Children's Occupational Therapy Assistant
Whittington Hospital NHS TrustIslington, London
Overview
This is a NHS role (fixed-term) with Whittington Hospital NHS Trust based in Islington. The advertised salary is £34,186 to £37,389. Applications close on 3 November 2026. GovJobs has indexed this vacancy from its official source — use the apply button to view the full advert and apply directly.
Job description
Band 4 Children's Occupational Therapy Assistant We arelooking for an experienced, innovative and highly motivated therapy assistant with previous exp...
As a member of the EaH team you will work under the guidance and supervision of 2 qualified Occupational Therapists. Your duties will include modelling inclusive practices and strategies to school staff as well as therapeutic activities to promote independence, safety and well being. You will help develop, create and model use of visual supports to promote independence and engagement in daily activities and provide practical guidance to school staff on the effective use of sensory resources and equipment. You will support staff with clinical administrative tasks including collating data and feedback, arranging appointments and making telephone calls.
We have an excellent reputation for being innovative, responsive and flexible to the changing clinical needs of the local population. We are treating more patients than ever before and are dedicated to improving services to deliver the best for our patients.
Our mission
Helping local people live longer, healthier lives.
Our vision
Provide safe, personal, co-ordinated care for the community we serve.
Our goals
We have developed six key strategic goals to make sure we continue to support people to live longer, healthier lives.
To secure the best possible health and wellbeing for all our community
To integrate and coordinate care in person-centred teams
To deliver consistent, high quality, safe services
To support our patients and users in being active partners in their care
To be recognised as a leader in the fields of medical and multi-professional education, and population-based clinical research
To innovate and continuously improve the quality of our services to deliver the best outcomes for our local population.
We have an excellent reputation for being innovative, responsive and flexible to the changing clinical needs of the local population. We are treating more patients than ever before and are dedicated to improving services to deliver the best for our patients.
Our mission
Helping local people live longer, healthier lives.
Our vision
Provide safe, personal, co-ordinated care for the community we serve.
Our goals
We have developed six key strategic goals to make sure we continue to support people to live longer, healthier lives.
To secure the best possible health and wellbeing for all our community
To integrate and coordinate care in person-centred teams
To deliver consistent, high quality, safe services
To support our patients and users in being active partners in their care
To be recognised as a leader in the fields of medical and multi-professional education, and population-based clinical research
To innovate and continuously improve the quality of our services to deliver the best outcomes for our local population
Essential: - Training or short courses relevant to the post, eg autism awareness/ child development; - Formal qualifications relevant to role eg: NVQ or degree in childcare, teaching, playwork, health
Essential: - Good written communication; - Excellent IT skills, with experience of using Microsoft office including Word and Excel
Desirable: - Good working knowledge of patient data systems (RIO,)
Essential: - Able to travel between clinics, schools and community settings
Essential: - Experience working in a clinical role as a teaching assistant, therapy assistant or co-worker.; - Experience working with school aged children; - Knowledge of some common childhood conditions e.g. autism, developmental co-ordination disorder; - Understanding of the cultural & demographic factors in Islington and experience of working with families with English as an additional language
How this role compares
We hold 1,208 NHS vacancies in London that publish a salary, and their median advertised starting figure is £46,650. This role pays less than about 75% of them.
There are 12,687 NHS roles open across the UK on GovJobs right now, 1,656 of them in London.
You have 13 days left to apply. NHS adverts we hold typically run for around 14 days, so this is about the usual amount of time.
Whittington Hospital NHS Trust has 25 other vacancies open on GovJobs, with a breakdown of what they pay and the kinds of roles they recruit for.
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