Job overview
Band 3 - Senior Occupational Therapy Assistant
Are you
- Passionate about top class patient care with a belief that everyday matters,
- Ready for a new challenge,
- Driven to promote the value of Occupational Therapy and therefore influence the narrative of OT for future generations,
- Committed to making the NHS having a brighter future?
Do you want
- To learn in a fast-paced hospital setting,
- Grow your knowledge about equipment provision and your clinical skills,
- Work with a diverse team with wide knowledge and experience,
- Develop your knowledge and skill with support from peers, specialists, clinical educators, and experienced Occupational Therapy leaders?
We can offer
- A great opportunity to mix patient facing assessment skills and equipment provision,
- Excellent learning opportunities with a high level of support, supervision, and appraisal from senior colleagues,
- Generous training opportunities,
- A great enthusiastic friendly team to work along side.
- Band 2-3 development post would be considered for the right candidate.
Our department, based at Frimley Park Hospital, works across a range of specialities which include: Acute & Elderly Care Medicine, A&E, Neuro Orthopaedics & Surgery.
Main duties of the job
- To provide excellent, high-quality person-centred clinical care that advocates for patients, strive to provide a service fit for today and the future, develop personal leadership to support clinical growth.
- The post is a key part of the OT service, and is responsible for undertaking patient facing, equipment, housekeeping, and administrative duties. It also involves liaison with outside agencies and patients’ families so excellent communication skills are essential.
- The post is based at Wexham Park Hospital. Our teams have a friendly, supportive atmosphere and a real team ethic. We know how to look after our staff - making sure they achieve the ideal work-life balance. As a Trust we also participate in care certificate and apprentice programmes. In addition, we offer excellent training opportunities supported by an APH practice development lead and clinical flow lead.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
If you are inspired to know more about this opportunity and our team, please see the job description attached, which outlines the main duties of this post.
Person specification
Experience
Essential
- Experience working as an OT Assistant
- Customer care training or awareness
- Basic teaching methods for practical tasks.
- Standard operating procedure on infection control.
Desirable
- Work with wheelchairs/adaptive equipment.
- Training and facilitation skills.
- Use of an electronic Computer system.
Qualifications
Essential
- GCSE / equivalent in Maths and English level c or above
Desirable
- NVQ in OT or relevant care areas
Skills & Knowledge
Essential
- Basic knowledge of health legislation in current practice and clinical governance.
- Understanding the OT role within the MDT.
- Ability to work single handedly with individuals and groups
- Efective written and verbal communication skills
- Computer literate
Desirable
- Understanding of professional ethics and their application in practice.
- Health and safety legislation related to adaptive equipment.
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This advert is for Senior Occupational Therapy Assistant with Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust in Camberley, South East, England. It is listed as a Band 3 Healthcare support worker role. The advertised salary is £27,106 - £28,850 per annum incl HCAS. The contract type is Permanent. The application deadline is 19 Jul 2026.
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