Occupational Therapy assistant

Job summary

This role is to assist Occupational Therapists in providing a high standard of therapy services to in-patients at St. Helier Hospital and to undertake duties to support the smooth functioning of the therapy departments and service. All new support workers, including therapy Technical Instructors, are required to undertake the Care Certificate, which is the start of the career journey for Healthcare Support Workers (HCSWs). The aim of the Care Certificate is to ensure that all new and existing support staff are taught and can demonstrate the right skills, knowledge and behavior to provide high quality compassionate care.

Main duties of the job

To work closely with Occupational Therapists, Multidisciplinary Teams and other professionals. Particularly in relation to patient enablement, and to assist in the development of good working relationships with statutory, voluntary and independent organisations.

Complete screening for clients referred to the service, and feeding back to the relevant Occupational Therapist or team, undertake delegated therapeutic technical rehabilitation using innovation, reporting client progress back to the Occupational Therapist.

Work in conjunction with colleagues in the implementation of occupational therapy interventions for clients within the specified clinical/technical area of competency.

To work independently with clients, under the guidance of qualified staff, to carry out specified activities and therapy interventions.

Provide effective feedback to occupational therapists, including changes in the patients' condition and any relevant information appropriate to the patient care, utilising judgment and analytical skills.

About us

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust provides a range of medical services to approximately 490,000 people living across southwest London and northeast Surrey. In addition, we provide more specialist services, in particular renal and neonatal intensive care, to a wider area, covering parts of Sussex and Hampshire.

We serve an area that is rich in diversity, with a mix of urban and rural areas, and differing levels of quality of life. We cover some of the most prosperous postcodes in the country, as well as some poorer areas. Together with our colleagues at NHS Surreyand NHS Sutton and Merton, we work to make sure that we deliver the best possible care to the communities we serve.

The Trust employs approximately 5,000 staff across its hospitals and issupported by over 500 volunteers.