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Specialist Occupational Therapy Technician

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

City Of London

On-site

GBP 30,000 - 33,000

Full time

9 days ago

Job summary

A leading NHS foundation trust in London is seeking a Specialist Occupational Therapy Technician to provide direct therapy sessions for patients on a neurorehabilitation ward. The role involves working with a multidisciplinary team to enhance patient care and autonomy. The ideal candidate should have relevant qualifications, experience in rehabilitation settings, and strong communication skills. This is a full-time permanent position with competitive pay.

Qualifications

Experience of working within health or social care.
Experience of working in a team.
Experience in a rehabilitation environment.

Responsibilities

Provide direct patient intervention in neurorehabilitation.
Assist with administrative tasks related to patient care.
Work rostered weekends in neurosciences/neurorehabilitation.

Skills

Ability to adapt communication style

Basic computer and administrative skills

Mental health skills including relaxation techniques

Skills in instructing in meal preparation

Education

GCSE's / B Tech equivalent

NVQ 3

Recognised qualification in instructing

Tools

Microsoft Word

Microsoft Excel

Go back St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist Occupational Therapy Technician

The closing date is 24 October 2025

This role forms part of the Occupational Therapy team and provides Specialist Therapy Technician sessions to patients on a neurorehabilitation ward with 16 level 1 and 10 level 2 patients. Patients present with a with a range of psycho-social, physical, cognitive and emotional problems including terminal illness.

*** PREVIOUS APPLICANTS ARE REQUESTED NOT TO APPLY ***

** The vacancy may close earlier than the advised date, depending on the volume of applicants**

Main duties of the job

The post involves working as part of the wider Interdisciplinary team and working alongside qualified Occupational Therapists to provide direct patient intervention (both one-to-one and group sessions). These interventions include physical, sensory, cognitive and perceptual rehabilitation sessions.

The role also assists with administrative tasks such as maintenance of equipment loans systems, information gathering and promotion of best quality patient care.

The postholder contributes to the intensity of rehabilitation provided over seven days and will work rostered weekends within neurosciences/neurorehabilitation.

About us

St George's Hospital is a large teaching hospital and one of the largest hospitals in Europe. We are one of four Major Trauma Centre in London and are known for our excellence in stroke, neurorehabilitation and acute neurosciences services.

Within the Trust, our Neuro Therapies are highly valued, respected and form part of interdisciplinary teams who are committed to excellent patient care.

An opportunity has arisen for a specialist therapy technician to join the level 1 and 2 inpatient neuro-rehabilitation team at a 26 bedded unit based at Queen Mary's Hospital.

We are strongly committed to evidence-based practice, continuing professional and personal development as well as service development.

Job responsibilities

Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for details of this role. Please ensure that your application clearly addresses all the essential criteria on the person specification

Person Specification

Qualifications and Training

Literacy
Numeracy
GCSE's / B Tech equivalent
NVQ 3
Recognised qualification demonstrating ability to instruct , direct or guide
ECDL/ICDL
First Aid

Experience

Experience of working within health or social care or with people with disabilities
Experience of working in a team
Experience of working within the NHS within a rehabilitation environment
Previous experience as a therapy/rehab assistant / technician
Experience of carrying out upper limb rehabilitation programmes
Experience of implementing cognitive rehabilitation strategies
Experience of working with mental health conditions
Experience of working with patients on a group basis
Experience of administrative work

Skills

Ability to adapt communication style and instructions for various different patient needs
Ability to use initiative in addressing own learning needs and appraise own performance and demonstrates commitment to life-long learning
Willingness to work flexibly
Basic computer and administrative skills e.g. Microsoft Word, printing, collating
Basic computer skills i.e. word processingMore advanced computer and administrative skills e.g. Microsoft Excel, hospital electronic notes systems
Mental health skills including relaxation techniques or grounding techniques
Skills in instructing in meal preparation, baking, arts, crafts, DIY tasks
Therapeutic horticulture skills
Skills in using rehabilitation technology

Knowledge

Demonstrates a knowledge of health care delivery
Demonstrates knowledge of the role of the occupational therapy in rehabilitation
Knowledge of the main concepts around health and safety
Demonstrates understanding of common conditions in complex neuro-disability
Knowledge of the current evidence in neurorehabilitation around intensity and dosage of therapy
Knowledge and experience of a range of manual handling techniques
Knowledge of proper and safe use of wheelchairs
Basic understanding of commonly used therapy and medical terms

Other

Physically fit and able to comply with Trust Manual Handling Guidelines
Disclosure and Barring service clearance

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

St George's University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Wolfson Neurorehabilitation Unit, Queen Mary's Hospital Roehampton

£30,546 to £32,207 a yearPA pr incl HCAS (20%)

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

200-NN-7403296-AHP-Y-A

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