# Occupational Therapy Assistant (Elderly Care)

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** Royal Berkshire Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Occupational therapy assistant
- **Grade:** Band 2
- **Salary:** £25,272 per annum
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Some weekend working required)
- **Closing date:** 2026-09-23T22:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-09-09T21:02:40.156Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Berkshire/Reading/Royal_Berkshire_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Therapy/Occupational_Therapy-v8285509
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8285509?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

Band 2 Occupational Therapy Assistant (Elderly Care)

Exciting opportunity to join a compassionate and aspirational Therapy Team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.

The role will entail supporting older people who are admitted in to an acute hospital to regain function and independence. A big part of the role involves supporting to get patients home safely.

The successful candidate will work with qualified Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and other member of the multidisciplinary teams to deliver a high quality service for patients.

In this role you will work in line with the trust's CARE values to deliver person-centred care to ensure the best outcomes for patients in our care.

You will work with the Occupational Therapy team to assess and treat patients. You will work with the MDT and community partner organisations to ensure patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time whenever possible.

### Main duties of the job

- Face-to-face contact with patients, completing 'initial interviews' and information gathering with patients, their next of kin and other organisations such as social services.
- Delivering Occupational Therapy, working with the guidance of an Occupational Therapist to rehabilitate patients through practicing and supporting activities of daily living such as, washing and dressing, meal preparation, transfers.
- Supporting the completion of home visits with patients along side a qualified therapist.
- Liaison with internal teams to promote smooth transition for patient from hospital to community.
- Manual handling.
- Personal care.

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.

### Applicant requirements

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

## Person Specification

### Experience

**Essential**

- Experience working with vulnerable people or customer facing role
- Previous experience in a Health or Social Care setting

**Desirable**

- Previous experience in therapies

### Education/Skills

**Essential**

- Education to GCSE level including English and Maths
- IT skills, including email
- Knowledge of Occupational Therapy

**Desirable**

- Understanding of hospital working
- Car driver

## Documents

- [staff benefits (pdf, 139.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=603)
- [band 2 ot assistant jd (pdf, 195.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10602698)
- [behaviours framework 2022 (pdf, 2.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2970)
- [probation policy & procedure (pdf, 559.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1640)
- [learning in therapies at rbft 2026 (pdf, 820.0kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10602700)
- [working in therapies at the rbft 2026 (pdf, 813.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10602699)

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