Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Occupational Therapy Assistant for Acute Rehabilitation

The closing date is 21 May 2025

Job summary

Come and Join Us!

An exciting opportunity has arisen to work within the Buckinghamshire Community Hospital - Waterside ward at Amersham Hospital as an Occupational Therapy Clinical Support Worker supporting the Therapy team implementing acute rehabilitation!The post will suit an independent, motivated, hard working and enthusiastic person, who wishes to work as part of the dynamic, personalised care therapy team.

Main duties of the job

You will undertake therapy treatments and interventions on the Waterside ward and sometimes in a patient's own home as identified by the Therapists to progress towards discharge home or to an alternative residence.Previous experience of working in Therapy and having treated patients within a hospital or community environment with falls, orthopaedic, medical or neurological conditions is necessary.

About us

Successful candidates will be fully trained for the requirements of the post and regular training, supervision and appraisal are provided.

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What does Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust offer you?

As part of our BHT family, you'll benefit from learning and development opportunities to support your career progression.

We offer flexible and agile working opportunities, alongside your NHS benefits of generous annual leave entitlement, pension and access to NHS discount schemes.

We provide a range of health and wellbeing services to promote a healthy, happy workforce.

Why work for us?

We're committed to promoting inclusion and making sure all colleagues feel they belong. We encourage new colleagues from a diverse range of backgrounds to apply.

As an employer, we aim to create a workplace where differences are valued and colleagues treat one another with dignity and respect.

Greater diversity within our BHT family improves positive outcomes for the people and communities we serve.

What do we stand for?

Our vision is to provide outstanding care, support healthy communities and be a great place to work.

Our mission is to provide personal and compassionate care every time.

Our CARE values are collaborate, aspire, respect and enable.

Date posted

07 May 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£24,625 to £25,674 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Part-time, Flexible working

Reference number

434-CR7091938

Job locations

Amersham Hospital - Therapy

Whielden Street

Amersham

HP7 0JD

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Job description

Job responsibilities

For a comprehensive list of responsibilities and duties, please kindly refer to the Job Description and Person Specification by downloading the JD and PS attachment in the advert.

If you are an internal applicant there is the option for secondment, all applicants must have the endorsement/support of their line manager prior to application.

If you have a disability that makes submitting this online application difficult and would like assistance, please contact us on bht.recruitment@nhs.net quoting the vacancy reference number.

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications

Essential

Level 3 GCSE or equivalent in English
Good level of education to GCSE standard. (at least 3 subjects)

Desirable

NVQ level III in Health care
Manual Handling or First Aid qualification

Experience

Essential

Experience within a customer care (face to face) environment
Previous work in health care environment and experience of patients with neurological impairment.
Previous work experience in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

Essential

Clear, concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi disciplinary team, patients and carers to ensure records and reports are accurate, legal and in legible manner (in English)
Able to work within a team setting
Able to undertake manual handling tasks
Demonstrate insight into the importance of maintaining a safe working environment
Ability to learn / ability to self initiate learning (evidence within the last 2 years)
Awareness of health & safety issues and policies.
Able to undertake manual handling tasks

Desirable

Awareness of health and safety policies

Special Circumstances

Essential

Ability to work weekends

Person Specification

Education, Qualifications

Essential

Level 3 GCSE or equivalent in English
Good level of education to GCSE standard. (at least 3 subjects)

Desirable

NVQ level III in Health care
Manual Handling or First Aid qualification

Experience

Essential

Experience within a customer care (face to face) environment
Previous work in health care environment and experience of patients with neurological impairment.
Previous work experience in Occupational Therapy or Physiotherapy

Skills, Abilities and Knowledge

Essential

Clear, concise verbal and written communication to ensure liaison with multi disciplinary team, patients and carers to ensure records and reports are accurate, legal and in legible manner (in English)
Able to work within a team setting
Able to undertake manual handling tasks
Demonstrate insight into the importance of maintaining a safe working environment
Ability to learn / ability to self initiate learning (evidence within the last 2 years)
Awareness of health & safety issues and policies.
Able to undertake manual handling tasks

Desirable

Awareness of health and safety policies

Special Circumstances

Essential

Ability to work weekends

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

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Amersham Hospital - Therapy

Whielden Street

Amersham

HP7 0JD

Employer's website

https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust

Address

Amersham Hospital - Therapy

Whielden Street

Amersham

HP7 0JD

Employer's website

https://careers.buckshealthcare.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)