Job summary
Employer heading
Occupational Therapy Apprentice
NHS AfC: Band 4
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’. This is a great opportunity to join our clinical or non-clinical teams to create a positive and motivating environment within our trust. Come and join our team in this exciting time of change as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
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.”
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
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.
Job overview
Occupational Therapy Apprentice
This is a fixed term contract covering the length of the apprenticeship (4 years for BSc), after which candidates will be able to apply for a registered Occupational Therapist position on successful completion of their course.
An exciting opportunity is available for a Band 4 Advanced Occupational Therapy Assistant to join the team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital to undertake an Occupational Therapy Apprenticeship. If you are looking to further your career within the OT profession, this could be the position for you!
The position will be based in one of the acute OT Teams at the Royal Berkshire Hospital, however there is the potential for exposure to other specialties and services.
You will work as part of a dynamic and supportive team, where staff uphold the Trust values in all aspects of their job roles.
In addition, you will undertake either a BSc or MSc Occupational Therapy Apprenticeship, due to start in September 2024.
Please be aware that in order to apply for this post, you will need to meet the entry criteria for either Occupational Therapy degree course. Our apprenticeships are currently undertaken with Coventry University.
Main duties of the job
- To work as a therapy technician, displaying advanced assistant skills, both in hospital and patients own homes as an independent worker under the direction of a qualified therapist.
- To support patients to return home promptly and safely, supporting the smooth transfer to the community and assisting to maximise their independence at home.
- To support patients in their rehabilitation and mobility, transfers, personal care, meal preparation and activities of daily living.
- To support therapists in making assessments and onward referrals to community services for care and ongoing support and rehabilitation.
- To implement and monitor treatment programmes for patients, within the framework laid down by the occupational therapists and physiotherapists and to make assessments of progress.
- To be able to work autonomously, assessing risk and judge when senior support is required.
- To undertake apprenticeship training in line with the Apprenticeship Learning Agreement, attending university and clinical placements when required.
- To proactively seek and participate in work-based learning in line with apprenticeship.
- To support the Therapy Assistants body in seeking opportunities to identify and engage in developments in practice and support the development of peers.
- To support the development of a learning based culture. This will include the provision of training, supervision and appraisal for fellow Therapy Assistants.
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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached job description and person specification for a detailed description of responsibilities for this post.
Person specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential criteria
- Education to GCSE level including English and Maths or Foundation degree, level 5 higher apprenticeship, NVQ Level 3 or equivalent in Health and Social Care field
- Meets the entry requirements for either BSc or MSc Occupational Therapy programme
Experience
Essential criteria
- Proven experience in a Health or social care setting, demonstrating experience of assisting with personal care activities.
- Experience of working with members of the public
- IT skills including Excel, Powerpoint and e-mail use
Desirable criteria
- Knowledge of hospital and community services
Other
Desirable criteria
- Car driver
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.
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Rachel Thomas
- Job title
- Education and Workforce Lead for Therapies
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Additional information
Zoe Haddock, Professional Lead for Occupational Therapy
01183225215
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