Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor

We are currently looking for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor. Working within this setting will require resilience as it can be a challenging role. Under the support and guidance of a registered Occupational Therapist, you will use technical and creative skills to provide patient centred programmes of therapeutic activities, to enable an individual to achieve their goals. You will have the opportunity to undertake training to improve your knowledge and skills to enable you to develop in this OT TI role. As an Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor you will have the opportunity to work with a highly motivated Occupational Therapy team. There will be opportunities to be involved in staff training and professional development as well as regular individual supervision from a Senior Occupational Therapist.

• An understanding of the role of Occupational Therapy.
• Good team working skills, sound communication skills.
• The ability to work under pressure
• The ability to build a rapport with a challenging patient group
• Organisational skills, an ability to take initiative and complete delegated tasks
• Ability to lead therapeutic activity groups under supervision
• You will have a positive, non-judgmental attitude and work well within a team.
• Creative skills
We would encourage you to make contact with the OT team to talk in more detail about the job role. Our patients and your colleagues will expect you to live the St Andrew's CARE values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence every single day.

About St Andrew's We are St Andrew's. We are a thriving charity, and our vision is a society in which everyone living with mental health need is heard, valued and has hope for their future. We help people to overcome barriers, and we work tirelessly to help people in our care to find hope. Are you full of curiosity and ideas? Are you inspired to do the right thing every day, living by our CARE values of Compassion, Accountability, Respect and Excellence? Then come join us. Let's transform lives together.