Occupational Therapy Assistant

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust; London; On-site; GBP 20,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider in London is seeking an Occupational Therapy Assistant to support patients with rehabilitation following brain injuries. This role involves tasks like managing clinical spaces, assisting patients with daily activities, and working with a multidisciplinary team in a supportive environment.

Benefits

Comprehensive health services

Employee wellbeing initiatives

Qualifications

• Good rapport building skills and an empathic approach are essential.
• Flexibility, initiative, and the ability to take direction are required.

Responsibilities

• Support patients with rehabilitation tasks including washing and dressing.
• Manage the OT kitchen and equipment as well as monitor stocks.
• Assist qualified Occupational Therapists with delegated responsibilities.

Skills

Rapport Building

Empathy

Flexibility

Initiative

Following Directions

Job description

We are recruiting to a post in the Occupational Therapy Team on the Level 1 Neurorehabilitation Unit based at the Homerton Healthcare. The role includes supporting patients with their rehabilitation under the direction of qualified Occupational Therapists and associated duties managing the clinical space and equipment.

You will be part of a large team of different professionals and you will work with people with life changing brain injuries from across the South East. To be successful in the role you will have good rapport building skills, an empathic approach, flexibility, initiative and take direction well.

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Occupational Therapy Assistants support patients to achieve the prescribed treatment plan from a qualified Occupational Therapist. This will include delegated responsibility for activities you complete alone, such as supporting patients with washing, dressing, meal preparation, splinting regimes, wheelchair training skills, cognitive rehabilitation tasks and group activities. You will also be involved in supporting the treating Occupational Therapist to complete rehabilitation tasks that require additional pairs of hand to practice or complete.

The role also will include responsibilities for the day to day management of the OT kitchen and OT equipment, in addition to other activities relevant to the role, such as monitoring the stock of consumable items and environmental and other audits.

Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust is a high performing and flourishing organisation serving the population of Hackney, East London, The City and beyond.

We are extremely proud of the fact that Homerton Hospital has recently attained the highest possible rating of "Outstanding" from the Care Quality Commission (CQC).

Our integrated Trust provides comprehensive hospital and community health services for its local population and a range of specialist services for a wider group of patients. In addition, the Trust manages services out of St Leonard's Hospital and the Mary Seacole Nursing Home.

Homerton aims to ensure equality and value diversity, and we are committed to inclusion for all of our staff. This is reflected in our policies, procedures and People Plan. All of our staff are expected to embody our Trust values at all times.

We are also committed, through our Fair Recruitment Standards, to ensuring all applicants are treated fairly.

Homerton has a proud tradition of supporting and developing its staff, including its well regarded and valued nursing community, and all staff are able to take advantage of a great range of benefits.

Homerton is proud to have been included on the HSJ & Nursing Times Best Places to Work list.

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Camilla Erwee Job title: Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 020 8510 7449

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Health Care Provider

• Industries

  Hospitals and Health Care

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