Occupational Therapy Assistant

Occupational Therapy Assistant - £13.70 per hour

Shaw healthcare are delighted to announce that we are a Real Living Wage Employer as well as the UK’s largest employee owned healthcare company. In our recognition of your contribution to the care that our service users need, we are committed to making sure your salary is significantly more than the Government National Minimum Wage. Our employees are at the centre of everything we do…

Are you a Friendly, Compassionate and Caring person who is looking for a career where you feel valued and where you are rewarded for the work that you do? If so, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. Do you enjoy seeing people get the most out of every day and achieve what they want in life? This is what a Career in Shaw healthcare is all about.

We look to provide as much flexible working as possible to secure your work/life balance.

We a are a small independent Low Secure Forensic Mental Health unit based in the Drumchapel area of Glasgow about to expand our service. We have a new and exciting opportunity for 1 full time Occupational Therapy Assistant to join our service. We are looking for highly motivated individual who are keen to develop their knowledge and skills working within a Low Secure Service.

• Support our OT’s to Implement the OT's treatment plans by carrying out practical individual and group activities with service users.
• Use technical/creative skills to assist in the provision of a flexible client-centred programme of therapeutic activities for individuals/groups of clients who experience mental health difficulties and have offending behaviours. This will involve supervising and working with patients on a one:one basis, either in a secure ward environment, the local community or the person’s home.
• Support our patients in the development of daily living, social, and community skills to promote independent and autonomous lives.
• Work within the guidelines of this low secure forensic service and therapeutic progress, advocating for meaningful occupation as a human right.
• Work as part of a multi-disciplinary team, supporting the overall occupational therapy service within the forensic setting.
• Undertake general activities within the department

• Excellent Career Opportunities
• Care Qualifications
• 76% Employee Owned - our employees have received over £1850 each in tax free bonuses to date!
• Refer a Friend bonus scheme (earn up to £1000 for each referral by you)
• Paid annual leave 28 days per year (based on hours) inclusive of bank holidays
• Company Sick Pay
• Enhanced payrates for bank holidays
• Free Uniform
• Discounted Homemade Meals while on Shift
• Pension scheme
• GP online - providing around the clock GP consultation via an interactive app
• Death in service payment
  * subject to criteria
• Colleague discounts - Access to over 1600 high street discounts including carefully selected discount partners.
• Holiday discounts
• Outstanding recognition schemes such as Shaw Star Awards and Long Service Awards
• Online benefits and cashback rewards
• Our support to your Wellbeing includes free of charge access to an independent and confidential Employee Assistance Programme. This gives Colleagues and their family access to 24/7 365 support for a whole range of issues including physical, mental and financial issues

£13.70 per hour

37.5 hours per week, Monday - Friday (09:00-17:00)