Assistant Therapy Practitioner

• To plan and facilitate occupational groups guided by an Occupational Therapist. • To work individually with service users on specific tasks and therapeutic activity guided by an Occupational Therapist. • To carry our specific Occupational Therapy assessments as guided by an Occupational Therapist. • To promote a culture of engagement in meaningful occupation within the service in order to enhance quality of life. • To provide interventions in the manner that is consistent with Trust standards and values. To work within the OT team to provide therapy provision on your allocated ward and on other wards as required. To be able to offer basic assessments to help identify occupational need and to contribute to peoples care plans. To provide 1:1 work and group work with service users, and to be able to work both independently and as part of a team. Job description Job responsibilities • To plan and facilitate occupational groups guided by an Occupational Therapist. • To work individually with service users on specific tasks and therapeutic activity guided by an Occupational Therapist. • To carry our specific Occupational Therapy assessments as guided by an Occupational Therapist. • To promote a culture of engagement in meaningful occupation within the service in order to enhance quality of life. • To provide interventions in the manner that is consistent with Trust standards and values. To work within the OT team to provide therapy provision on your allocated ward and on other wards as required. To be able to offer basic assessments to help identify occupational need and to contribute to peoples care plans. To provide 1:1 work and group work with service users, and to be able to work both independently and as part of a team.