Advanced Assistant Therapy Practitioner

The post would be based in The Marlowes, Hemel Hempstead. The role would involve the setting up and running of groups based on the Recovery Through Activity principles; managing their own caseload under the supervision of a band 7; evaluating and auditing of groups, setting up and leading ATP meetings and projects, involvement in service development plus lots of other interesting elements.,

• Monitor OT referrals, screen appropriately, and discuss with referrer and senior OT treatment path
• Contact service users to screen for OT at point of referral under supervision of senior OT
• Manage OT referral database and ensure service users are contacted in a timely manner and regularly informed if there is a wait for OT intervention
• Facilitate selected OT assessments for 1:1 and group therapy sessions according to Job Description with support from senior OT; OSA, wellbeing scale, Therapy Goals and Outcomes
• Liaise with and refer to senior OT those identified as needing specialist assessment or more complex treatment
• Hold 1:1 caseload for those assessed and identified as needing occupationally focused treatment
• Facilitate Recovery Through Activity groups
• Actively participate in MDT discussion
  
  Mental Health Services for Adults, HPFT, are looking for an Advanced Assistant Therapy Practitioner (unregistered band 5) for a 12 month secondment. The band 5 would need to have experience of working within Occupational Therapy as a band 4., Knowledge of Occupational Therapy role within setting
• Proficient use of Microsoft office and associated packages
• Foundation degree and/or Health and Social Care NVQ level 5, Diploma of Higher Education, HND or equivalent
• Training in the use of the Model of Human Occupation in practice areas
• Training in topics relevant to clinical area e.g. Dementia and/or Mental Health
Desirable criteria
• Degree in relevant subject
• Training in Supervision skills, Brief solution focused Therapy, Sensory based interventions, Significant period of Experience of working within the clinical area e.g. people with learning disabilities and/or mental health problems and/or mental health for Older people
• Significant Experience of working in a OT related setting
• Considerable Experience of leading a range of groups and 1:1 interventions
• Proven ability to work autonomously
• Knowledge of Recovery principles
• Experience of service user and carer involvement in the development of services
Desirable criteria
• Functional Assessment Training
• Associate membership of British Association Of Occupational Therapy
• Up to date training record and an interest in reflective practice
• Involved in service developments
  
  Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is an outstanding organisation with ambitions to match. We are one of just five mental health trusts to achieve an overall rating of 'Outstanding' from the Care Quality Commission, and our aim is to be the leading provider of mental health and specialist learning disability services in the country.
Our family of over 3500 members of staff provide health and social care for over 400,000 people with mental ill health, physical ill health and learning disabilities across Hertfordshire, Buckinghamshire, and Norfolk, delivering these services within the community and several inpatient settings. We also deliver a range of nationally commissioned specialist services including Tier 4 services for children and young people, perinatal services, plus medium and low secure learning disabilities services. The care we provide makes a fantastic difference to the lives of our service users, their families and carers - everything is underpinned by choice, independence and equality, with our Trust values embedded throughout, Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust (HPFT) is rated by the Care Quality Commission as an Outstanding provider of mental health and learning disability services. In 2021, we won the prestigious Health Service Journal award for Mental Health Trust of the Year, with the judges saying they were "blown away" by our people's achievements and that everything they saw "sings and hums". This year, our staff rated us the 4^th best mental health and learning disability trust to work for out of all 52 trusts in the country. Our staff tell us that they are proud to be part of the HPFT team, proud of the standard of care we provide and proud that service users are our top priority. Our people tell us they feel supported though a great development, wellbeing and work-life balance offer and a highly compassionate, values-driven culture. We are equally proud of our staff, who live our values of being welcoming, kind, positive, respectful and professional