Occupational Therapy Assistant

We are looking to recruit an enthusiastic Occupational Therapy Assistant to join our team and work with us to deliver top quality care and rehabilitation to NHS patients in our Community Hospital. We are dedicated to supporting our patients with their transition through illness and injury and their hospital stay, to maximising their rehabilitation potential and enabling a safe discharge plan, usually to home. If you are passionate about working within a multidisciplinary team to provide our patients with high quality care and rehabilitation, keeping their wishes and involvement in decision making, at the centre of what you do, then this could be the job for you. We strive to ensure that the workplace is a place where staff feel supported and positively challenged. We offer:

• A high level of clinical support.
• Provision of high-quality training and development opportunities.
• Support to allow you work towards your full potential by further developing a range of skills.
• Being part of innovative and forward-thinking department.
• Access to a comprehensive staff health and wellbeing programme.
We value staff ideas and are always working to improve how we deliver patient rehabilitation. We are keen for staff to develop and build on their own ideas to contribute to further service improvement and innovation.

We are looking for a motivated individual who is:
• A team player and flexible, working with the multidisciplinary team to provide a seven-day service in our community hospital.
• Dedicated to the provision of high quality, individualised personal rehabilitation programmes with our patients and group therapy activities.
• Able to manage their own delegated caseload under the guidance of a qualified Occupational Therapist / Clinician
• Able to complete basic Occupational Therapy Assessments, initial interviews, rehabilitation and OT intervention with patients, in order to increase their functional ability and independence
• Able to carry out delegated patient related activities, such as safe discharge planning including home environment assessments and provision of equipment, whilst working within assessed competencies.
• Able to maintain up to date patient records
• Happy to work collaboratively within the team to meet the needs of the patients, following policy and procedure.
• An effective and appropriate communicator who will provide guidance and leadership to junior staff and participate in multidisciplinary team and staff meetings.
  
  Do you want to be part of an organisation that was rated best provider of NHS care to work for nationwide? (2023 staff survey results)
First Community is a staff owned social enterprise rated Good by CQC, which delivers NHS community services across east Surrey and parts of West Sussex. We are looking for individuals who share our values First-rate care, First-rate people, First-rate value. First Community is a great place to work, everyone has a voice and is supported to develop their career to its full potential. We offer all our staff: NHS terms and conditions, high quality training and development opportunities, flexible working to enable a good work life balance, an inclusive and friendly work environment, an NHS pension, flexible retirement options and various employee benefits. Please talk to us before applying or at interview about the flexibility you need. We may not be able to meet your needs exactly, but we do promise to fully consider your request and meet your needs where possible. Please note, flexible working options may vary depending on the role. At First Community we welcome applications from black, Asian and minority ethnic candidates, LGBTQ+ candidates and candidates with disabilities. We ensure that all applicants are treated fairly and consistently at every stage of the recruitment process, including the consideration of reasonable adjustments. Sustainability is integral to First Community achieving the NHS Net Zero target.