Specialist Occupational Therapist

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

Job summary

A community health service in Abingdon seeks a full-time Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join their stroke rehabilitation unit. The successful candidate will provide high-quality rehabilitative services, work with a multidisciplinary team, and develop personalized rehabilitation programs. Ideal applicants will have a professional qualification, HCPC registration, and experience in neurological rehabilitation. Benefits include career progression, tailored development, and employee support programs.

Benefits

Excellent opportunities for career progression

27 days annual leave plus bank holidays

NHS Discount

Competitive pension scheme

Cycle to work scheme

Mental Health First Aiders

Qualifications

• Previous NHS or Adult Social Care experience.
• Experience working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Knowledge of rehabilitation and community services.

Responsibilities

• Deliver safe and effective rehabilitative care for stroke patients.
• Conduct specialist neurological assessments as an autonomous practitioner.
• Develop and implement patient-specific rehabilitation programmes.

Skills

Compassion

Clinical reasoning

Effective communication

Teamwork

Education

Professional Qualification (degree or equivalent)

Professional Registration with HCPC

Post registration training in Stroke/rehabilitation

Job description

Oxfordshire Stroke Rehabilitation Unit at Abingdon Community Hospital is delighted to offer the opportunity for a full time Band 6 Occupational Therapist (OT) within our service. If you are passionate about working in an adult inpatient physical rehabilitation setting, and award winning team, where our goal is to enhance our patient's quality of life and health and facilitate their safe discharge from hospital, then we are the team for you.

We would love to hear from any experienced Occupational Therapists who have the compassion, skills and knowledge to help us assess our patient's and deliver person centred interventions which impact daily activities and functioning and improve health and well being and return to independence.

We're a supportive, well-established, and knowledgeable community hospital multi-disciplinary team. You will receive quality individual, safeguarding and reflective practice supervision.

We are a progressive service keen to look forward and find ways to develop and improve the service.

Main duties of the job

To work as part of the specialist stroke rehabilitation team to provide a high-quality rehabilitation service, in line with current best evidence-based practice, for stroke patients on the Oxfordshire stroke pathway. To empower clients to manage their conditions effectively and maximise their potential to reach their goals of self-management, access to their environment and return to previous occupations and involvement in the community.

This role would suit someone who is experienced in conducting specific physical and cognitive/functional assessments and delivering interventions to support stroke rehabilitation. The post holder should be able to communicate this effectively within the MDT and family but also externally to key organisations such as social care and specialist services. You will also have responsibility for prescribing equipment and assessing home environments as appropriate. You will also be expected to represent and lead the service at family meetings, and be aware of the protocols and procedures in place to ensure clinical governance and adherence to standards.

About us

Oxford Health is a great place to work and to be able to showcase the best of yourself when making an application please read the "candidate guide to making an application" and ensure your supporting statement is tailored to the role you are applying for and addresses any essential criteria.

As a Trust we provide physical, mental health and social care for people of all ages across Oxfordshire, Buckinghamshire, Swindon, Wiltshire, Bath and Northeast Somerset. Our services are delivered at community bases, hospitals, clinics and people's homes, delivering care as close to home as possible. Our vision is that no matter who you are or where you are, you will tell us that you receive: "Outstanding care delivered by an outstanding team"

Our values are: "Caring, safe and excellent"

We offer a wide range of benefits designed to support your career and wellbeing. These include:

Benefits

• Excellent opportunities for career progression
• Access to tailored individual and Trust wide learning and development
• 27 days annual leave, plus bank holidays, rising to 33 days with continuous service
• NHS Discount across a wide range of shops, restaurants and retailers
• Competitive pension scheme
• Lease car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• Employee Assistance Programme
• Mental Health First Aiders
• Staff accommodation (please note waiting lists apply)
• Staff networking and support groups hosted by our Equality, Diversity & Inclusion team

Job responsibilities

Clinical Care Responsibilities may include:

• Deliver safe and effective rehabilitative care for stroke patients, working in partnership with the multidisciplinary stroke team across acute and community settings.
• Undertake specialist neurological assessments of complex stroke patients as an autonomous practitioner, using evidence-based practice and advanced clinical reasoning to guide treatment.
• Develop and implement patient-specific programmes of stroke rehabilitation, setting measurable goals, evaluating progress, and adapting treatment to optimise recovery.
• Work collaboratively with the stroke MDT to provide high-quality neurological rehabilitation, ensuring adherence to national stroke guidelines and effective interagency liaison for seamless patient care.

We hope that the advert has given you a clear understanding of the skills we are seeking and the opportunity at hand. You will need to use the supporting statement element of your application form to demonstrate your suitability for this role and you should refer to the job description, person specification and the guidance notes attached to this role to help you tailor your application.

The essential and desirable criteria will be used to shortlist for interview and you should ensure that you refer to these within your application to increase your chances of being selected for interview.

We are aware that some candidates may choose to use AI tools to support their application. We kindly remind applicants that submissions should remain an honest and accurate representation of their experience and must take care to ensure the use of AI tools does not generate an application that does not accurately reflect their knowledge, skills and values.

Person Specification

Knowledge

• Previous NHS or Adult Social Care experience.
• Previous experience as Band 5 or equivalent.
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary team.
• Good working knowledge of rehabilitation.
• Good knowledge of community services.

Qualifications

• Professional Qualification (degree or equivalent).
• Professional Registration with HCPC.
• Evidence of continuing professional development (CPD) portfolio.
• Post graduate education/training specifically relating to patient group.
• Post registration training in Stroke/rehabilition.
• Member of RCOT.
• Member of specialist interest group e.g SSNAP.

Experience

• Good understanding of clinical governance.
• Previous experience as a Band 5 or equivalent in neurological rehabilitation.
• Experience working within an interdisciplinary team.
• Experience in supervision of student placements.
• Experience with routine and complex hospital discharge planning.
• Experience/training in cognitive assessment and rehabilitation.
• Experience participating in family meetings/case conferences.

Contractual

• Hold current driving licence.
• Able to work flexibly as post may require weekend working.
• Understanding of equality and diversity.
• Car owner.

Further Training

• Practice educators course or equivalent.
• Experience initiating and leading service improvement projects and audits.

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.