Occupational Therapy Technician

Job summary

An opportunity has arisen to join the Occupational Therapy team at Wolfson Neurorehabilitation Centre based at Queen Mary's Hospital in Roehampton. As a key member of the therapy team, you will work under supervision and guidance of trained therapists to provide direct hands-on treatment for people with neurological conditions in both individual and group settings. You will also have an essential role in assisting with administration tasks, maintaining equipment safety and promoting best quality patient care.

We are looking for an enthusiastic, resourceful, self-motivated and reliable individual with good written and verbal communication skills. Previous experience in health or social care is not essential as in-house training will be provided to assist continuous development of your skills, but would be beneficial.

Main duties of the job

As described in the Job Description attached, this is a role in based within the Occupational Therapy Team at the Wolfson Neurorehab Centre. There is a strong interdisciplinary focus within the service so you would be working alongside physiotherapists, speech and language therapists, psychologists, nurses, doctors, and activity co-ordinators.

This role has both patient facing clinical components and administrative components.

About us

St George's, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey.Our sites include St George's Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.