Occupational Therapy Assistant | East London NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 19 September 2025 |
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| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £32,199 - £34,876 per anum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 02 November 2025 |
| Location: | Stratford, E12 5HN |
| Company: | East London NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7485970/363-SS7485970 |
Summary
OTA Job overview
Do you want to develop your specialist paediatric knowledge and progress your career by working in a close-knit team in a highly diverse community?
Do you want to want to be part of a multidisciplinary team and support our OTsin therunningof our clinics and interventions?
Asan Occupational Therapy Assistantin our team of highly skilled Occupational Therapists in Newham, you can make a real difference to the children and families in our community.
We have an exciting opportunity for an innovative and dedicated Occupational TherapistAssistantwith knowledge and experience in the field paediatrics, to be part of our team supporting children and young people from 0-18 years.
Band 4 – Occupational Therapy Assistant - Full Time
[Note: this post isnot for qualified occupational therapists]
Our team works with children with a range of conditions thatimpacton their ability toparticipatein activities of daily living.
We are based inWest Ham Lane Health Centreand work in a variety of settings such as clinics, homes, nurseries, Children’sCentresand education settings.
Within the Specialist Children and Young Peoples’ Service (SCYPS), the OTs form an integral part of a multidisciplinary therapies team who work closely with Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Dietitians, Paediatricians and Specialist Nurses. Together our mission is to make positive differences to peoples’ lives by delivering high quality services for the children and families of Newham.
We are a warm,welcomingand supportive team of OTs and OTAs bringing life experiences from across the world. We re-group monthly for whole team meetings and enjoy four off-site team away days per year where we aim to recap, review, unwind and team-bond.You will have your own monthly supervision with anexperiencedBand 5 OT, you will be supported to work towards annual appraisal targets and update your CPD portfolio with opportunities to be involved in Service Improvement, Clinical Audit and Quality Improvement.
Our mission is to make a positive difference to people's lives by improving the quality of life for all we serve. Our values are: We Care, We Respect, We are Inclusive – so we are looking for people who live and breathe these qualities when supporting service users and carers, and in their relationships with colleagues in the Trust and our partner organisations.
1. The role includes:
• Supportingthe Occupational Therapists during assessmentsand interventions
• Runninggroups in different settings around the borough of Newham
• Supportingthe Occupational Therapists with any administrative tasks
• Supportingthe team when running training sessions either in person or on virtual platforms
• Supportingthe team in updating resources for our website
• Supportingthe teamin the processes of orderingequipment
We Care. We Respect. We are Inclusive. And we are looking for a talented OT Assistant who embodies these qualities when supporting our service users and their families, as well as in their relationships with colleagues and partner organisations.
We invite you tolook intoour Children OT website for further information about our service (Link:https://www.elft.nhs.uk/scyps/our-services/occupational-therapy).
Please refer to the Job Description for further details about this post.
This advert closes on Sunday 19 Oct 2025