Band 6 Specialist Neuro Occupational Therapist: Sutton H&C Community

Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals; Carshalton; Hybrid; GBP 46,000 - 54,000; Full time

Job summary

Sutton Health and Care is recruiting a Band 6 Specialist Neuro Occupational Therapist to provide community neuro services across Sutton. The role involves independent patient assessments, goal-directed interventions and working within an MDT to support adults with neurological conditions.

Visits will be in patients’ homes, care homes and clinics, requiring travel across the borough. Flexible and part‑time arrangements may be available, with remote working as part of the service model.

Qualifications

• Occupational Therapy degree and HCPC registration.
• RCOT membership and specialist RCOT section.
• Post‑graduate experience in adult neuro/community.
• Experience of MDT working in community settings.

Responsibilities

• Assess and treat adults with neurological conditions in community settings.
• Work within a multidisciplinary team to plan and deliver interventions.
• Visit patients at home, care homes and clinics, traveling across the borough.

Skills

MDT working

Communication

Time management

Independent work

Driving licence

Education

Occupational Therapy degree

HCPC registration

RCOT membership

RCOT specialist section

Job description

Band 6 Specialist Neuro Occupational Therapist: Sutton H&C Community

Band 6

Main area Community Grade Band 6 Contract Fixed term: 12 months (12 months, with the possibility of extension subject to funding and service needs.) Hours

• Full time
• Part time

37.5 hours per week Job ref 343-8356842-AG

Site Green Wrythe Lane Clinic Town Carshalton Salary £45,953 - £54,254 Pro-rata pa inc HCAS (Outer) Salary period Yearly Closing 09/11/2026 23:59

Job overview

Community Neuro Occupational Therapist: Band 6, Sutton Health & Care

The community Neuro team is looking for OT's with a passion to work with adult neuro clients .

The role is an opportunity to work in a Community MDT who truly support each other & work towards our vision 'Investing in our patient community, empowering them to live well'.

We work holistically, towards patient led goals, providing rehabilitation & intervention to maximise patient's potential. We are patient centred & specialists within our field, using evidence-based practice & investing in our staff, so they have the knowledge, skills & training to do this. We provide intervention based on clinical need, utilising each other’s expertise & our rehabilitation assistants to maximise our intervention.

Visits take place in patients’ homes, care homes & clinics, so staff need to be able to travel around the borough & work autonomously. Many of the team work part time/ flexibly; there is some degree of remote working. As a team we also feel it is important that we come together regularly for clinical support/supervision, development, communication .

These roles are the perfect opportunity for current band 5 or 6's who have had who has some experience & wish to further build on skills specifically in the specialty of Community Neuro therapy.

Main duties of the job

The Sutton Community Neuro therapy & Adult Speech & Language therapy service is a Multi disciplinary team offering specialist, comprehensive assessment & intervention.We work with adults in the Sutton area of South West London who have Neurological conditions.

The service has various pathways which enable us to deliver intervention to meet our patients’ needs. Community Neuro provides intervention to Stroke survivors (including an Early Supported Discharge (ESD) response) and other complex Neuro conditions, such as PD, MS and MND.

The needs of our patients vary widely & our services offer rehabilitation, enablement & disability management interventions dependant on the patients’ needs & goals.

We offer specialised multi-disciplinary therapy assessment & intervention to patients in order to promote quality of life & independence, by preventing inappropriate hospital stays, maximising rehabilitation, recovery, and self-management

Therapists are expected to work flexibility across the pathways.

Working for our organisation

Sutton Health and Care is an innovative partnership of providers working across Sutton (GP Federation; Local Authority; Mental Health Trust and Acute Trust) to provide integrated services for the local community. As partners we have the exciting opportunity to put the shared vision for how health and care can be delivered into reality through the implementation of a service model for the provision of community services (adult and children) that truly integrates health and care, physical and mental health and primary and acute care.

We are committed to working with each other and commissioners to co-create a model which when implemented will transform the experience of the people who use services in Sutton and fit the vision of the Sutton Health and Care Plan and the national NHS Long Term Plan.

We firmly believe that the partnership will drive transformational change to the benefit of patients and the local health and care system, getting the system to deliver better person-centred outcomes and financial sustainability.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements.

Person specification

Qualifications and Training

• Occupational Therapy diploma or degree
• Registered with Health Professions Council
• Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapy (RCOT)
• Membership of a relevant specialist section of RCOT

Experience

• Post-graduate experience covering core areas such as; surgery, orthopaedics, paediatrics, neurology, Care of the Elderly, mentally health
• Experience of MDT working
• Previous community experience

Knowledge and Skills

• Ability to demonstrate on-going CPD
• Up to date with evidence based practice
• Effective written and spoken communication skills
• Ability to manage own case load
• Ability to manage own time
• Ability to work independently
• Basic computer skills
• Basic splinting skills
• Experience of carrying out audits
• Experience in supervising Juniors / Assistants / Students

Personal Attributes

• Flexibility and able to cope with change

Other relevant requirements

• To be able to travel around the borough effectively & efficiently
• Current Driving Licence
• Access to a car for work purposes

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

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.

Application numbers

Name Hannah Cushion Job title Highly Specialist Neuro Occupational Therapist Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 020 296 4100 Additional information