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Trosolwg o'r swydd

The Trauma and Orthopaedic service at MTW is expanding with the opening of the new Kent and Medway Orthopaedic Centre, a state-of-the-art unit for patients undergoing elective orthopaedic surgery. We are looking for a Band 4 Therapy Assistant to join our friendly and supportive Orthopaedic Occupational Therapy Team and be part of this exciting development.   There could be an opportunity for a band 3 to develop into a Band 4 role.

You will be supported by experienced senior staff and will have the opportunity to develop both clinically and professionally, working with junior staff and students.

This post will offer opportunities for flexible working across 7 days with the possibility of hybrid working from home to deliver Occupational Therapy pre-assessment clinics and on site working to review patients post-operatively prior to discharge home.   

You will require:

• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to complete manual handling tasks
• Ability to assist with self-care and activities of daily living
• Basic computer skills

If you are an enthusiastic, motivated person with occupational therapy assistant experience, good communication skills and the ability to work with people as part of a multidisciplinary team then this could be the post you are looking for.

Please contact Lynsey Frroku (Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist for Trauma and Orthopaedics) on 07734226659 for more information or to arrange a visit

Prif ddyletswyddau'r swydd

You will require:

• Effective verbal and written communication skills
• Ability to work as part of a team
• Ability to complete manual handling tasks
• Ability to assist with self-care and activities of daily living
• Basic computer skills.

If you have excellent communication skills and want to assist in maximising patients’ independence then this could be the post that you are looking for.

You will be supported by experienced senior staff and will have the opportunity to develop both clinically and professionally, working with junior staff and students.

Gweithio i'n sefydliad

MTW is a large acute hospital trust in the south-east of England.

We provide a full range of general hospital services and some aspects of specialist and complex care to around 600,000 people living in west Kent and East Sussex. We have a team of over 8,000 full and part-time staff. We also provide specialist cancer services to around 2 million people across Kent and East Sussex via the Kent Oncology Centre.

In the 2024 NHS staff survey, our employees ranked MTW among the top 10 NHS Trusts nationwide and the second-best Trust to work for in the South East.

Would you like to work flexibly?  In the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us, for our patients and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement.