Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner | Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust; Slough; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading healthcare provider is seeking a Band 4 Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner in Slough. The role involves assisting in patient care, managing a caseload, and conducting exercises. Applicants should have strong interpersonal and manual therapy skills, alongside a commitment to personal development. Explore growth opportunities in a supportive and flexible work environment, promoting a healthy work-life balance.

Qualifications

• Committed to promoting the value of Occupational Therapy.
• Ability to assist in the provision of care to patients under supervision.
• Willingness to manage a specified patient caseload.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the provision of care to patients, supervised by a qualified therapist.
• Carry out clinical tasks delegated by qualified staff.
• Manage a specified patient caseload with complex rehabilitation goals.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Manual therapy skills

Technical ability

Job description

Are you ready for a new challenge, driven to promote the value of Occupational Therapy, committed to making the NHS a brighter future?

Do you want to learn in a fast‑paced hospital setting, grow your knowledge about equipment provision and clinical skills, work with the Medical Team and collaborate with multidisciplinary partners, and develop your knowledge and skill with support from peers, specialists, clinical educators and experienced Occupational Therapy leaders?

We have an exciting opportunity for a Band 4 Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner to join our friendly and welcoming team.

Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust is committed to being an inclusive and disability‑confident employer and has been awarded the Gold for the Armed Forces Employment Recognition Scheme. We provide first‑class development opportunities for all staff and have a wide range of professional, management and leadership, and clinical skills training available.

Here at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust, we know how important it is to have a healthy work‑life balance; this benefits not only individuals but the patients we care for too.

We encourage applications from people who wish to work on a flexible basis, recognising that flexibility may mean a range of different working patterns and hours. We do our utmost to work with our staff to meet their needs and the needs of our service and its users.

Responsibilities

• Assist in the provision of care to patients, supported and supervised by a qualified therapist.
• Carry out clinical tasks (such as instruction/supervision and prescription of individual exercise programmes), delegated by qualified staff, requiring a wide range of technical ability, manual therapy skills, as well as an excellent level of interpersonal skills.
• Take handover and undertake discharge planning.
• Manage a specified patient caseload, to include patients with complex rehabilitation goals.
• Provide high‑quality group exercise sessions to patients and conduct Gym induction sessions to patients.
• Provide and order patient equipment from NRS (or equivalent supplier) within set competencies or as directed by an appropriate qualified therapist.
• Participate in continued personal development.
• Contribute in the induction and training of new therapy staff, therapy students and other non‑qualified health care staff within the therapy team.
• Order and monitor stock of disposable therapy equipment.
• Contribute to the supervision and training of other therapy assistants.

This advert closes on Thursday 23 Oct 2025.