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Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner Orthopaedics

The closing date is 20 July 2025

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Job summary

Band 4 OT Assistant Practitioner - Orthopaedics & Surgical Services

(Prior experience as an OT assistant is essential).

Are you:

passionate about top class patient care with a belief that everyday matters,
ready for a new challenge,
driven to promote the value of Occupational Therapy and therefore influence the narrative of OT for future generations,
committed to making the NHS having a brighter future

Do you want:

to learn in a fast-paced hospital setting,
grow your knowledge about equipment provision and your clinical skills,
work with a diverse team with wide knowledge and experience,
develop your knowledge and skill with support from peers, specialists, clinical educators, and experienced Occupational Therapy leaders

We can offer:

a great opportunity to mix patient facing assessment skills and equipment provision,
excellent learning opportunities with a high level of support, supervision, and appraisal from senior colleagues,
generous training opportunities
a great enthusiastic friendly team to work along side

To find about more about the additional things we can offer apply for our post and meet the team. We would love to talk to you.

Main duties of the job

To provide excellent, high-quality person-centred clinical care that advocates for patients, strive to provide a service fit for today and the future, develop personal leadership to support clinical growth.

The post is a key part of the OT discharge service supporting registered staff with the assessment and rehabilitation

This role includes :-

Assessment of trauma and elective patients who have been referred Occupational Therapy
Taking equipment out to patients' homes and fitting items (training will be given)
Setting up / providing follow up visits for prescribed equipment,
maintenance of stock,
Liaison with outside agencies and patients' families,
Teaching patients and their families how to use and fit the equipment
Undertaking falls assessments

The post is based at Frimley Park Hospital but applicants must be able to travel between all Frimley Health's hospitals and patient's homes.

Our teams across all sites have a friendly, supportive atmosphere and a real team ethic. We know how to look after our staff - making sure they achieve the ideal work-life balance. As a Trust we offer a multi-professional preceptorship programme. In addition, we offer excellent training opportunities supported by an APH practice development lead and clinical flow lead.

About us

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust provides NHS hospital services for around 900,000 people across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.

As well as delivering excellent general hospital services to local people, we provide specialist heart attack, vascular, stroke, spinal, cystic fibrosis and plastic surgery services across a much wider area.

We provide a service to Frimley Park, Wexham Park, Farnham and Heatherwood Hospitals, as well as our local community team. This offers great development opportunities in a fast-paced settings which provide seven-day services to our patients.

Our three core values, and the behaviours that support them, guide everything we do and set out what we expect of our staff in the way they treat patients, visitors, service users and each other, Committed to Excellence, Working Together and Facing the Future.

We are also proud to host the Defence Medical Group South East at Frimley Park with military surgical, medical and nursing personnel working alongside the hospital's NHS staff providing care to patients in all specialties

In the Therapies Directorate we have a strong Equality Diversity & Inclusion (EDI) culture and welcome applicants who will continue to contribute to the power of diversity we want in our teams to help us deliver our best services to our population

Date posted

11 July 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 4

Salary

£16,714 to £18,342 a year per annum incl HCAS

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

151-NM101

Job locations

Frimley Park Hospital

Occupational Therapy, Portsmouth Rd

Frimley

GU167UJ

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you are inspired to know more about this opportunity and our team, please see the job description attached, which outlines the main duties of this post.

Job description

Job responsibilities

If you are inspired to know more about this opportunity and our team, please see the job description attached, which outlines the main duties of this post.

Person Specification

Qualificaion/ skills exprience

Essential

GCSE or equivalent qualification in English and Mathematics.
Knowledge of anatomy/physiology/ clinical knowledge of specialty
NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Desirable

Foundation Degree or equivalent in related field / or willingness to work towards

Competencies

Essential

Interpersonal skills to include concise and effective verbal and written communication.
Ability to instruct and motivate
Organisational skills, ability to prioritise and manage day.
Logical, ability to problem solve
IT skills
Ability to conduct and respond to risk assessments
working knowledge of equipment / minor adaptations
Basic understanding of the patient condition and its impact on the therapy intervention.

Desirable

Negotiation skills, able to overcome barriers to exercise.

PROFESSIONAL/ experience

Essential

Experience as Band 3 Occupational Therapy assistant within an NHS setting
Stock management
Working within a team
Experience of working directly with patients
Experience working with wheelchairs

Desirable

Evaluating outcomes of equipment use
Knowledge of therapy interventions acquired through training or experience within a healthcare setting

Special reuirements

Essential

Willingness to work flexibly
Able to work to a 7 day pattern
To be able to travel to and from pts properties, to provide equipment

Person Specification

Qualificaion/ skills exprience

Essential

GCSE or equivalent qualification in English and Mathematics.
Knowledge of anatomy/physiology/ clinical knowledge of specialty
NVQ Level 3 or equivalent

Desirable

Foundation Degree or equivalent in related field / or willingness to work towards

Competencies

Essential

Interpersonal skills to include concise and effective verbal and written communication.
Ability to instruct and motivate
Organisational skills, ability to prioritise and manage day.
Logical, ability to problem solve
IT skills
Ability to conduct and respond to risk assessments
working knowledge of equipment / minor adaptations
Basic understanding of the patient condition and its impact on the therapy intervention.

Desirable

Negotiation skills, able to overcome barriers to exercise.

PROFESSIONAL/ experience

Essential

Experience as Band 3 Occupational Therapy assistant within an NHS setting
Stock management
Working within a team
Experience of working directly with patients
Experience working with wheelchairs

Desirable

Evaluating outcomes of equipment use
Knowledge of therapy interventions acquired through training or experience within a healthcare setting

Special reuirements

Essential

Willingness to work flexibly
Able to work to a 7 day pattern
To be able to travel to and from pts properties, to provide equipment

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Frimley Park Hospital

Occupational Therapy, Portsmouth Rd

Frimley

GU167UJ

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Frimley Park Hospital

Occupational Therapy, Portsmouth Rd

Frimley

GU167UJ

Employer's website

https://www.fhft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)