Occupational Therapy Assistant
Tees Esk and Wear Valleys NHS Foundation Trust
Durham, DL1 5RDView on map(opens Google Maps in a new tab)
Salary
£25,760 to £27,476
Contract
Permanent
Hours
Not specified
Closing date
21 October 2026
2 days leftJob description
As an occupational therapy assistant in TEWV you will provide support to service users (inpatient adult mental health) to engage in a therapeutic prog...
- To be responsible for working with delegated service users and contributing to assessments and interventions to address key occupational areas of self-care, productivity and leisure.
- To engage service users and their carers in therapeutic programmes of care, supporting them in achieving their identified goals and promoting independence and well-being through a client-centred approach
- To participate in clinical supervision
- To contribute to multi-disciplinary team working
- To contribute to safety and quality improvement activities as part of occupational therapy team.
- To use the Trust electronic patient record system
- To abide by all Trust policies and procedures
- To be able to respond flexibly and creatively to challenge
We are looking for occupational therapy assistant who can work flexibly to meet service need and have the vision, energy and inspiration to support in the delivery of creative, imaginative solutions to delivering occupational therapy with adults experiencing mental health crisis and their families/carers.
You will access wider support from the occupational therapy network in Durham & Darlington in supporting the delivery of a high quality, needs-led OT service, utilizing your technical and creative skills to engage service users in therapeutic activities and supporting service users/carers toachieve their identified goals.
Qualifications
Essential
- Relevant NVQ Level 3 in Care or equivalent
- or Appropriate AVCE in Health & Social Care
- or Willingness to undertake within agreed timescale
- And Numeracy, Literacy and ITQ level 2 (or equivalent)
Experience
Essential: - Experience of paid or voluntary work with people with mental health conditions or learning disabilities
Desirable: - Experience working alongside occupational therapists
Knowledge
Essential
- Awareness of needs of service users with mental health conditions or learning disabilities.
- Awareness of the needs of individuals from diverse social, ethnic and cultural backgrounds
- Understanding of therapeutic terminology (within agreed timescale)
- Understanding of a variety of therapeutic approaches (within agreed timescale)
- Awareness of health & safety issues (within agreed timescale)
How to apply
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Provenance
Source
NHS Jobs
First seen
7 October 2026
Last checked
7 October 2026
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