Specialist Neuro Occupational Therapist

HCRG Care Group; Salisbury; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

NHS Pension

My Reward Hub

Access to earned wages

Wellbeing support

CPD and development opportunities

Job summary

HCRG Care Group is seeking a Specialist Neuro Occupational Therapist to join our Community Neurological Service in Wiltshire. You will provide specialist assessment, treatment and care across the rehabilitation journey, supporting individuals with complex neurological conditions to achieve meaningful goals and maximise independence.

As a senior team member you will provide clinical guidance, supervise colleagues and students, and contribute to service development through mentoring and

Qualifications

• BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy and current HCPC registration.
• Minimum one year's experience supporting adults with neurological conditions.
• Proven ability to deliver patient-centred care, assessment, care planning, and case management.
• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams and alongside external agencies.
• Experience teaching, mentoring, and supporting colleagues, students, patients, and carers.
• Evidence of leadership skills and a flexible, innovative approach to care delivery.
• Able to provide sensitive support in emotionally challenging situations.
• Experience working autonomously within community settings.

Responsibilities

• Support timely hospital discharge and seamless transitions of care across acute, stroke, and community services.
• Manage complex neurological cases, providing specialist advice and treatment recommendations to multidisciplinary teams.
• Ensure patients are at the centre of care, actively involving them in decisions and goal setting.
• Assess, prescribe, and provide training in the safe use of specialist equipment where required.

Skills

Leadership

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Patient-centred care

Communication

Education

BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Job description

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£39,959 - £48,117 FTE with Afc terms and conditions and NHS Pension

Weekly contracted hours:

30

Location:

Wiltshire

Closing Date:

14/09/2026

Job Category:

HCRG - Allied Health Professionals

Service type:

HCRG - Community Services P1

Business Unit:

HCRG - BSW - Community Services

Job Introduction

Help people rebuild their lives after neurological illness or injury and make a lasting difference to their independence, wellbeing, and future.

We are seeking an experienced and compassionate Specialist Neuro Occupational Therapist to join our Community Neurological Service, providing specialist assessment, treatment, care, and support to individuals living with complex neurological conditions. This is a rewarding opportunity to work with patients across their rehabilitation journey, helping them achieve meaningful goals and maximise their quality of life.

As a senior member of the team, you will provide expert clinical guidance and leadership, supporting both registered professionals and support workers to deliver outstanding person-centred care. You will also play a key role in developing the service through the supervision, mentoring, and professional development of colleagues and students.

This role is ideal for a motivated professional who is passionate about neurological rehabilitation, enjoys working collaboratively within multidisciplinary teams, and is committed to delivering high-quality care that has a genuine impact on patients and their families.

Location: Wilton Health Centre

Hours:30 hours per week

Key Responsibilities

• Support timely hospital discharge and seamless transitions of care across acute, stroke, and community services.


• Manage complex neurological cases, providing specialist advice and treatment recommendations to multidisciplinary teams.


• Ensure patients are at the centre of care, actively involving them in decisions and goal setting.


• Assess, prescribe, and provide training in the safe use of specialist equipment where required.

Qualifications & Experience

• BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy and current HCPC registration.


• Minimum one year's experience supporting adults with neurological conditions.


• Proven ability to deliver patient-centred care, assessment, care planning, and case management.


• Experience working within multidisciplinary teams and alongside external agencies.


• Experience teaching, mentoring, and supporting colleagues, students, patients, and carers.


• Evidence of leadership skills and a flexible, innovative approach to care delivery.


• Able to provide sensitive support in emotionally challenging situations.


• Experience working autonomously within community settings.

For full details of the role,responsibilities, and person specification, please refer to the attached JobDescription.

Package Description

As a Specialist Neuro Occupational Therapist you will be part of our valued team at HCRG Care Group, receiving access to exclusive rewards and benefits including:

• £39,959 - £48,117 FTE (Band 6 AfC Salary) with NHS Pension and full Agenda for Change terms and conditions


• Membership of My Reward Hub, giving you access to discounts on every day purchases like grocery shopping as well as cashback and voucher offers for treats for you and those special to you


• Access to your wages as you earn them to help cover life's emergencies and avoid overdraft fees or high interest rates


• Online and face to face help with your mental and physical wellbeing - from healthy recipes and activity challenges through to post trauma support, legal, debt and life management help, as well career coaching and counselling


• Access to eLearning, bespoke career pathways and opportunities for continuing professional development through our \"Outstanding\" learning and development team, The Learning Enterprise


• An open, just culture where you’re encouraged to have and implement ideas which can help us deliver our purpose: changing lives through transforming health and care – backed up by at least £100,000 of ringfenced innovation funding each year


• The pride of working for an organisation committed to the highest clinical and quality standards: with the majority of our rated services holding \"good\" or \"outstanding\" ratings from the Care Quality Commission

About the Company

We change lives by transforming health and care.
Established in 2006, we are one of the UK's leading independent providers of community health and care services, working with health and care commissioners and communities to transform services with a focus on experience, efficiency, and improved outcomes. We deliver and transform adult and children community health services, primary care services including urgent care, sexual health, dermatology and MSK services as well as adult social care and wellbeing services. Across England, we support communities of many millions and directly help more than half a million people each year - guided by our simple values: we care, we think, we do .

We're committed to equal opportunities and welcome applications from a broad, diverse range of people who want to join our team. We're a Disability Confident Committed company, so we work to provide facilities, work environment adjustments and technical solutions to be as inclusive of everyone .

As you'd expect, safeguarding and protecting the children, young people and vulnerable adults that we work with is of the utmost importance so we have policies and procedures in place to promote safeguarding and safer working practices and everyone who joins the team is subject to a safer recruitment process, including the disclosure of criminal records and vetting checks.

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