Job overview

Band 4 OT Assistant Practitioner – Orthopaedics & Surgical / Amputee Services 

Prior experience as an OT assistant is essential.

Are you:

• passionate about top class patient care with a belief that everyday matters,
• ready for a new challenge,
• driven to promote the value of Occupational Therapy and therefore influence the narrative of OT for future generations,
• committed to making the NHS having a brighter future

Do you want:

• to learn in a fast-paced hospital setting,
• grow your knowledge about equipment provision and your clinical skills,
• work with a diverse team with wide knowledge and experience,
• develop your knowledge and skill with support from peers, specialists, clinical educators, and experienced Occupational Therapy leaders

We can offer:

• a great opportunity to mix patient facing assessment skills and equipment provision,
• excellent learning opportunities with a high level of support, supervision, and appraisal from senior colleagues,
• generous training opportunities
• a great enthusiastic friendly team to work along side

To find about more about the additional things we can offer apply for our post and meet the team. We would love to talk to you.

Please note that we are unable to provide visa sponsorship for this position. Applicants must have the right to work in the UK

Main duties of the job

To provide excellent, high-quality person-centred clinical care that advocates for patients, strive to provide a service fit for today and the future, develop personal leadership to support clinical growth.

The post is a key part of the OT discharge service supporting registered staff with the assessment and rehabilitation 

This role includes :-

• Assessment of trauma and elective patients who have been referred Occupational Therapy
• Taking equipment out to patients’ homes and fitting items (training will be given)
• Setting up / providing follow up visits for prescribed equipment,
• maintenance of stock,
• Liaison with outside agencies and patients’ families,
• Teaching patients and their families how to use and fit the equipment
• Undertaking falls assessments

The post is based at Wexham Park Hospital but applicants must be able to travel between all Frimley Health's hospitals and patient's homes.

Our teams across all sites have a friendly, supportive atmosphere and a real team ethic. We know how to look after our staff - making sure they achieve the ideal work-life balance. As a Trust we offer a multi-professional preceptorship programme. In addition, we offer excellent training opportunities supported by an APH practice development lead and clinical flow lead.

Working for our organisation

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.

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