Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor Review

Item: Occupational Therapy Technical Instructor at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust
Rating: 5
Author: Anonymous

at Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Degree Apprenticeship

Truro

Review Submitted: April 2025

Overall Rating

5 /5

The Overall Rating is the average of all the ratings given in each category. We take those individual ratings and combine them into one final score!

5/5 - Overview of Role

5/5 - Skills Development

5/5 - Structure and Support

Overview of Role

Please give an overview of your role and what this involves on a day-to-day basis:

5/5

Supporting the Occupational therapy team in the only neurorehabilitation unit in Cornwall. Assessing and treating patients, with diverse conditions, progressing therapy, prescribing wheelchairs, assessing cognition and function.

To what extent do you enjoy your programme?

5/5

I am very much enjoying the Occupational Therapy apprenticeship, it offers a great opportunity of being able to access a degree level course whilst be supported through work enabling a me to still run my home.

Skills Development

Have you learnt any new skills or developed existing skills?

5/5

New learning is happening weekly via the university and through self managed learning within my unit. Being exposed to journal clubs, attending external training and being given extra responsibilities.

Structure and Support

How well organised/structured is your programme?

5/5

Overall the course is well structured although more consideration could be given to those on the apprentice course who have to travel substantial distances. An increase in online learning would be beneficial.

How much support do you receive from your employer?

5/5

My team is incredibly supportive, they encourage me to learn, offer lots of reflective and learning opportunities and are genuinely interested in what I am learning a the university.

How much support do you receive from your training provider when working towards your qualifications?

5/5

Tutors are available to talk to face to face and via email. There are regular catch ups with the apprentice team from the university and I have access to a personal tutor.