Occupational Therapy Support Worker - Medicine/Oncology team

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust; Nottingham; On-site; GBP 24,000 - 26,000; Part time

Job summary

Join Nottingham University Hospitals Trust as a Band 3 Occupational Therapy Support Worker within the Medicine and Oncology team. This is an exciting opportunity to support patients with complex needs through effective rehabilitation. Emphasizing communication and collaboration, you will manage your own caseload under the guidance of qualified staff, contributing to the vital care and support of patients.

Qualifications

• Previous experience as a therapy or rehabilitation assistant.
• Effective written, verbal and listening communication skills.
• Ability to manage own caseload with some support.

Responsibilities

• Work alongside Occupational Therapists providing therapy to patients.
• Complete functional assessments and follow rehabilitation plans.
• Assist with the administration and clerical tasks.

Skills

Communication

Collaboration

Time Management

Education

GCSE (A-C) English and Maths or equivalent

NVQ level 3 or equivalent in health-related subject

Job description

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) is the biggest employer in Nottingham with over 19,000 staff

Occupational Therapy Support Worker - Medicine/Oncology team

Band 3

Main area Occupational Therapy Grade Band 3 Contract Permanent: Contribution to weekend working - approximately once every six weeks depending on service need Hours Part time - 22.5 hours per week (Contribution to weekend working - approximately once every six weeks depending on service need) Job ref 164-7149139-A

Site City Hospital Town Nottingham Salary £24,625 - £25,674 Per annum pro rota Salary period Yearly Closing 25/06/2025 23:59

Job overview

Do you want to work as a Band 3 therapy support worker and be involved in the assessment, treatment and rehabilitation of patients who have complex needs? We are looking for an enthusiastic Band 3 Occupational Therapy Support Worker to join the Medicine and Oncology Occupational Therapy Team. The hours are 21 hours a week.

The support workers work with patients and carry out treatment programmes under the guidance and supervision of a registered therapist in order to provide rehabilitation and other interventions to facilitate their safe discharge. Some clerical and administration tasks will also be undertaken (eg keeping records, filing, photocopying).

This is an excellent opportunity for somebody who has previous experience as a therapy or rehabilitation assistant in an NHS or care setting.

There is also a requirement to contribute to the weekends and bank holiday shifts as part of our service wide rota.

Main duties of the job

The successful applicant will work alongside the Occupational Therapists who cover the respiratory, renal, oncology and haematology wards.

Core responsibilities include, but are not limited to:

• Taking responsibility for your own caseload, working both individually and alongside other members of the team.
• Working with a variety of patient groups including those managing long-term conditions and those receiving end of life care.
• Gathering information about home circumstances.
• Completing specific functional assessments.
• Ordering equipment.
• Following rehabilitation plans set by qualified staff.
• Helping patients manage the symptoms they are experiencing due to their condition
• Being involved in discharges with the support of band 4’s and qualified staff.
• Completing non-clinical duties including photocopying and filing.

Excellent communication skills are a must in this role as you will be expected to communicate with patients, carers and members of the MDT.

Working for our organisation

With over 19,000 staff, we are one of the biggest employers in the city with a central role in supporting the health and wellbeing of our local population. We play a leading role in research, education and innovation.

Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

The Occupational Therapy service is part of the Therapies, Outpatients and Phlebotomy Services (TOPS) Directorate, within the Specialist Clinical Services care group. We are a diverse directorate of AHPs, nursing and support staff, employing around 1000 staff, working together to deliver the high quality care we aspire to. Our HCPC registered AHP professionals comprise of physiotherapists, dietitians, occupational therapists, orthotists, prosthetists and speech and language therapists. We have a Chief AHP to lead us on our strategic direction, and many of the directorate leadership team have AHP backgrounds to support our staff. There are also Practice Development Therapists to support career development for all.

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

The successful candidate will assist in the provision of a comprehensive occupational therapy service to patients. This will involve carrying out screening, initial interviews, specific assessments and ongoing treatment as identified by the occupational therapist. e.g, information gathering from nursing/medical records, assessment of personal and domestic activities. They must have effective communication skills and be able to confidently speak with patients, carers, relatives and colleagues. This will include contacting carers/relatives where appropriate as directed by the occupational therapist, and/or liaise with other colleagues/agencies in order to facilitate a treatment programme or a safe discharge home from hospital. They must also be able to work flexibly within the requirements of the team and manage their own time.

You will be expected to make referrals onto appropriate hospital and community services eg. Physiotherapy, ICELS, community OT and maintain comprehensive and accurate records in line with Trust policy.

