Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen within the Occupational Therapy service based at Fountain Way, Salisbury for an Occupational Therapy Support Worker to join the multi-disciplinary team on based on the older adult Amblescroft wards to gain experience for a year.

Amblescroft North is a 20 bedded mixed gender in-patient unit that cares for individuals predominantly over the age of 65 years experiencing mental illness of a functional nature. Amblescroft South is a 20 bedded mixed gender in-patient unit that supports individuals over 65 years experiencing an organic illness.

Dedicated support via clinical and managerial supervision will be provided alongside continual professional development opportunities.

The post holder will work alongside an established, experienced and supportive therapies team as part of a multi-disciplinary service and will be able to access support from the wider Occupational Therapy service at Fountain way and across BSW.

Main duties of the job

We are looking for a dynamic; forward thinking, enthusiastic and well-motivated Occupational Therapy Support Worker to be involved in the delivery of therapeutic interventions on the Amblescroft wards and to support the Occupational Therapists with assessments and treatment plans using the Occupational Therapy process.

High levels of professionalism, flexibility and excellent communication skills are required to work effectively in this role. Previous experience in older adults care, mental health and running groups would be desirable.

Working for our organisation

We are AWP (Avon and Wiltshire Mental Health Partnership NHS Trust): a diverse organisation with over 5,000 dedicated staff providing inpatient and community-based mental health care. 

We provide services from a range of locations to approximately 1.8 million people living in Bath and North East Somerset (B&NES), Bristol, North Somerset, South Gloucestershire, Swindon, across the county of Wiltshire and in parts of Dorset.

Our outstanding people promote mental health and wellbeing. The expertise and resources within AWP are dedicated to a person-centred approach for those who use our services and for all employees. We recognise that happy and fulfilled employees give better care.  

At AWP we actively encourage applicants from all backgrounds; we are particularly keen to encourage applications from people from Black, Asian and minority ethnic backgrounds, those with disabilities and from the LGBTQ+ community. We want people to bring their unique blend of experiences, backgrounds, perspectives and knowledge to AWP, as diversity makes us stronger.