Occupational Therapy Support Worker

Occupational Therapy (OT) Support Workers practically help people overcome problems in carrying out day-to-day activities (occupations) in their lives. They help sick, injured or old people to be as independent as possible, under the supervision of registered Occupational Therapists as part of the OT Team.

The OT Team help people find ways to continue with activities which are important to them. This might involve learning new ways to do things and might mean changes to the environment to make things easier. OT Support Workers work with people of all ages and situations with a range of conditions. For example, helping someone adapt to life after major surgery such as a hip replacement, children with disabilities take part in school and play activities, dementia sufferers develop strategies, stroke patients, people suffering from mental illness get back into everyday activities such as work or volunteering and elderly people stay in their own homes by providing adaptation such as level access showers or stair lifts.