Occupational Therapy Assistant - Experts at Hand
At a glance
- Band
- Band 4
- Contract
- Permanent
- Pattern
- Full-time, Part-time, Term time hours
- Posted
- 16/09/2026
- Closes
- 24/09/2026
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Role summary
This role is for a motivated Therapy Assistant Practitioner to join the Experts at Hand team, supporting occupational therapy services for children and young people across Cheshire West and Chester. You will work alongside Occupational Therapists, helping education settings, families, and professionals support children's participation, independence, and wellbeing. Key duties include implementing therapy recommendations, sensory strategies, and therapeutic programmes, and helping children access meaningful activities and engage in learning.
Essential criteria
- Extensive experience of working in school settings
- Experience of working with children with sensory difficulties
- Experience of working with health colleagues
Desirable criteria
- Experience of agile working
- Appropriate qualification - Associate Practitioner or Teaching Assistant / Higher Level Teaching Assistant
- Qualifications appropriate to role
- Communication skills
- Able to utilise MS Packages i.e. MS Office and Teams
- Car driver
- Team working skills
- Extensive experience of working in school settings
- Experience of working with children with sensory difficulties
- Experience of working with health colleagues
- Experience of agile working
- Appropriate qualification - Associate Practitioner or Teaching Assistant / Higher Level Teaching Assistant
- Qualifications appropriate to role
- Communication skills
- Able to utilise MS Packages i.e. MS Office and Teams
- Car driver
- Team working skills
Useful to know
Agenda for Change 2024/25 pays Band 4 at £26,530 – £29,114 a year, across England.
This advert: £28,392 – £31,157 — outside the standard scale; check for HCAS/London weighting.
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Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
Occupational Therapy Assistant - Experts at Hand
The closing date is 24 September 2026
Job summary
Do you have a passion for helping children and young people achieve their full potential? We are looking for 4 motivated and enthusiastic Therapy Assistant Practitioners to join our innovative Experts at Hand team, supporting the delivery of high-quality occupational therapy services for children and young people across Cheshire West and Chester.
This is an exciting opportunity to work alongside Occupational Therapists within a specialist consultation and support service, helping education settings, families and professionals develop the knowledge, skills and confidence needed to support children's participation, independence and wellbeing.
As part of the Occupational Therapy team, you will work closely with schools, families and multidisciplinary colleagues to support the implementation of occupational therapy recommendations, sensory strategies and therapeutic programmes. You will play a key role in helping children and young people access meaningful activities, engage in learning and achieve positive outcomes in their everyday environments.
Main duties of the job
The main duties for the role are as follows:
- To support the service delivery of the Sensory Processing Support Service (SPOTSS) in a graduated a
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