Job Summary
We are looking for an enthusiastic and motivated Technical Instructor to join our Integrated Children’s Community Occupational Therapy Team. This is a developmental role offering training and support to build essential clinical skills in line with our service-specific competency framework. During your probationary period, you will work towards Band 3 competencies, with progression to the Band 4 framework once achieved.
You will primarily support the special school pathway for children and young people aged 0-19 but may work across the service as needed. You will deliver developmentally appropriate intervention programmes, coordinate clinical appointments involving multiple agencies, and order, track, install, adjust, and maintain specialist supportive equipment for children and young people.
Therapy is delivered in clinics, homes, and educational settings, so an independent means of transport is essential.
Experience as a therapy assistant or in an educational setting is desirable, but we welcome adaptable, positive team players eager to learn.
This is a fantastic opportunity to make a real difference while developing your skills in a highly supportive team.
Main duties of the job
The role of the Assistant Practitioner is to deliver a high quality, caring and compassionate patient care. The post holder will be undertake assessment, implementation and evaluation of patient care needs for a defined group of patients under the indirect supervision of a registered professional in their specialist area. The post holders are required to work as part of a team committed to delivering and improving a high standard of care within South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust.
Person Specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Obtained an educational level of GCSE level A – C English and Maths or equivalent
- Minimum Foundation Degree in Health and Social Care or equivalent higher apprenticeship
- Care Certificate or willingness to work towards attaining it
Experience
Essential
- Experience of working in Healthcare or educational environment
- Experience of working within a team
Desirable
- Experience of working with children and young people with developmental needs or disabilities.
Skills
Essential
- Able to implement and evaluate treatment
- Undertake regular updates required to develop specialist skills and competencies
- Knowledge of specialist skills and competencies in supporting functional treatments interventions and equipment reviews
- Developed sensory skills e.g. listening, hand/eye coordination skills
- Able to recognise when escalation to a registered professional is required
- Understanding of safeguarding responsibilities
- Able to delegate work appropriately
- Good written, verbal and nonverbal communication skills
- Competent IT skills
- Able to present information, written and orally in an accurate clear and logical manner
- Ability to organise and prioritise workload
- Able to work autonomously
- Ability to write accurate and legibly in patient notes
Desirable
- Experience of supervising others at work
Personal Qualities
Essential
- Able to build effective working relationships with team, service users and other professionals
- Compassionate and caring nature
- Empathetic
- Reliable
Desirable
Other job requirements
Essential
- Passes pre-employment checks
- Able to work flexibly to meet service needs
- Able to carry out moderate to intense physical effort throughout the working day and carry out concurrent activities
- Able, with appropriate support, to work in an emotionally demanding environment
- Independent means of transport
- Commitment to Continued Professional Development
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.
Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).
From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).
Closing Date: 02 November 2025
