Main area Surrey Downs Health & Care Grade NHS AfC: Band 3 Contract Permanent Hours Full time - 37.5 hours per week (08:00 - 16:00 Monday - Friday) Job ref 343-SDH&C-8042993
Site Epsom General Hospital Town Epsom Salary £30,630 - £32,346 Pro Rata Per Annum inc Outer HCAS Salary period Yearly Closing 25/06/2026 23:59
Job overview
Surrey Downs Health & Care
We are looking for a motivated and compassionate Occupational Therapist Assistant to join our Stroke and Neurorehabilitation team at Epsom General Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity to support patients with complex stroke and neurological conditions as part of a highly skilled multidisciplinary team.
About You
* Has experience working within a healthcare or therapy environment
* Demonstrates excellent communication skills with patients, carers and colleagues
* Works effectively as part of a team while also managing their own workload
* Shows empathy, professionalism and a patient-centred approach
* Is able to prioritise tasks and work within a competency framework
* Has a flexible and adaptable approach in a busy clinical environment
What We Offer
* Structured clinical supervision and support from experienced Occupational Therapists
* Opportunities for Continued Professional Development (CPD) and training
* Involvement in service development and quality improvement projects
* A supportive and collaborative team environment
* The chance to make a meaningful difference to patient outcomes
Apply Now
If you are passionate about rehabilitation and want to develop your career within a supportive and forward‑thinking team, we encourage you to apply.
Main duties of the job
* Support neuro‑rehabilitation by implementing therapy programmes devised by the lead therapist
* Manage your own patient caseload, assessing, treating patients, and monitoring their progress
* Assist in patient assessments, gathering relevant information, and adapting treatment plans under therapist guidance
* Work closely with the multidisciplinary team, contributing to patient care planning and discharge processes
Person specification
Qualifications
* Qualification equivalent to NVQ 2 in a related subject
* GCSEs or equivalent qualifications in English and Maths
Experience and knowledge
* Able to communicate effectively with colleagues, clinical staff, managers, patients, and carers from diverse ages and social backgrounds
* Ability to work as part of a team
* Ability to prioritise and organise own workload
* Must be able to fulfil safeguarding responsibilities, ensuring the protection and welfare of children and vulnerable adults
* Proactive and interactive
* Flexible approach to work
* Experience working with stroke and neurological patients
Skills
* Demonstrates enthusiasm and a proactive approach to delivering a wide range of therapeutic activities
* Effective communication skills – verbal and written
* Computer literate, with the ability to use hospital systems and databases for audits following appropriate training
* Strong understanding of relevant health conditions to deliver safe and effective patient activities
* Demonstrates flexibility, adaptability, empathy, and a supportive approach
Personal attributes
* Able to move supplies when needed and to bend, reach and assist in the manual handling of patients
* Good interpersonal skills to work with patients, carers and colleagues
* Ability to motivate patients and self
* Ability to initiate new ideas and develop these
Closing date
In order to streamline recruitment within our Trust, we reserve the right to expire vacancies prior to the advertised closing date once we have received a sufficient number of applications. Closing date: 25/06/2026 23:59.
Shortlisting
You will be notified via email/SMS if you are successfully shortlisted for this post.
DBS
We are committed to safeguarding children and adults who are at risk of abuse. If this post will have access to children or vulnerable adults, an Enhanced Disclosure and Barring Service check will be required. All employees have a responsibility for safeguarding children and vulnerable adults in the course of their duties and for ensuring that they are aware of the specific duties relating to their role.
Employer certification / accreditation badges
This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.
Name: Evelyn Umukoro
Job title: Operations Manager
Email address: e.umukoro@nhs.net
Telephone number: 07887585705
Clare Oakley – Clinical Lead
Email address: clare.oakley2@nhs.net
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