Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Core hours are Monday to Friday however post holders are expected to contribute to weekend working as part of a 7 day service provision)
- Job ref
- 151-RO149
- Employer
- Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Frimley Park Hospital
- Town
- Frimley
- Salary
- £24,873 Per annum, pro rata inc HCAS
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 24/11/2024 23:59
Employer heading
Occupational Therapy Assistant
Band 2
Job overview
We are looking for an enthusiastic, hardworking team member to join our Occupational Therapy Department as an Occupational Therapy Assistant.
Our department, based at Frimley Park Hospital, works across a range of specialities which include: elderly medicine, Acute Medicine, A&E, Stroke, Orthopaedics, Surgery.
As a Band 2 assistant experience working with occupational therapy is not essential, but applicants must have good people skills and have had experience of caring for another person (personally or professionally). On the job training will be provided for this post and will included enrolment in the care certificate programme. Working as an OT Assistant would be considered extremely desirable.
Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK.
Main duties of the job
The post holders would support qualified Occupational Therapists in the assessment and rehabilitation of wide variety of patients. In addition there are also clerical and housekeeping duties in the role.
Post holder must hold a driving licence. This is required to deliver and fit essential equipment into patients homes.
Working for our organisation
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.
Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.
We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours, we do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
- Work under the guidance of qualified OTs in providing functional treatment for patients experiencing physical and cognitive deficits;
- Support qualified therapists during home assessments in the community;
- Communicate relevant information on patients’ conditions and performance;
- Communicate effectively with other disciplines both internally and externally;
- Take responsibility for training and supervising new OT Assistants and Students;
- Co-operate with other department staff in the efficient management of department stocks and equipment levels
A detailed job description can be found attached to this advert.
Person specification
QUALIFICATIONS
Essential criteria
- Good general education
- GCSE / equivalent in Maths and English level c or above
Desirable criteria
- NVQ in OT or relevant care areas
- Understanding OT within the MDT
COMPETENCIES
Essential criteria
- Work with people
- Good level of written English
- Ability to work single handedly with individuals and groups
- Efective written and verbal communication skills
- Team Player - understanding of team dynamics
- Computer literate
Desirable criteria
- Use of and Electronic patient record / medical system
Professional
Essential criteria
- Work with people in a caring capacity
- Understanding of OT role
Desirable criteria
- Work as an OT assistant
- Customer care training or awareness
Special
Essential criteria
- willingness to rotate cllinical area of work
- willingness to work flexibly
- can travel between base and patients home, carrying equipment
Desirable criteria
- Car driver with clean licence
Employer certification / accreditation badges
Applicant requirements
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Tanya Trussler
- Job title
- Principal Occupational Therapist
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 03006134421
- Additional information
Telephone or email enquires are welcome.
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