Senior Occupational Therapist- Stroke, Band 6

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust; Gloucester; On-site; GBP 27,000 - 38,000; Part time

Job summary

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a part-time Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic stroke therapy team on hyper-acute and acute stroke units. This fixed-term role runs until 26 April 2027, with supervision and development opportunities in a busy hospital environment.

You will be supervised by a named therapist and will link with the Band 7 clinical lead to support resource use within budget.

Qualifications

• Candidate must be passionate about stroke and develop skills within the service.
• Role involves day-to-day management in the absence of the team leader.
• Will supervise and appraise junior staff, support workers and undergraduates.

Responsibilities

• Provide therapy across hyper-acute and acute stroke units.
• Link with Band 7 lead to support use of resources within budget.
• Supervise and appraise junior therapists, support workers and undergraduates.

Job description

A fantastic and exciting opportunity has arisen for a part-time (30 hours) Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic stroke therapy team for a fixed term until 26th April 2027. You will be joining a supportive integrated stroke therapy team consisting of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists and Therapy Support Workers. We are looking for a candidate with proven specialist skills in stroke, who will provide therapy across the hyper-acute and acute stroke units., The post holder assumes responsibility for the day-to-day management of the clinical area, in the absence of the team leader.

• The post holder is supervised by a named therapist, who may not be present at all times. Clinical and professional supervision is in the form of regular clinical reasoning sessions, observed practice, peer review and formal training.
• The post holder will link with the Band 7 clinical lead therapist to support the use of resources within budget. The level of managerial responsibility involves the supervision and appraisal of junior therapists, support workers and undergraduates, with the support of the Band 7.

The successful candidate will be passionate about stroke, motivated to develop their own skills and that of the service, and provide Occupational Therapy that is high quality and evidence-based. They will be keen to develop and support colleagues alongside the demands of working in a busy acute hospital.

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust operates hospitals on our two main sites in Cheltenham and Gloucester, and we're one of the largest NHS trusts in the country.

Our workforce of almost 9,000 staff provide high quality emergency, elective and specialist care across a range of clinical areas

It is expected that all employees uphold the values of the organisation as our values underpin everything we do and describe the way we expect our staff to behave towards our patients, families and carers and between each other. We have the following three values