B6 Occupational Therapist - ESD

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust; Bury St Edmunds; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 38,000; Full time

Job summary

West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Occupational Therapist to join the Suffolk Integrated Stroke Service and the Stroke Early Supported Discharge (ESD) Team. You will deliver six-month post-stroke reviews, provide specialist rehabilitation, and work across patients’ homes and community settings to maximise independence.

You will collaborate with the Suffolk Stroke Pathway, manage a substantial caseload, supervise junior staff, and contribute to service development and

Responsibilities

• Deliver six-month post-stroke reviews and specialist rehabilitation.
• Assess, treat and evaluate evidence-based interventions.
• Support stroke survivors to maximise independence in home and community settings.
• Collaborate across the Suffolk Stroke Pathway and MDTs to ensure smooth transitions.
• Provide supervision and support to junior staff and students.

Job description

We are seeking an experienced and motivated Occupational Therapist to join our Suffolk Integrated Stroke Service, delivering six-month post-stroke reviews and specialist rehabilitation as part of the Stroke Early Supported Discharge (ESD) Team.

Working across patients’ homes and community settings, you will support stroke survivors to achieve maximum independence and rehabilitation potential through comprehensive assessment, treatment and evaluation of evidence-based interventions.

You will work collaboratively across the Suffolk Stroke Pathway to ensure seamless transitions from acute hospital care into community services, manage patients with complex needs, provide supervision and support to junior staff and students, and contribute to service development, quality improvement and data collection across the service.

To provide a specialist occupational therapy service within the interdisciplinary Stroke Early Supported Discharge (ESD) Team, delivering liaison, assessment and rehabilitation for patients following stroke. Manage a significant caseload autonomously, contributing to multidisciplinary rehabilitation goals and delivering evidence-based assessment and treatment within defined interdisciplinary care plans. Work in accordance with specialist, departmental and national stroke guidelines, including NICE guidance and the National Stroke Strategy, maintaining professional and legal accountability for all aspects of practice.

Adapt interventions to meet the complex communication, cognitive, emotional and physical needs of stroke survivors and ensure patients, families and carers are actively involved in rehabilitation planning and prioritisation. Conduct multidisciplinary initial contact assessments, act as nominated case manager throughout ESD involvement, and provide emotional support to patients and families, drawing on specialist support when required.

Work collaboratively with multidisciplinary colleagues and external agencies, including social services and voluntary sector organisations, attending and contributing to MDT meetings and reviews.

#BeKnown at West Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust. By us. By our patients. By our community

We are a busy, friendly, rural NHS Trust providing high-quality care and compassion to more than a quarter of a million people across west Suffolk. We care for, treat and support people in hospital, at home and in various community settings.

The West Suffolk Hospital in Bury St Edmunds provides acute and secondary care services (emergency department, maternity and neonatal services, day surgery unit, eye treatment centre, Macmillan unit and children’s ward). It has 500+ beds and is a partner teaching hospital of the University of Cambridge.

Adult and paediatric community services, provided in collaboration with West Suffolk Alliance partners, include a range of nursing, therapy, specialist, and ongoing temporary care and rehabilitation, some at our Newmarket Community Hospital.

We do our utmost to achieve outstanding clinical outcomes for patients and our values of fairness, inclusivity, respect, safety and team work guide how we work and behave as a team.

With nearly 5,000 staff, from all over the world, we strive to make our organisation a great place to work. Whatever your role or ambition, we want to help you be the best you can be.

We promote a diverse and inclusive community where everyones voice counts and you can #BeKnown for whoever you are.

Join us. What will you #BeKnown for?

For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Dr Ehab Georgy Job title: Service Lead ESD Email address: [e-mail] Telephone number: 07915903171