Bank Paediatric Occupational Therapy Assistant

Vacancies Bank Paediatric Occupational Therapy Assistant Job Introduction

As a
Bank
Paediatric
Occupational Therapy Assistant
, you’ll be part of our valued Therapies Team in Surrey, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• Flexible Shift Booking – Self-book bank shifts and request time off up to six weeks in advance for a better work‑life balance.
• Wagestream Access – Track and access earned wages anytime, avoiding high‑interest loans or overdrafts.
• Professional Growth – Gain experience across various services, access free training, and join our Strive for Better professional network.
• 24/7 Well-being Support – Free counselling, legal advice, financial guidance, and career coaching.
• Innovative Culture – Share ideas, apply for national funding, and contribute to service improvements.
• Recognition & Engagement – Nominate colleagues for awards and participate in executive Q&A sessions.
• Commitment to Excellence – Be part of a team with "Good" or "Outstanding" CQC-rated services.

We are seeking a dedicated and enthusiastic Paediatric Occupational Therapy Assistant to join our dynamic multidisciplinary team. In this rewarding role, you will support the delivery of high‑quality Occupational Therapy services for children with a wide range of developmental, physical, and sensory needs.

Working closely under the supervision of qualified Occupational Therapists, you will contribute to assessment, intervention, and ongoing care, helping children and their families to develop skills and confidence in self‑management.

As an integral member of the Paediatric OT team, you will carry out both general and specialist clinical tasks, delivering delegated aspects of therapy care plans and, when appropriate, working as an autonomous practitioner. Your work will span a variety of settings, including health centres, nurseries, specialist schools, and children’s homes, where you will provide hands‑on support to aid physical management and functional development.

You will also play a key role in facilitating individual and group therapy sessions, supporting care pathways, and assisting with administrative tasks such as specialist equipment provision.

As you’d expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

Finally, we need to let you know that the company you’ll work for is part of HCRG Care Group Holdings Limited and by applying for this job we’ll need to process and hold information about you. If you would like to know a little more about how we use your information, please see our website's privacy policy.

• Under OT supervision, visit homes, nurseries and schools to review, adjust and arrange appropriate postural management and moving and handling equipment.
• Provide clear instruction to carers on safe use of equipment such as seating, bathing, toileting and sleep systems.
• Plan and deliver individual and group therapeutic activity programmes within therapist‑led care frameworks.
• Support parents and carers across a range of multi‑agency settings.
• Implement, demonstrate and review intervention programmes for school staff, parents and volunteers, adapting activities and providing training as needed.
• Work at times independently to assess progress, modify programmes and arrange equipment within agreed limits, reporting outcomes to the supervising therapist.
• Communicate routine, complex and sensitive information with tact, using adapted strategies to overcome communication barriers.
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