Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT; Runcorn; On-site; GBP 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare organization in the UK is seeking a Band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioner to deliver Occupational Therapy interventions in an outpatient setting. The role involves working within a multidisciplinary team, providing care such as assessment of hand conditions and administering therapy. Candidates should possess a foundation degree and experience in health settings. This full-time position offers a supportive environment committed to excellence in patient care.

Qualifications

• Experience of assessment and communication during significant changes.
• Understanding of Human anatomy and physiology impacting mobility.
• Ability to work in a team and use own initiative.

Responsibilities

• Provide Occupational Therapy interventions in an outpatient setting.
• Run Hand Therapy groups and provide therapy and splints.
• Partake in administrative tasks such as ordering stock.

Skills

Assessment of hand conditions

Ability to communicate

Understanding of therapy roles

Education

Foundation degree in Health and Social Care

Care certificate

Equivalent level 5 qualification in a Health and Social Care subject

Job description

Go back Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT

Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner

The closing date is 03 December 2025

We are on an exciting journey to transform the Hand Therapy service within the Trust and have recently brought the teams on each site into a unified integrated team.

Our patients are at the heart of everything we do! We are looking for people who are committed to being part of a team that delivers excellent care and support to our patients.

As a Band 4 Therapy Assistant Practitioner, you will be based on the Halton site to provide Occupational Therapy interventions in an outpatient setting. You will receive competency-based training in Occupational Therapy. Following this you will continue to receive support from our Therapy teams to enable you to deliver high quality therapy interventions to the best of your ability.

The Service operates a Monday to Friday service, currently covering the hours of 8.30 - 4.30, not including bank holidays and weekends. You will be expected to work your hours across four of those days

Main duties of the job

You will work as part of a small multidisciplinary team that includes: Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Therapy Assistants and Administrators.

You will have the opportunity to provide a service in the following areas:

• Assessment of hand conditions
• Provision of therapy and splints
• Run Hand Therapy groups
• Administration tasks such as ordering stock

About us

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is a caring and compassionate organisation that is both ambitious and innovative. We are committed to delivering the best outcomes for our patients and providing a positive experience of our staff. We aspire to be outstanding for our patients, our communities and our staff and are committed to being a great place to receive healthcare, work and learn.

Straddling the neighbouring boroughs of Warrington and Halton we are part of the Cheshire and Merseyside Integrated Care system. Our hospitals are ideally situated to meet the growing healthcare needs of the 330,000 population of these boroughs.

Warrington Hospital is home to our emergency, critical care and maternity services, Halton Hospital is focused on elective procedures and the Runcorn Urgent Treatment Centre, although many services are offered at both sites and in community hubs.

A CQC-rated 'good' organisation with 'outstanding' features, we are working towards university hospital status, having achieved teaching hospital status in 2019.

We employ nearly 5,000 people from over 80 nationalities, striving to be a diverse, inclusive employer and recognised leader in equality. We support flexible working, welcoming flexible applications. Proud of our many accreditations, we are embedding an anti-racist approach in all we do.

Job responsibilities

The full details of the role, including main duties and responsibilities are available in the full Job Description and Person Specification which you can find on the right-hand side of the advert page.

Person Specification

Experience

• Experience of assessment - able to monitor individuals during assessments and communicate appropriate action in relation to any significant changes.
• Ability to communicate in a variety of settings with patients of varying levels of understanding.
• An understanding of therapy roles.

Qualifications

• Foundation degree in Health and Social Care / BTEC or equivalent level 5 qualification in a Health and Social Care subject.
• Care certificate
• An understanding of Human anatomy and physiology and how they impact on an individual's functional independence/mobility
• An understanding of therapy, which can be demonstrated by having a facilitative approach to patient care.
• Able to work in a team but use own initiative

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Employer name

Warrington and Halton Teaching Hospitals NHSFT