Occupational Therapy Assistant- Community Rehab and Falls Service

Guys and St Thomas NHS Foundation Trust; City Of London; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading NHS organisation is seeking an Occupational Therapy Assistant to join their Community Rehabilitation and Falls Service. You will support adults across South London in their rehabilitation, working closely with Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists. This hands-on role requires a caring and motivated individual who enjoys problem-solving and working in a multidisciplinary team. You will also have opportunities for training and development. This position offers a supportive work environment with initiatives focused on wellbeing and career growth.

Benefits

Award-winning wellbeing programme

Training and development opportunities

Qualifications

• Passionate about helping others live more independent lives.
• Enjoy meeting people and working as part of a multidisciplinary team.
• Valuable experience in rehabilitation programmes.

Responsibilities

• Support rehab programmes designed by OTs and Physios.
• Provide equipment and practical solutions for patients.
• Carry out home visits and document progress accurately.
• Participate in service development projects.

Skills

Caring

Motivated

Problem-solving

Communication

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust.

Join our friendly and supportive Community Rehabilitation and Falls Service as an Occupational Therapy Assistant, where every day brings new opportunities to make a difference.

You’ll be working at the heart of our South London communities, supporting adults to live safely, independently, and confidently in their own homes. Whether you’re helping someone practice daily tasks after a fall, set up equipment to make life easier, or build strength and confidence through meaningful activities, your work will have a lasting impact.

This is a hands-on and varied role, perfect if you enjoy meeting people, problem-solving, and working as part of a multidisciplinary team. You’ll visit clients across Brixton, Streatham, Oval, Peckham, and Dulwich, supporting them with their rehabilitation and helping them achieve goals that matter most to them.

You’ll work closely with Occupational Therapists and Physiotherapists, gaining valuable experience in assessment, equipment provision, and rehabilitation programmes. We’ll support you every step of the way with supervision, training, and development opportunities to help you progress in your OTA career.

At Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust, you’ll also benefit from our award-winning “Showing We Care About You” programme, which offers support for your wellbeing, career growth, and work-life balance.

If you’re caring, motivated, and passionate about helping others live more independent lives, we’d love to hear from you.

Note: This advert closes on Monday 3 Nov 2025.

Responsibilities

• Support rehab programmes designed by OTs and Physios, helping people build confidence and independence in daily activities.
• Provide equipment and practical solutions for patients to make everyday life safer and easier.
• Carry out home visits, deliver exercise programmes, and document progress accurately.
• Work closely with our multidisciplinary team across community, inpatient and outpatient settings.
• Take part in service development projects.
• You may be asked to provide cover at Pulross Rehab Ward and take part in the weekend rota (one day over a weekend when required).

About the Trust

Guy’s and St. Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust: From our 5 main hospitals, and in the community, we provide a full range of lifelong, general and specialist care, as well as clinical research, innovation, education and training. We’re a diverse and welcoming organisation, and are incredibly proud of our 25,500 staff and the dedication they show to our patients and each other. We aim to be outstanding in everything we do and to provide high quality and compassionate care and experience to all of our patients and families.

As a leading centre of clinical research with a long history of innovation and medical firsts, we are able to provide the latest and most advanced treatments. We\'re ranked top in England for the number of trials open for patients to join and in the top 10 for the number of patients recruited to help us in our research. Together with our partners in King\'s Health Partners, we form 1 of the UK\'s 8 Academic Health Science Centres. Our world famous teaching hospitals train the doctors, nurses and healthcare professionals of the future. GKT School of Medical Education is our medical school, run jointly with King\'s College London and King\'s College Hospital. We\'re guided by our values in everything we do and, as one of the largest employers in London, we reflect the diversity, opportunity and ambition of our communities and the people we serve.