Occupational Therapy Technician
| Posting date: | 24 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | £24,937.00 to £26,598.00 per year |
| Additional salary information: | £24937.00 - £26598.00 a year |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 08 October 2025 |
| Location: | Plymouth, PL6 8DH |
| Company: | NHS Jobs |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | C9216-25-1234 |
Summary
Clinical 1. Explain to patients, relatives and those with whom they come into contact the role of the Occupational Therapist and components of the Occupational Therapy treatment programme. 2. Obtain informed consent from the patient, and work within the current legal framework with patients who lack capacity to consent, prior to commencing any treatment. 3. Through conversation with the patient, patients relatives / next of kin obtain information regarding their social circumstances, difficulties encountered with aspects of Activities of Daily Living and their work & leisure & make follow up phone calls, as directed by the Occupational Therapist. 4. Implement individual/group treatment sessions, as instructed by the Occupational Therapist - this will include washing, dressing, kitchen or bathing assessment and remedial therapy work, utilizing interpersonal skills and demonstrating empathy, in order to achieve the goal. 5. Carry out kitchen assessment at the patients home as directed by the Occupational Therapist. 6. Independently manage the Occupational Therapy intervention for specific patients following an agreed protocol. 7. Assess, Issue and instruct patients and relatives in the safe use of prescribed Occupational Therapy equipment and issue small aids accordingly. 8. Deliver and fit equipment independently, as prescribed by the Occupational Therapist to the patients home. 9. Facilitate training to Occupational Therapy Team members in the ordering of equipment and wheelchairs. 10. Use a range of verbal and non-verbal communication tools to communicate effectively with patients. This will include patients who may have difficulties in understanding or communicating, e.g. patient may be depressed, deaf, or who may be unable to accept the diagnosis/prognosis. For further details please see the attached JD & PS