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Jaymie Payne is passionate about talent acquistion and has nine years of experience in corporate and healthcare recruitment.
Some occupational therapist roles within the NHS are in mental health settings. In this type of setting, OTs often help develop life skills like cooking and money management, promote job readiness, encourage and lead therapeutic leisure and sensory groups and help promote the skills needed to live independently. Discuss your experience working with patients with mental health issues and disorders.

Jaymie Payne is passionate about talent acquistion and has nine years of experience in corporate and healthcare recruitment.
"I do not have experience working with patients with mental health conditions, but I feel I've been properly trained through my formal education, and I would continue to develop the skills needed to care for them through on-the-job training and experience. I understand that occupational therapists play a role in mental care and treatment by assisting with life skills training, cognitive rehabilitation, social and interpersonal skills training, life balance intervention, and more."

Jaymie Payne is passionate about talent acquistion and has nine years of experience in corporate and healthcare recruitment.
"I have three years of experience working in a mental health clinic. Many patients needed help to develop the skills required to live independently. I worked mainly with psychiatric disorders like Schizophrenia, where patients have a poor quality of life, residual symptoms, and are not able to hold regular jobs and needed rehabilitation. During my time there, I conducted cognitive assessments, promoted participation in activities of daily living, taught sensory strategies, led group therapy sessions, and helped patients develop socio-emotional skills."

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