Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner
Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital
Norwich, NR4 7UYView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,760 to £31,157
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
29 October 2026
9 days leftJob description
Are you an Occupational Therapy Assistant Practitioner or an Assistant keen to progress to AP level? This is a Band 4 post but a progressional post fr...
We will support you to develop current/ new skills with access to in-service training and professional development. You will receive supervision and annual appraisal; have access to support and encouragement to take an active role within your own continuing professional development.
- be responsible for assessing and treating your own delegated caseload of patients and maintaining their records as an autonomous practitioner
- carry out day to day maintenance and stock control duties
- assess and provide intervention for people to help them self-manage their long-term conditions.
- provide advice and information to patients/ carers on the use of various aids and issue basic equipment as appropriate.
Please refer to the Job Description for the full specification of responsibilities and requirements for this post.
Join us at the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and be part of a workforce of over 10,000 staff!
The NNUH is one of the largest NHS trusts in the UK, providing first-class acute care for around one million people, living in Norfolk and surrounding areas. We are a teaching and research hospital, at the forefront of innovation, home to state-of-the-art facilities, such as the Quadram Institute. We are pleased to work closely with the University of East Anglia, providing teaching opportunities for our staff and placement opportunities for their students. We attract some of the best and leading professionals from across the country and are proud that our workforce represents 94 countries from across the world.
We are a friendly, collaborative hospital, working with local services and home to N&N Hospitals Charity
We can offer you the full range of NHS benefits/discounts and in addition:
- Flexible working hours
- Fast Track Staff Physiotherapy Service
- Multi Faith prayer room
- Discounted gym memberships
- Excellent pension scheme and annual leave entitlement
- Wagestream - access up to 40% of your pay as you earn it
- Free Park & Ride service direct to NNUH site
- Free 24-hours confidential counselling support
- On-site Nursery
- On-site cafes offering staff discounts
- Support in career development
- Flexible staff bank
- Salary Sacrifice schemes including lease cars, Cycle to Work scheme and home electronics
Qualifications
Essential: - BTec Certificate/Diploma or the Foundation Degree in Health Studies (or equivalent)
Experience
Essential
- Significant experience as a Health Care (Support)Worker including some within Therapy Service
- Working knowledge of IT e.g Microsoft 'Word', 'Outlook', 'Excel'
Skills
Essential: - Ability to communicate effectively; - Is able to work as part of a team; - Is able to work unsupervised where necessary
Attitude, aptitude
Essential
- Effective role model, demonstrating NNUH's PRIDE values of People focussed, Respect, Integrity, Dedication and Excellence
- Demonstrates understanding and commitment to Equality, Diversity and Inclusion
How to apply
Applications are handled entirely by the employer on the original advert. We do not collect CVs, supporting statements or application data.
Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
20 October 2026
Last checked
20 October 2026
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