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 include 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
* Support qualified Occupational Therapists in the assessment and rehabilitation of a wide variety of patients.
* Perform clerical and housekeeping duties as required.
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.
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 of OT within the MDT
COMPETENCIES
Essential criteria:
* Work with people
* Good level of written English
* Ability to work single-handedly with individuals and groups
* Effective written and verbal communication skills
* Team Player - understanding of team dynamics
* Computer literate
Desirable criteria:
* Use of an 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 clinical area of work
* Willingness to work flexibly
* Can travel between base and patients' homes, carrying equipment
Desirable criteria:
* Car driver with clean licence
Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust (FHFT) has an outstanding reputation and a proud record of achievement. We have an ongoing commitment to improving the health and care services for the 900,000 people we serve across Berkshire, Hampshire, Surrey and south Buckinghamshire.
Seniority level
Entry level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Health Care Provider
Industries
Hospitals and Health Care
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