Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- 12 months (Fixed term to cover secondment until August 2027)
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (some weekend working may be required)
- Job ref
- 193-8164816NCG
- Employer
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Berkshire Hospital
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £25,272 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 06/08/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Occupational Therapy Assistant (Fixed Term to August 2027)
NHS AfC: Band 2
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Please note: all vacancies automatically close when 50 applications have been received.
Job overview
Band 2 Occupational Therapy Assistant
**This is a fixed-term/secondment opportunity for 12 months to August 2027**
PLEASE NOTE: We cannot offer visa sponsorship for this post.
We are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity to come and join our team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. We are looking to employ a dynamic, compassionate and aspirational individual for the role of Occupational Therapy Assistant in our Neuro team, as a fixed-term post for 12 months to cover a secondment.
You will split your time between working as part of the Acute Stroke Unit Therapy Team and the Neuro Rehab Unit team, supporting functional assessment, rehabilitation and discharge planning to patients during their inpatient stay.
The successful applicant will be passionate about delivering high quality patient care and outcomes. You will require excellent communication skills to build rapport with patients, their relatives / carers and the multidisciplinary team. You will have a good previous level of experience working with inpatients, ability to run group sessions, sound IT skills and demonstrate the Trust’s values of Compassion, Aspiration, Resourcefulness and Excellence.
Regular appraisal, supervision and support will be given to develop you as an individual in the therapy team with many opportunities to progress further. You will work alongside senior colleagues to implement new initiatives to continue to develop the service in line with best practice and clinical guidelines.
Main duties of the job
To be an occupational therapy assistant working to assist the occupational therapists in the therapeutic management of patients for the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Hospital (RBFT).
Under supervision to facilitate and participate in ongoing patient treatment and assessment.
To work effectively as a team member in carrying out, under direction, assessment of patient’s functional activities including personal care assessments, meal preparation and assisting on home visits when required.
To participate in providing a high quality, effective and efficient occupational therapy service.
Under supervision of a registered OT, provide a range of activities, instructing and guiding patients, individually or in groups, to support them in achieving identified goals and promoting independence.
To undertake delegated tasks to contribute to the safe and smooth running of the service.
Working for our organisation
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006. It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority.
The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer.
The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our "CARE" values: Compassionate, Aspirational, Resourceful, Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Come and join our team as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.
Person specification
Edcuation
Essential criteria
- Education to GCSE level including English and Maths
- Proven experience in a Health or social care setting
- IT skills, including email
- Knowledge of Occupational Therapy
- Understanding of hospital working
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience of health or social care setting
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working with vulnerable people or customer facing role
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in therapies
Applicant requirements
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Erica Key
- Job title
- Team Lead Occupational Therapist - Neuro
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0118 322 8274
- Additional information
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