Job overview

This role forms part of the Occupational Therapy team and provides Specialist Therapy Technician sessions to patients on a neurology ward. Patients present with a with a range of psycho-social, physical, cognitive and emotional problems including terminal illness.

Main duties of the job

The post involves working alongside qualified Occupational Therapists to provide direct patient intervention (both one to one and group sessions). These interventions include physical, sensory, cognitive and perceptual rehabilitation sessions.

The role also assists with administrative tasks such as maintenance of equipment loans systems, information gathering and promotion of best quality patient care.

The postholder contributes to the intensity of rehabilitation provided over seven days and will work rostered weekends within neurosciences. 

Working for our organisation

St George’s, Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals and Health Group cares for a population of four million people in South West London and North East Surrey. Our sites include St George’s Hospital, one of 11 major trauma centres in the UK and the largest healthcare provider and major teaching hospital in the area; St Helier Hospital, home to the South West Thames Renal and Transplantation Unit and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children; and Epsom Hospital, home to the South West London Elective Orthopaedic Centre (SWLEOC).

 After years of collaboration, our two Trusts became a hospitals group in 2021. While remaining as two separate Trusts, being a hospitals group will help us to collaborate more closely on research, and the development, education, and training of our 17,000-strong workforce.