Job summary
- Main area
- Occupational Therapy
- Grade
- NHS AfC: Band 2
- Contract
- Permanent
- Hours
- Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Some weekend working required)
- Job ref
- 193-7942270NCG-A
- Employer
- Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust
- Employer type
- NHS
- Site
- Royal Berkshire Hospital
- Town
- Reading
- Salary
- £25,272 per annum
- Salary period
- Yearly
- Closing
- 23/09/2026 23:59
Employer heading
Occupational Therapy Assistant (Elderly Care)
NHS AfC: Band 2
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust we put our patients at the heart of every element of health and care that we provide. The Trust works together as a community to deliver its vision which is “Working together to provide outstanding care for our community.”
Royal Berkshire Hospital are pleased to announce that following our CQC inspection we have been rated ‘Good’ with inspectors reporting that we have made significant improvements. The Trust’s overall rating has also improved to ‘good’.
We are Compassionate in our thoughts, words and actions
We are Aspirational and have a true desire to be dynamic and to innovate
We are Resourceful and responsible in the way we work and live
We are Excellent in our development, fairness and sharing best practice
At the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust, we value candidates who bring their unique personalities, skills, and experiences to the Trust. When completing your application, we encourage you to highlight your individual achievements and strengths, showing us how they align with the requirements outlined in the job description and person specification. While we recognise that some applicants may use AI tools during the process, please be mindful that AI-generated responses can often lack the personal detail and relevance needed to demonstrate your suitability for the role. AI generated content is discouraged by the Trust and may diminish the candidates chances of success.
Amazing things happen at the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust; delivered by amazing people so why don’t you come and join us. We offer a range of learning and development for all employees may you be clinical or non-clinical.
Please note: all vacancies automatically close when 50 applications have been received.
Job overview
Band 2 Occupational Therapy Assistant (Elderly Care)
Exciting opportunity to join a compassionate and aspirational Therapy Team at the Royal Berkshire Hospital.
The role will entail supporting older people who are admitted in to an acute hospital to regain function and independence. A big part of the role involves supporting to get patients home safely.
The successful candidate will work with qualified Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and other member of the multidisciplinary teams to deliver a high quality service for patients.
In this role you will work in line with the trust's CARE values to deliver person-centred care to ensure the best outcomes for patients in our care.
You will work with the Occupational Therapy team to assess and treat patients. You will work with the MDT and community partner organisations to ensure patients receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time whenever possible.
Main duties of the job
- Face-to-face contact with patients, completing 'initial interviews' and information gathering with patients, their next of kin and other organisations such as social services.
- Delivering Occupational Therapy, working with the guidance of an Occupational Therapist to rehabilitate patients through practicing and supporting activities of daily living such as, washing and dressing, meal preparation, transfers.
- Supporting the completion of home visits with patients along side a qualified therapist.
- Liaison with internal teams to promote smooth transition for patient from hospital to community.
- Manual handling.
- Personal care.
Working for our organisation
Reading sits on the river Thames and is served by great road and rail links to London, Oxford and Southampton. With excellent leisure and shopping facilities, and a thriving cultural scene, Reading is a wonderful place to live, work and play and provides excellent facilities for families, including some of the best state and private schools in the UK.
The CQC rated the care provided by the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust as Good.
Our Trust "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.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please refer to the attached Job Description and Person Specification for further details of the job role.
Person specification
Education/Skills
Essential criteria
- Education to GCSE level including English and Maths
- IT skills, including email
- Knowledge of Occupational Therapy
Desirable criteria
- Understanding of hospital working
- Car driver
Experience
Essential criteria
- Experience working with vulnerable people or customer facing role
- Previous experience in a Health or Social Care setting
Desirable criteria
- Previous experience in therapies
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.
Application numbers
Documents to download
Further details / informal visits contact
- Name
- Jessie Basra
- Job title
- OT Team Lead - Elderly Care
- Email address
- [email protected]
- Telephone number
- 0118 322 8547
- Additional information
Jessie Basra (OT Team Lead - Elderly Care) [email protected] / 0118 322 8547
Josie Caffrey (Occupational Therapy Professional Lead) [email protected] / 0118 322 5215
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