General Therapy Assistant | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
| Posting date: | 27 February 2026 |
|---|---|
| Salary: | Not specified |
| Additional salary information: | £24,937 - £26,598 per annum |
| Hours: | Full time |
| Closing date: | 29 March 2026 |
| Location: | Sutton in Ashfield, NG17 4JL |
| Company: | Sherwood Forest Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust |
| Job type: | Permanent |
| Job reference: | 7788156/214-CSTO-7788156 |
Summary
Exciting Opportunity: Band 3 Occupational Therapy Assistant in Trauma and Orthopaedic Occupational Therapy Team!
Are you an experienced therapy assistant looking for a new challenge? Join our dynamic, innovative, and forward-thinking Orthopaedic Occupational Therapy team at Kings Mill Hospital!
About the Role:
• Location:King's Mill Hospital
• Specialty:Trauma and Orthopaedics
• Focus: Enhanced recovery and excellent patient outcomes
Key Responsibilities:
• Pre-operative Preparation:Take a lead role in preparing patients, including information gathering over the phone, ordering equipment and onward referrals.
• Diverse Caseload:Work with a variety of orthopaedic cases, ensuring comprehensive care.
What We Offer:
• Professional Growth: Excellent opportunities to develop your clinical and personal skills.
• Supportive Environment: Work within a friendly team with strong internal and external networks.
• Innovative Team: Be part of a team committed to continuous improvement and innovation in patient care.
If you're ready to take the next step in your career and make a significant impact on patient recovery, this is the perfect opportunity for you!
Apply now and become a vital part of our dedicated Orthopaedic Occupational Therapy team at King's Mill Hospital.
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
We are an award-winning NHS Foundation Trust working alongside health and social care colleagues across the county to provide acute and community healthcare services to more than 420,000 people across Mansfield, Ashfield, Newark and Sherwood, and parts of Derbyshire and Lincolnshire.
We put the patient at the heart of everything that we do and it is our aim to make sure that every patient is treated as we would want a member of our own family to be treated. At the same time, we expect our staff to be caring, kind and courteous to each other and to look out for each other. We believe that we are truly a clinically-led organisation.
We are proud that our Trust colleagues have voted us the best acute Trust to work for in the East Midlands for seven years running in the National NHS Staff Survey, while the Care Quality Commission has rated our Trust as ‘outstanding’ for care and our King’s Mill Hospital as the only ‘outstanding’ NHS-run hospital in the East Midlands.
Not all of our roles are eligible for visa sponsorship. To find out which roles are eligible, please refer to the shortage occupation list found here:
Skilled Worker visa: eligible healthcare and education jobs - GOV.UK
Home Office guidance has changed as of 9th April. Anyone that requires switching visa type may not be eligible for sponsorship even if the role is on the shortage occupation list.
To understand the role in more detail, please refer to the attached job description and person specification.
This advert closes on Sunday 15 Mar 2026
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