Skip to main content
Please wait, loading

Job summary

Main area
Community / Frailty
Grade
NHS AfC: Band 4
Contract
Permanent
Hours
  • Full time
  • Flexible working
  • Compressed hours
37.5 hours per week (Service is open until 18:00)
Job ref
395-AR047-24-C
Employer
NELFT NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Goodmayes Hospital
Town
Ilford
Salary
£25,147 - £27,596 per annum (plus HCAS)
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
Today at 23:59

Employer heading

NELFT NHS Foundation Trust logo

Occupational Therapy Assistant

NHS AfC: Band 4

Joining #TeamNELFT means you’ll become part of a welcoming and supportive working environment. We’re CQC rated Good, and we want you to join us on the journey towards an Outstanding rating. NELFT has sites across North East London, Essex, Kent and Medway. We provide community and mental healthcare services to adults and children within these areas.

The Trust has award winning equality and diversity initiatives and staff health and wellbeing activities. We invest heavily in your development, because when you are valued and supported, we provide the best care to our patients. We are a Level 3 Disability Confident Leader, have been featured in the Working Families Top 10 Employers benchmark for three consecutive years, and we have achieved a Carers UK Level 1 Accreditation. Along with our staff networks and training opportunities, we work hard to embed a just and compassionate culture here at NELFT.

Find out more about NELFT careers and what makes our Trust a great place to work, in this video

Job overview

An opportunity has arisen for a Band 4 Senior Occupational Therapy assistant to join our Community Treatment Team. The CTT supports patients who are in crisis (physical crisis) to remain in their own home.

You must have previous NHS experience & worked as a OTA in a therapy setting. You will need an ability to work under pressure, as part of a team & to be able to adapt to changes.

This post will work closely with PT, OTs & SW's to provide high quality, patient-centred, holistic therapy input.

Main duties of the job

Your role will include assessments, implementation/evaluation of treatment needs.

You must have completed an NVQ 3/BTEC in Health & Social Care or have a willingness to work towards this. You must also have relevant IT skills. Various training & development opportunities are available.

This job requires that you have the ability to travel within the community to carry out your work & attend training/meetings.

Working for our organisation

Probationary Period

This post will be subject to a probationary period.  Internal applicants are exempt from the probationary period (unless you are an internal applicant currently part way through a probationary period or currently a bank member of staff).

Starting with NELFT

NELFT place a great deal of importance on new starters being properly welcomed and inducted into the Trust.   All new starters will join the Trust on the first Monday of each month and will undertake a comprehensive induction of up to two weeks which will include mandatory training, systems training and the allocation of equipment.  As part of the process, new starters will have the opportunity to also meet the executive team, senior managers and attend a number of drop-in sessions focusing on engagement, health and wellbeing and key processes.  The induction will be held at our head office in Rainham, Essex.

High-Cost Area Supplement - London

This post also attracts payment for High-Cost Area Supplement of 15% of the basic salary (minimum payment of £4,313 and a maximum payment of £5,436).

 

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached job description and person specification for more information about this role and working at North East London NHS Foundation Trust. We encourage you to refer closely to this when completing your application.

We welcome your application even if you do not meet all the criteria listed in the person specification. Any development needs to help you succeed in the role, can be discussed at the interview stage.

Person specification

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • NVQ or equivalent in healthcare or willingness to work towards
  • Good standard of written and spoken english

Experience

Essential criteria
  • Previous NHS experience
  • Previous experience in a therapy setting or as a therapy assistant

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Ability to undertake manual handling procedures

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Basic IT skills including patient records
  • Effective communication (including verbal / non verbal)
  • Travel efficiently in community

Employer certification / accreditation badges

Employers for CarersApprenticeships logoAge positiveDisability confident employerHappy to Talk Flexible WorkingDefence Employer Recognition Scheme (ERS) - GoldEmployers Network for Equality & InclusionTop Employers for Working Families 2021Top 10 Employer 2023

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

Apply online now

Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Elizabeth Gilliland
Job title
Clinical Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Apply online nowAlert me to similar vacancies