Occupational Therapy Technician

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

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Job summary

Kingston Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a district general hospital situated in a beautiful and remarkable part of the country - close to London yet surrounded by royal parks, historic buildings and the River Thames.We are located on a single site in Kingston upon Thames, Surrey and run several outpatient clinics in neighbouring areas including Raynes Park Health Centre and Teddington Memorial Hospital.

The South West London Collaborative Bank

Kingston Hospital is a part of the local South West London Collaborative and offer competitive bank rates to work across the three NHS trusts: St Georges, Kingston Hospital and Epsom & St Helier. Our Smart App booking system makes life easier for flexible working!

Health and Wellbeing & Staff Benefits

The Trust understands that benefits go beyond just financial rewards and offers a wide range of benefits that recognise staff contribution, provide opportunities for career development and offer initiatives to promote a healthy work-life balance-Our Health Heroes Awards 2018 - Staff Retention and Wellbeing Employer of the Year.-HPMA Vivup Award for Well Being 2019.

Overseas Applicants: Applications from those currently living overseas are welcome; however please note that there are currently government restrictions in place regarding the issue of work visas and travel to the UK. As a result this may delay the recruitment process by several months for any international applicant who is appointable.

Main duties of the job

Contribute to occupational therapy assessments, including gathering information from families and patients, and supporting with aspects of functional performance assessments.
Deliver clinical interventions which aim to optimise a patient's functional performance, independence and safety.
Complete access and home visits.
Recognise risks and be able to modify approach or intervention to minimise risks.
Report back to qualified Occupational Therapists .
To make suggestions and offer problem solving solutions regarding interventions.
Post holder needs to have their care certificate completed

About us

Trust Values

Kingston Hospital NHS Trust has five key values and we want to employ and work with people who share these values and demonstrate behaviours that support them. They are:

Caring- Design and deliver care around each individual patient's needs and wants.

Safe- Make the safety of patients and staff our prime concern as safety comes first

Responsible- All staff take responsibility for the hospital, its services and reputation

Value Each Other- Value each other's contribution

Inspiring- We always strive to empower each other to develop and deliver improvements to benefit our patients

Date posted

04 July 2024

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 3

Salary

£27,129 to £28,649 a year pa. Inclusive of HCAS (15%) Outer

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

396-NN-6423819-AHP-Y

Job locations

Kingston Hospital

Galsworthy Road

Kingston

KT2 7QB

Job description

Job responsibilities

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Job description

Job responsibilities

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

Fluent spoken and written English
Willingness and motivation to identify learning needs and means of achieving them

Desirable

Completion of Care Certificate

Experience

Essential

Previous or current experience of working directly with people, such as in a caring role

Desirable

Previous experience working within the NHS
Previous experience as a Therapy Assistant

Skills

Essential

Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written skills
Basic maths skills
Car driver

Person Specification

Education/Qualification

Essential

Fluent spoken and written English
Willingness and motivation to identify learning needs and means of achieving them

Desirable

Completion of Care Certificate

Experience

Essential

Previous or current experience of working directly with people, such as in a caring role

Desirable

Previous experience working within the NHS
Previous experience as a Therapy Assistant

Skills

Essential

Excellent verbal, non-verbal and written skills
Basic maths skills
Car driver

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.