns in order to maintain the safety of service users, staff and others.
  • Take part in regular supervision and appraisal and attend and participate in mandatory courses and training as indicated.
  • Participate in the process of multi disciplinary working by exchanging appropriate information with service users, staff, carers and others maintaining adherence to data protection guidance and confidentiality at all times.
  • Undertake any other reasonable duties as directed.
  • Good computer literacy skills.

  About us

  Oxleas offers a wide range of NHS healthcare services to people in community and secure environment settings. Our services include community health care such as district nursing and speech and language therapy, care for people with learning disabilities and mental health care such as psychiatry, nursing and therapies. Our multidisciplinary teams look after people of all ages and we work in close partnership with other parts of the NHS, local councils and the voluntary sector and through our new provider collaboratives. Our 4,300 members of staff work in many different settings including hospitals, clinics, prisons, secure hospitals, children's centres, schools and people's homes.We have over 125 sites in a variety of locations in the South of England. In London we operate within the Boroughs of Bexley, Bromley Greenwich and into Kent. We manage hospital sites including Queen Mary's Hospital, Sidcup and Memorial Hospital, Woolwich, as well as the Bracton Centre, our medium secure unit for people with mental health needs. We are the largest NHS provider of prison health services providing healthcare to prisons within Devon, Dorset, Bristol, Wiltshire and Gloucestershire, Kent and South London. We are proud of the care we provide and our people.

  Our purpose is to improve lives by providing the best possible care to our patients and their families. This is strengthened by our new values:

  • We're Kind
  • We're Fair
  • We Listen
  • We Care

  Date posted

  07 May 2024

  Pay scheme

  Agenda for change

  Band

  Band 3

  Salary

  £27,129 to £28,649 a year pa inc

  Contract

  Permanent

  Working pattern

  Full-time

  Reference number

  277-6266488-CMH

  Job locations

  Erith Centre

  Park Crescent

  Erith

  DA8 3EE

  
  

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The Community Mental Health Team provides a multi-disciplinary service aimed at supporting people with mental health conditions to recover from distressing symptoms and to also regain or develop meaningful engagement in their broader life, such as work, relationships and leisure activities.

  An opportunity has arisen for the recruitment of an Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor to work alongside the community mental health occupational therapists in Bexley.

  We are looking for someone with a keen interest in sport, health and well-being, who could contribute to the development a wide range of community-based activities to support service users mental health recovery.

  You will need a passion for supporting inclusivity and developing strong links with community organisations, exploring creative ways of developing an interest and participation in activities which promote physical health.

  You will ideally have additional experience and qualification in a sport or leisure-based activity, such as gym instructor or football coach.

  You will be an integral part of the community mental health team, working under direction of Occupational Therapists, and will contribute to the assessment and treatment of individual service users using both individual and group-based interventions.

  Job description

  Job responsibilities

  The Community Mental Health Team provides a multi-disciplinary service aimed at supporting people with mental health conditions to recover from distressing symptoms and to also regain or develop meaningful engagement in their broader life, such as work, relationships and leisure activities.

  An opportunity has arisen for the recruitment of an Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor to work alongside the community mental health occupational therapists in Bexley.

  We are looking for someone with a keen interest in sport, health and well-being, who could contribute to the development a wide range of community-based activities to support service users mental health recovery.

  You will need a passion for supporting inclusivity and developing strong links with community organisations, exploring creative ways of developing an interest and participation in activities which promote physical health.

  You will ideally have additional experience and qualification in a sport or leisure-based activity, such as gym instructor or football coach.

  You will be an integral part of the community mental health team, working under direction of Occupational Therapists, and will contribute to the assessment and treatment of individual service users using both individual and group-based interventions.

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • NVQ

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Gym Instructor and/or football coaching qualification

  Experience

  Essential

  • At least 2 years' experience of working in a Mental Health/ Social Care setting or equivalent qualification

  Person Specification

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • NVQ

  Qualifications

  Essential

  • Gym Instructor and/or football coaching qualification

  Experience

  Essential

  • At least 2 years' experience of working in a Mental Health/ Social Care setting or equivalent qualification

  Disclosure and Barring Service Check

  This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Additional information

  Certificate of Sponsorship

  Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

  From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Erith Centre

  Park Crescent

  Erith

  DA8 3EE

  
  

  Employer's website

  http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

  Employer details

  Employer name

  Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust

  Address

  Erith Centre

  Park Crescent

  Erith

  DA8 3EE

  
  

  Employer's website

  http://oxleas.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

• About the company

  National Health Service (NHS) is the umbrella term for the publicly-funded healthcare systems of the United Kingdom (UK). The founding principles were that services should be comprehensive, universal and free at the point of delivery—a health service based on clinical need, not ability to pay. Each service provides a comprehensive range of health services, free at the point of use for people ordinarily resident in the United Kingdom apart from dental treatment and optical care.

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