Bank Paediatric Occupational Therapy Assistant

HCRG Care Group

Guildford

Hybrid

GBP 32,000 - 34,000

Part time

41 hours ago

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Benefits offered by this job

Flexible Shift Booking

Wagestream Access

Professional Growth

Well-being Support

Innovative Culture

Recognition & Engagement

Safe recruitment process

Job summary

HCRG Care Group is seeking a dedicated Bank Paediatric Occupational Therapy Assistant to join our Surrey therapies team. You will support delivery of high-quality OT services for children with a broad developmental and sensory needs spectrum, under the supervision of qualified OTs.

You will work across diverse settings such as health centres, nurseries and schools, handling assessments, interventions and care plans while ensuring safeguarding and child protection policies are followed.

Qualifications

FdSc Health and Social Care (Associate Practitioner) qualification.
Proven literacy and numeracy skills.
Clear, accurate recording and reporting skills.
Proficient with MS Office applications and email.
Ability to work under pressure with initiative.

Responsibilities

Visit homes, nurseries and schools to review and adjust postural management and moving & handling equipment.
Instruct carers on safe use of equipment (seating, bathing, toileting, sleep systems).
Plan and deliver individual and group therapy activities within therapist-led care frameworks.
Support parents and carers across multi-agency settings.
Implement and review intervention programmes for school staff and families.
Assess progress independently and adjust programmes with supervisor input.
Communicate sensitive information with tact and adapt strategies for barriers.
Collaborate with families and professionals on client care decisions.
Share assessment findings with school staff, carers and the inter-disciplinary team.

Skills

FdSc Health and Social Care

Literacy and numeracy

Recording and reporting

MS Office / Email

Team working

Communication skills

Motivational skills

Group facilitation

Driver / Car owner

Education

FdSc Health and Social Care

Tools

Systmone

Job description

Vacancies Bank Paediatric Occupational Therapy Assistant

Job Introduction

As aBankPaediatric Occupational Therapy Assistant, you’ll be part of our valued Therapies Team in Surrey, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

Flexible Shift Booking – Self-book bank shifts and request time off up to six weeks in advance for a better work‑life balance.
Wagestream Access – Track and access earned wages anytime, avoiding high‑interest loans or overdrafts.
Professional Growth – Gain experience across various services, access free training, and join our Strive for Better professional network.
24/7 Well-being Support – Free counselling, legal advice, financial guidance, and career coaching.
Innovative Culture – Share ideas, apply for national funding, and contribute to service improvements.
Recognition & Engagement – Nominate colleagues for awards and participate in executive Q&A sessions.
Commitment to Excellence – Be part of a team with "Good" or "Outstanding" CQC-rated services.

We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Paediatric Occupational Therapy Assistant to join our dynamic multidisciplinary team. In this rewarding role, you will support the delivery of high‑quality Occupational Therapy services for children with a wide range of developmental, physical, and sensory needs.

Working closely under the supervision of qualified Occupational Therapists, you will contribute to assessment, intervention, and ongoing care, helping children and their families to develop skills and confidence in self‑management.

As an integral member of the Paediatric OT team, you will carry out both general and specialist clinical tasks, delivering delegated aspects of therapy care plans and, when appropriate, working as an autonomous practitioner. Your work will span a variety of settings, including health centres, nurseries, specialist schools, and children’s homes, where you will provide hands‑on support to aid physical management and functional development.

You will also play a key role in facilitating individual and group therapy sessions, supporting care pathways, and assisting with administrative tasks such as specialist equipment provision.

As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.

Main Responsibilities

Under OT supervision, visit homes, nurseries and schools to review, adjust and arrange appropriate postural management and moving and handling equipment.
Provide clear instruction to carers on safe use of equipment such as seating, bathing, toileting and sleep systems.
Plan and deliver individual and group therapeutic activity programmes within therapist‑led care frameworks.
Support parents and carers across a range of multi‑agency settings.
Implement, demonstrate and review intervention programmes for school staff, parents and volunteers, adapting activities and providing training as needed.
Work at times independently to assess progress, modify programmes and arrange equipment within agreed limits, reporting outcomes to the supervising therapist.
Communicate routine, complex and sensitive information with tact, using adapted strategies to overcome communication barriers.
Collaborate with families, carers and professionals, negotiating decisions around client care with support from senior clinicians.
Share assessment findings and management plans with school staff, carers, families and the wider interdisciplinary team.

Ideal Candidate

FdSc Health and Social Care (Associate Practitioner)
Literacy and numeracy skills
Knowledge and skills acquired through a combination of formal training, short courses, in‑house training and experience to diploma level or equivalent
Clear accurate recording and reporting skills
Ability to use MS office applications, e‑mail, Systmone
Demonstrate ability to work under pressure and use own initiative
Demonstrate flexible and positive approach to team working and ability to adapt to change within working situation
Car owner/driver/access to a motor vehicle (role will involve travel to other sites that cannot be easily accessed by public transport means)
Demonstrate practical, analytical and judgement skills in patient care relevant to care group
Good communication skills, both written and verbal
Motivational skills E.g. healthcoaching
Ability to plan and lead groups

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.

Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do.

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We’re a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone.

Bank Paediatric Occupational Therapy Assistant