Specialist Occupational Therapist Inpatient Stroke

Calderdale & Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust; Elland; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust is seeking an experienced Specialist Occupational Therapist to join the Inpatient Therapy Team on the stroke ward. You will deliver specialist OT interventions to stroke and neuro patients, manage a dedicated caseload and work within Trust policies to ensure high-quality patient care.

The role involves autonomous practice, collaboration across the MDT, and contributing to service development while participating in a 7-day service including weekend

Qualifications

• Act as a specialist clinician for Occupational Therapy in stroke and neuro patients.
• Manage a specialist caseload within a NHS inpatient setting.
• Maintain accurate up-to-date records in line with Trust policies.
• Contribute to development of the service and staff through education and training.

Responsibilities

• Carry out specialist assessment and treatment of stroke and neuro patients to facilitate safe and timely discharges.
• Develop, deliver and evaluate individualised treatment programmes and provide specialist advice.
• Support the Clinical Lead in day-to-day running of the Rehabilitation Team.
• Advise and collaborate with the wider MDT to deliver integrated care.
• Participate in 7-day service provision including weekend working.

Job description

Specialist Occupational Therapist Inpatient Stroke

Company:

A Vacancy at Calderdale and Huddersfield NHS Foundation Trust.

A permanent opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to join the Inpatient Therapy Team at CHFT. Successful candidates will support the Clinical Leads and Team Leaders in the delivery of Occupational Therapy interventions across the stroke ward and support in the development of the service and its staff.There will be opportunities to be involved in local and Divisional projects which contribute to the overall vision of the organisation.

Applicants should be aware that we provide a 7 day service provision and the successful candidate would be expected to participate in weekend working as part of their role.

Applicants must have had experience in the NHS at undergraduate or post graduate level.

• To act as a specialist clinician for the Occupational Therapy service with stroke and neuro patients, and contribute to evolving and embedding best practice into the clinical area
• To manage own specialist caseload in this area
• Work autonomously within Trust policies and professional practice, maintaining accurate and comprehensive up to date records
• To carry out specialist assessment and treatment of stroke and neuro patients with the aim of facilitating safe and timely discharges and transfer of care
• Develop, deliver, implement, evaluate and modify individualised treatment programmes and/or provide specialist advice, ensuring appropriate pathways of care and communication via liaison and referral to other agencies as required
• Take part in the education and training of Occupational Therapists and qualified and non-qualified healthcare/social services/education staff including medical staff
• To support the Clinical lead in the day to day running of the Rehabilitation Team
• To support and advise within the wider MDT on the delivery of the service

We employ more than 6,500 staff who deliver compassionate care from our two main hospitals, Calderdale Royal Hospital and Huddersfield Royal Infirmary as well as in community sites, health centres and in patients’ homes. We also are incredibly proud to have almost 150 volunteers here at CHFT.

We provide a range of services including urgent and emergency care; medical; surgical; maternity; gynaecology; critical care; children’s and young people’s services; end of life care and outpatient and diagnostic imaging services.

We provide community health services, including sexual health services in Calderdale from Calderdale Royal and local health centres. These include Todmorden Health Centre and Broad Street Plaza.

We continue to modernise and invest in our health services to build on our strong reputation. Foundation trusts are public leaders in improving quality in health services. They are part of the NHS – yet decisions about what they do and how they do it are driven by independent boards. Boards listen to their Council of Governors and respond to the needs of their members – patients, staff and the local community.

Foundation trusts provide what the health service wants, yet are also free to invest quickly in the changes to the local community needs, in striving to be the best, and in putting their patients first.

Please see the job description and person specification below for full details about the role.

This advert closes on Thursday 19 Nov 2026