About this role
Job summary
Band 3 Occupational Therapy Assistant on the Acute Stroke Unit
**This is a fixed-term/secondment opportunity for 12 months to cover maternity leave.**
PLEASE NOTE: We cannot offer visa sponsorship for this post.
We are pleased to offer this exciting opportunity to come and join our team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading. We are looking to employ a dynamic, compassionate and aspirational individual for the role of Occupational Therapy Assistant in our Acute Stroke Unit team, as a fixed-term post for 12 months to cover maternity leave.
You will work as part of the Acute Stroke Unit Therapy Team, supporting functional assessment, rehabilitation and discharge planning to patients during their inpatient stay.
The successful applicant will be passionate about delivering high quality patient care and outcomes. You will require excellent communication skills to build rapport with patients, their relatives / carers and the multidisciplinary team. You will have a good previous level of experience working with Neuro patients, ability to run group sessions, sound IT skills and demonstrate the Trust's values of Compassion, Aspiration, Resourcefulness and Excellence.
Regular appraisal, supervision and support will be given to develop you as an individual in the therapy team with many opportunities to progress further. You will work alongside senior colleagues to implement new initiatives to continue to develop the service in line with best practice and clinical guidelines.
Main duties of the job
To be an occupational therapy assistant working to assist the occupational therapists in the therapeutic management of patients for the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust Hospital (RBFT). Under supervision to facilitate and participate in ongoing patient treatment and assessment. Under supervision of OT, adjustment of own clinical interventions based on the fluctuating needs of the patient. Assist in the implementation, evaluation and modification of OT. To work effectively as a team member in carrying out, under direction, assessment of patient's functional activities including personal care assessments, meal preparation and assisting on home visits when required. To participate in providing a high quality, effective and efficient occupational therapy service. Under supervision of a registered OT, provide a range of activities, instructing and guiding patients, individually or in groups, to support them in achieving identified goals and promoting independence. To undertake delegated tasks to contribute to the safe and smooth. running of the service. To carry out outreach and community work , under supervision of OT. Driving for access visits and home visits in lease car.
About us
The Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest District General Hospitals in the country. The hospital achieved Foundation Trust status on 1st June 2006.It was the first Foundation Trust in the South Central Strategic Health Authority.
The Trust has a successful track record of delivering high quality acute medical and surgical services for 500,000 patients across West Berkshire, an area extending from Newbury in the west to Henley-on-Thames in the east, and including Wokingham and parts of Hampshire to the south and parts of Oxfordshire to the north. The Trust is Reading's biggest employer.
The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our "CARE" values:Compassionate,Aspirational,Resourceful,Excellent, reflect the type of Trust we aspire to be and you can join our dedicated and talented staff to make this happen.
Come and join our team as we pride ourselves, our staff and our services on excellence.
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Job description Job responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.
Person Specification
Knowledge/Skills & Experience Essential
Education to GCSE level including English and Maths NVQ or equivalent in Health and Social Care field Proven experience in a Health or social care setting, demonstrating experience of assisting with personal care activities. Experience of working in Therapies IT skills including word and email use Experience of working with Stroke or Neurology patients in a Therapy capacity
Desirable
Previous experience of working in a care or hospital environment Knowledge of hospital functions Previous NHS experience
Other Desirable
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.
Employer details Employer name Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
Address Royal Berkshire Hospital
Craven Road
Reading
RG1 5AN
United Kingdom
Employer's website https://www.royalberkshire.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)