Occupational Therapy Assistant (Band 3) - Occupational Therapy/Physiotherapy - Cambridgeshire C[...]

Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust; Wisbech; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading community provider as an Occupational Therapy Assistant, supporting children with disabilities in schools and clinics. This role involves clinical interventions and administrative tasks under the guidance of therapists, contributing to high-quality care and professional development.

Qualifications

• Experience working with children and special needs.
• Recognised qualification in administration or childcare.

Responsibilities

• Assist Occupational Therapists in clinical and administrative tasks.
• Carry out clinical interventions under therapist direction.
• Support children with disabilities in various settings.

Skills

Communication

Organisational Skills

Problem Solving

Education

GCSEs including Maths and English

Business Administration NVQ 3

Tools

SystmOne

Windows

Excel

Job description

Employer Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust Employer type NHS Site The New Horsfair Clinic Town Wisbech Salary £24,625 - £25,674 per annum, pro-rata Salary period Yearly Closing 26/05/2025 23:59 Interview date 05/06/2025

Occupational Therapy Assistant

Band 3

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for you to join our vibrant and innovative community children’s Occupational Therapy and service.

You will be based in the Fenland area and your role will predominantly involve working within special school, clinic, home and mainstream school/nursery settings supporting the Occupational Therapy team.

As well as working within the special schools, you will also be visiting mainstream schools and local pre school settings and working within a clinic setting supporting Occupational Therapy. Children seen will have a range of disabilities and developmental delays.

Your role is instrumental in supporting our therapists in the delivery of care to the children and families accessing the services which will include administration tasks. You will also carry out clinical interventions under the direction of the therapists.

There is a strong commitment from Cambridgeshire Community Services for continued professional development for all members of staff.

The successful candidate will be put forward for an Enhanced Disclosure from the Disclosure of Barring Service as the post involves working with children.

Interviews will take place on the 5th and 6th of June 2025 at: The Oak Tree Centre, 1 Oak Drive, Huntingdon, PE29 7HN

Should we receive a high number of applications we reserve the right to close this vacancy at any point after the 13th May 2025.

Main duties of the job

The post holder will be responsible to work flexibly to assist the Occupational Therapists in their clinical and administrative work, including data entry.

The post holder will carry out clinical interventions under the direction of the therapists in special school, clinic, home and mainstream school/nursery settings.

The client group is children and young people (0-19 years) with disabilities and developmental delays.

Working for our organisation

Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives.

There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff - who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey.

If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To carry out clinical interventions with children and young people under the direction of the Occupational Therapists.. This includes children/young people of pre-school and school age, including those attending local special schools.

To support therapists in clinic settings to carry out standardised assessments and record findings.

To support therapists in the provision, correct prescription and monitoring of specialist equipment for children/young people.

The post holder may be required to visit children/young people at home, under the direction of the therapist.

To monitor the children/young people’s progress and recognise when to discuss any changes with the therapist (apart from discussions already scheduled).

To make observations about children/young people’s abilities and responses to activities and to feed these back to the therapist in order to assist in assessment and therapy.

To assist the therapist’s in the organisation and delivery of training to other professionals and parents as appropriate.

To liaise with Equipment Company Representatives to set up assessments and obtain quotes for equipment for children and young people.

To work flexibly to support the diverse work of the Occupational Therapy Teams in supporting the care of children and young people, prioritising the work which is asked of them.

Person specification

Qualifications & Training

• GCSEs or equivalent, including Maths and English
• Recognised qualification in administration/typing e.g. RSA III or Business Administration NVQ 3 or equivalent Childcare/teaching qualification/nursery nurse etc

Experience

• Previous experience of a wide range of administrative/office duties
• Experiencing working with the public either face to face or by telephone
• Previous experience of working as part of a team
• Experience of working / volunteering with children
• Experience of working with special needs/disability
• Previous experience in using in-house computer systems, e.g. SystmOne
• Experience of working with children/young people with additional needs/Special Education Needs and Disability

Knowledge & Skills

• Good communication and interpersonal skills
• Good organisation skills
• Ability to use own initiative and to work independently
• Ability to work flexibly as part of a team
• Thorough knowledge of Windows and Excel, with well-established computer skills
• Good presentation skills (personal and written)
• Ability to problem solve
• Commitment to gaining knowledge and skills
• Ability to prioritise workloads
• Evidence of being a good team worker
• Previous experience with using SystmOne
• Understanding of the personal and social implications of disability

Employer certification / accreditation badges

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.

Name Gerald Maidens Job title Children's Occupational Therapist Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07929 781492 Additional information

For further information or to arrange an informal chat please contact:

Gerald Maidens, Children's Occupational Therapy Advanced Specialist at: [e-mail]

Alternatively, you are welcome to contact the main switchboard number: 0300 0295050 to leave a message for Gerald to return your call