The closing date is 6th Sep 2026
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Job summary
We are looking for a Children's Occupational Therapy Assistant!
HIOWH NHS Foundation Trust's Integrated Children's Therapy service is for children aged 0 to19 who experience challenges with Physical disability, daily functional activities, eating and drinking skills, speech, language, and communication
This is a community service delivered in children's homes, pre-school settings, Children's Centres, mainstream schools, special schools, and community clinics
Physiotherapists, podiatry, Occupational Therapists and Speech and Language Therapists work together with children and their families as part of multi agency teams with Health Care professionals across acute and community services, Education, social care colleagues and Equipment providers, to enable children achieve their therapy goals
The North Mid Hampshire Therapy Team is based out of offices in Andover, Winchester, Basingstoke and Aldershot. As this is a community based role, regular travel across the locality is expected to support children and families in a range of settings. We recognise the importance of maintaining a reasonable travel commitment and will aim to keep journeys proportionate and practical wherever possible
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Main duties, tasks & skills required
This is an exciting opportunity for an Occupational Therapy Assistant to become part of our friendly and supportive Integrated Children's Therapy Service. Working with children and young people across schools, nurseries, homes and community settings, you will support Occupational Therapists in delivering therapeutic interventions that make a meaningful difference to daily life. The role includes implementing therapy programmes, ordering and setting up equipment, contributing to service development initiatives and collaborating closely with families, education staff and multidisciplinary colleagues to ensure the best possible outcomes for children and young people.
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About us
Hampshire and Isle of Wight Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust provides joined-up mental and physical healthcare for around two million people across our communities. With over 13,000 staff working in the community and local hospitals, we deliver care at every stage of life, helping people live their best and healthiest lives.
Our mental health services include community-based support and early intervention in psychosis (EIP) for both adults and young people, alongside a network of specialist inpatient wards covering forensic, learning disability, eating disorder and older person's care.
We deliver extensive physical health services too, from urgent community response teams helping frail and older patients remain safely at home, to hospitals at home teams providing acute-level care in familiar surroundings. Our neurological services offer rehabilitation and treatment for conditions including Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's Disease, Motor Neurone Disease, Head Injury, Cerebral Palsy and Stroke. Across Hampshire, our community hospitals provide inpatient rehabilitation as a step down from acute care, and our dedicated teams also staff Treetops Sexual Assault Referral Centre in Portsmouth, offering expert, compassionate support.
Everything we do is underpinned by our CARE values of compassion, accountability, respect and excellence
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Job description
Further information about the Trust and this role can be found on the Job Description and Person Specification document attached. It is important to us that we ensure our recruitment processes are accessible and inclusive to everyone - if as a potential candidate you are concerned a person specification may prevent or restrict your application for employment as a result of unintentional barriers on the grounds of your sex, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/belief or disability please initially contact the Trust's Recruitment team - detailed in the advert. The Trust will seek to resolve this issue wherever possible.
We are happy to talk Flexible Working - all requests for flexible working options can be discussed as part of the interview process.
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Person specification
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Qualifications
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Essential
- 3 A-Levels or Health and Science T-Level or equivalent level 3 qualification(s) and Functional Skills (level 2)
Or - as a level 3 apprenticeship, such as the Senior Healthcare Support Worker apprenticeship (or other level 3 qualification pathway)
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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.
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For help with your application, contact:
Laurel Benfield
[email protected]
02381032132
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Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
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Band
Band 3
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Salary
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£25760.00 to £27476.00 Yearly
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Contract
Permanent
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Working pattern
Full-Time
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Reference number
348-CFS-12187
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Job locations
Aldershot Centre for Health
Hospital Hill
Aldershot
Hampshire
GU11 1AY
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Adelphi House
49 Church Square
Basingstoke
Hampshire
RG21 7SN
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Cromwell House
15 Andover Road
Winchester
Hampshire
SO23 7BT
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Beech Hurst Childrens Therapy Service
Beech Hurst Weyhill Road
Andover
Hampshire
SP10 3AJ
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Attachments
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Job Description
B3 JOB DESCRIPTION.pdf – 357KB Opens in a new window
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Additional document 1
EmployeeBenefits_hiowh_v1-compressed_3.pdf – 1001KB Opens in a new window
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