Rotational Occupational Therapist - Stroke

NHS; United Kingdom; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A prominent healthcare provider in the UK is seeking a Rotational Occupational Therapist to join a specialized stroke team. The role involves assessing and supporting stroke patients, with opportunities for professional development and leadership skills enhancement. Candidates should possess relevant qualifications and a passion for stroke care. The position promotes effective interventions and teamwork across multidisciplinary departments to ensure optimal patient recovery.

Benefits

Generous leave

Flexible work options

Career growth opportunities

Access to ongoing learning and development

Qualifications

• Post-graduate clinical experience in an area of physical medicine or stroke.
• Experience of service delivery in a variety of different clinical physical health settings.
• Experience of supervision of junior members.

Responsibilities

• Provide stroke specialist Occupational Therapy assessment and rehabilitation.
• Support junior team members and student Occupational Therapists.
• Administer caseload efficiently to ensure effective interventions.

Skills

Knowledge of stroke

Ability to work well under pressure

Clinical reasoning skills

Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above)

Education

Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy

Registered member of the Health Professional Council

Post‑graduate training in a relevant area

Job description

Rotational Occupational Therapist - Stroke

The closing date is 28 January 2026

An exciting and rare opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Occupational Therapist to join our stroke rotation. You will have opportunity to rotate across the stroke pathway in CTMU Barrier.

As a member of this stroke CTM rotation, you will also have the opportunity to enhance your skills across the stroke service whilst also developing your leadership and management skills.

Clinically the rotation will span across the Cwm Taf Morgannwg UHB and offers experience throughout the conseillé patient pathway including Acute Stroke, Stroke Rehabilitation, and Stroke Early Supported Discharge. The successful candidate will work closely with the MDT, Principal OT, Discharge Lia يوليو and Local Authorities to ensure effective cross‑boundary and agency working.

Welsh Skills Desirable: This post is advertised as Welsh Desirable. This does not mean essential; whilst the candidate does not have to have skills in Welsh, we will consider it an advantage when short‑listing and selecting candidates. This is not ‘fluency’, just speaking and listening skills at Level 3 (equivalent to CEFR B2) or above. Level 3 means basic conversations with patients about their everyday health. For more information, see ‘Welsh Language Guidance’ in the documents at the bottom.

Main duties of the job

To provide stroke specialist Occupational Therapy assessment, intervention and rehabilitation to patients to ensure improved functional recovery, prompt DISTINCT discharge and to enable the person to remain at home.

You will provide supervision and support to junior members of the team and student Occupational Therapists and have a passion for delivering evidence‑based, quality intervention using research, audit and quality improvement projects. The post holder will be flexible to service needs, possess excellent self‑management skills and administer their caseload efficiently to ensure effective intervention focused on preventing avoidable admissions, rehabilitation and efficient discharge planning, depending on setting.

We are looking for a candidate who is motivated, enthusiastic about stroke care, and has exceptional communication and people skills.

About us

Cwm Taf Morgannwg (CTM) University Health Board, part of NHS Wales, serves a large population across a diverse and beautiful region, steeped in history and heritage. With nearly 13,500 staff, our health board is one of Wales’s largest employers.

Together, we are Team CTM; a workforce dedicated to offering excellent patient care and support to the 450,000 people across our three regions, Bridgend, Merthyr Tydfil, and Rhondda Cynon Taf. We operate three district general hospitals, several community hospitals, primary and community care facilities.

مدرسة

CTM’s location offers the best of South Wales, just 20 minutes from Cardiff’s vibrant city life, the natural beauty of the Brecon Beacons, and the serene coastline at Ogmore. Whether you enjoy lively urban amenities, peaceful countryside, or seaside escapes, our location makes an ideal setting for both work and personal life.

Our CTM 2030 Strategy – Our Health, Ourاز Future – focuses on uniting our region around shared health and wellbeing goals. Our values guide us daily:

o We listen, learn, and improve

o We treat everyone with respect

o Weтыра work together as one team

CTM employees enjoy benefits, including a leading pension, generous leave, flexible work yab, career growth, and access to ongoing learning and development.

At CTM, you’ll find a welcoming, team‑oriented workplace that values diversity and compassion, where you can take pride in your work and the difference it makes.

Job responsibilities

You will be able to find a full 여러 Job description and Person Specification attached within the supporting documents or please click Apply now to view in Trac.

Person Specification

Personal Qualities

• Willingness to embrace innovative working practices e.g. role blurring, cross organisational boundary working
• Ability to establish rapport quickly with service users
• Reliable, conscientious and hard‑working
• Ability to work flexibly and respond to unpredictable, challenging work environments

'in' Knowledge

• Knowledge of stroke and factors which influence stroke rehabilitation
• Knowledge of factors that can influence discharge
• Detailed knowledge of professional ethics / standards
• Knowledge of graded therapeutic interventions
• Knowledge of standardised / non‑standardised assessments
• Knowledge of national drivers for health provision

Skills

• Ability to work well under pressure within a wider multidisciplinary team
• Autonomous practitioner with excellent personal organisational skills
• Clinical reasoning skills
• Evidence of delivering competency‑based learning
• Welsh Language Skills (Level 3 and above/B2) are desirable for this role.
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Experience

• Post‑graduate clinical experience in an area of physical medicine or stroke.
• Experience of service delivery in a variety of different clinical physical health settings.
• Experience of research and audit
• Experience of supervision
• Awareness of current professional issues
• Ability to use reflective practice

Qualifications

• Degree/Diploma in Occupational Therapy
• Registered member of the Health Professional Council
• Post‑graduate training in a relevant area

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and, as such, it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Address

Rotational across’honneur CTMUHB

Merthyr, Bridgend, RCT

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Wide

Cwm Taf Morgannwg University Health Board Wide