The team work with patients who have long term conditions, and you must be able to provide emotional support to patients, families and carers to enable them to cope with the psychological effects of their injury/illness.

There is a non-clinical element to the role including organising and maintaining supplies needed by the therapists.

NUH’s values and behaviours improve the experience for our patients and our staff. This means that in undertaking this role the post holder is expected at all times to behave in a way that demonstrates commitment to the delivery of thoughtful patient care and continuous improvement.

Please see job description and person specification for more details.

Person specification

Training and Qualifications

• GCSE (A-C) English and Maths or equivalent
• Working towards or achieved NVQ level 3 or equivalent in health related subject

Experience

• Ability to effectively manage own case/work load, with support
• Previous experience as a therapy or rehab assistant
• Previous experience of working in the NHS or a care setting

Communication Skills

• Effective written, verbal and listening communications skills.
• The ability to communicate with patients who have communication difficulties

Analytical and Judgement skills

• Ability to work flexibly as part of a team

Planning and organisation skills

• Organisational and time management skills
• Skills in prioritizing work tasks

Physical skills

• Physical ability to undertake manual and therapeutic handling of patients and/or equipment on a daily basis in a variety of environments
• Basic computer skills

Other requirements specific to the role

• Commitment to support the Trust values
• Flexible working schedules including participation in weekend rosters where required

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Come and join our wonderful team at NUH. We are big believers in diversity and welcome new ideas to help develop our team in order to deliver world class healthcare to the vast patient populations we serve. With endless personal development opportunities available, at the NUH we will endeavour to turn your job into a career!

We particularly welcome applications from people who identify as Black, Asian and Minority Ethnic, or Disabled, as we are striving to be better represented at NUH.

Applicants are kindly requested to refrain from using AI at any stage during the recruitment process.

Closing Dates: Please submit your application form as soon as possible to avoid disappointment; we reserve the right to close vacancies prior to the published closing date if we receive a sufficient number of completed application forms.

Communication: All communication related to your application will be via the email address you have provided. Please ensure you check your email account including your junk email regularly.

NUH are now able to offer application completion support and interview preparation support. Please follow the link to book onto our sessions: Support for NUH Job Applications

If you are aged 16 or 17 and applying for a role that is more than 20 hours a week, please be aware that you will be asked to commence an Apprenticeship within the Trust alongside your role, as long as there is a suitable apprenticeship standard available. This is in line with the current guidance in England that whilst young people under the age of 18 can leave school (on the last Friday in June) they must then do one of the following:

• Stay in full-time education, for example at a college
• Start an Apprenticeship
• Spend 20 hours of more a week working or volunteering, while in part-time education or training

Salary: The quoted salary will be on a pro rata basis for part time workers.

Disability Confidence: All applicants who have declared a disability and who meet the essential criteria for the post will be shortlisted.

At Risk of redundancy: NHS employees within the East Midlands who are ‘at risk’ of redundancy will be given a preferential interview where they meet the essential criteria of the person specification.

ID and Right to work checks : NUH authenticate ID and right to work documentation including passports and driving licenses through a system called Trust ID. NUH will scan your ID and right to work documentation in to the Trust ID system at your face to face ID appointment. The system will run a check against the key security features within your documentation. The system will provide us with an outcome of your check which will be stored securely on your personal file along with all other pre-employment check documentation.

Consent:

• Transfer of information: If I have previous NHS service - I consent to the transfer of my Electronic Staff Record (ESR) data between this and other NHS Trusts. I also consent to the Occupational Health Departmentconfidentially accessing my occupational health records from my current or previous employer in order to check the status of my vaccinations, immunisations s and screening tests as relevant to the post. I understand this is an automated process and the information will only be used for these purposes prior to me taking up the position at NUH.
• Disclosure and Barring Service: Your post maybe subject to a DBS check which incur a cost dependent on the level of check required (£49.50 for enhanced and £21.50 for standard). I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of a Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) check if it is required (by deduction from first month’s pay). Should I decide to withdraw from my job offer, I agree to reimburse Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust the cost of the DBS check undertaken by cheque or other agreed method.

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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 Sarah Cowlishaw Job title Occupational Therapist - Med-Onc team leader Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07812 269709 Additional information

Alternatively, please contact Rhianne Hayward, Highly Specialist Occupational Therapist, on 07812 269716 // [e-mail].

We would love to hear from you if you are interested, and are happy to arrange a phone call, video call or informal visit. Please get in touch!