Specialist Occupational Therapist - Neuro-Rehab

NHS; Colchester; On-site; GBP 37,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for a Specialist Occupational Therapist to join the Neuro-Rehab team at Colchester Hospital. You will provide specialized care for patients with neurological conditions and work closely within a multidisciplinary team. This fixed-term role offers a competitive salary and various professional development opportunities.

Benefits

Generous pension scheme

Flexible working options

27 days annual leave

Access to NHS discounts

Qualifications

• Post registration experience at Band 5 level in core rotations.
• Competencies relevant to specialism.
• Experience of managing others and working within a multidisciplinary team.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist assessment and treatment for neurological patients.
• Conduct risk assessments related to patient care.
• Deliver specialist training to junior staff and students.

Skills

Communication

Autonomous Practice

Multidisciplinary Teamwork

Education

Registered Occupational Therapist with HCPC

Degree level qualification in Occupational Therapy

Tools

Word

PowerPoint

Excel

Job description

Job summary

An exciting opportunity has arisen for an enthusiastic and motivated Specialist Occupational Therapist to join the Neuro-Rehab team based at Colchester Hospital.

We are an established and respected multi-disciplinary outpatient and community team providing long-term management for people with a variety of neurological conditions such as Multiple Sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, Motor Neurone Disease and traumatic brain injury. The team consists of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Psychologists, a Specialist Nurse, and Rehabilitation Assistants. We work closely with many other agencies including the voluntary sector to provide person centred care.

You will be an excellent communicator with knowledge and experience of working with people with neurological conditions/ community working.

The post is based in the Neurological Rehabilitation Department at Colchester General Hospital. Due to the community working and community clinics a car owner and driver is essential.

This is a fixed term role until 12th June2026

Internal applicants currently employed by ESNEFT will be offered on a secondment basis only

Please call the team if you have any questions or if you would like to arrange a visit on 01206742469.

Main duties of the job

To be responsible for providing specialist assessment, treatment, and advice to patients with highly complex conditions in primary and secondary care settings.

To carry out risk assessments and provide specialist advice to other members of the multi-disciplinary team as well as members of all other teams on specialist aspects of manual handling in relation to individual patient care and treatment of neurology patients.

To ensure appropriate integrated pathways of care and communication via liaison and referral to other agencies both internal and external to the Trust as required.

To be competent to work as an autonomous practitioner managing own workload in neurology, including patients with highly specialist needs.

To participate in delivering specialist training and supervision of junior staff, assistants, and students.

To deputise for Clinical Leads in their absence.

About us

We are ESNEFT and we provide hospital and community health services to almost one million people across east Suffolk and north Essex. Our dedicated staff deliver care from acute hospitals in Colchester and Ipswich, community hospitals, surgeries, community clinics and in patients' own homes.

We are one of the largest NHS organisations in England, employing more than 12,000 staff.

We pride ourselves on supporting our staff. We offer a wide range of training and development opportunities, as well as flexible working options.

Along with supporting you to achieve your career goals we offer a generous pension scheme, unsocial hours payments (where applicable), 27 days annual leave on commencement (pro rata) and access to a range of NHS discounts. Our Staff Health and Wellbeing programme offer a variety of services.

Our philosophy is that Time Matters to everyone. Across the Trust, we concentrate on improving the things we do and removing those which cause time delays for our staff and patients.

We are investing in our commitment to Time Matters with a partnership with leading electronic patient record (EPR) supplier Epic. This digital transformation will bring what's widely regarded as the world's best EPR system to ESNEFT, transforming life in hospital for staff and patients.

If you are passionate about patient care and want to develop your skills and knowledge, then we want to hear from you.

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Details Date posted

18 June 2025

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£37,338 to £44,962 a year per annum pro rata

Contract

Fixed term

Duration

11 months

Working pattern

Part-time

Reference number

432-HR387-25

Job locations

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Job description Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Job description Job responsibilities

For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description.

Person Specification Experience Essential

• Post registration experience working at Band 5 level in core rotations
• Competencies relevant to specialism
• Experience of managing the work of others
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary / interdisciplinary team

Desirable

• Experience of working as a Band 6
• Experience of providing formal presentations to multi professional groups
• Experience of research/audit methodology
• Experience of service development

Qualifications & Knowledge Essential

• Registered OT with HCPC
• Professional knowledge and Skills acquired through a combination of formal training, short courses and experience to degree level or equivalent
• Relevant post qualification training through short courses and/or further study and experience for example splinting and injections, working towards post graduate level of study
• Evidence of on-going CPD
• Good theoretical and practical knowledge of a broad range of assessments including specialist relevant to the specialist care group and the relative benefits of each
• Good knowledge of a range of specialist therapeutic interventions relevant to the care group including the relative benefits of each and the comparative outcomes
• Knowledge of the current evidence-based practice

Desirable

• Recognised registered qualification and further courses and experience relevant to role
• Registered member of RCOT
• Specialist neuro-rehabilitation knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of complex neurological and chronic conditions, demonstrated by clinical reasoning

Skills Essential

• Supervise the work of students, assistants and volunteers
• To use Word, Powerpoint, email, excel and access (or similar spreadsheet or database packages)
• Car owner/driver/access to a motor vehicle (role will involve travel to other sites that cannot be easily accessed by public transport means)

Desirable

• Ability to manage a team

Person Specification Experience Essential

• Post registration experience working at Band 5 level in core rotations
• Competencies relevant to specialism
• Experience of managing the work of others
• Experience of working within a multidisciplinary / interdisciplinary team

Desirable

• Experience of working as a Band 6
• Experience of providing formal presentations to multi professional groups
• Experience of research/audit methodology
• Experience of service development

Qualifications & Knowledge Essential

• Registered OT with HCPC
• Professional knowledge and Skills acquired through a combination of formal training, short courses and experience to degree level or equivalent
• Relevant post qualification training through short courses and/or further study and experience for example splinting and injections, working towards post graduate level of study
• Evidence of on-going CPD
• Good theoretical and practical knowledge of a broad range of assessments including specialist relevant to the specialist care group and the relative benefits of each
• Good knowledge of a range of specialist therapeutic interventions relevant to the care group including the relative benefits of each and the comparative outcomes
• Knowledge of the current evidence-based practice

Desirable

• Recognised registered qualification and further courses and experience relevant to role
• Registered member of RCOT
• Specialist neuro-rehabilitation knowledge and experience of a wide range of approaches to the management of complex neurological and chronic conditions, demonstrated by clinical reasoning

Skills Essential

• Supervise the work of students, assistants and volunteers
• To use Word, Powerpoint, email, excel and access (or similar spreadsheet or database packages)
• Car owner/driver/access to a motor vehicle (role will involve travel to other sites that cannot be easily accessed by public transport means)

Desirable

• Ability to manage a team

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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information 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.

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details Employer name

East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Address

Colchester Hospital

Turner Road

Colchester

CO4 5JL

Employer's website

https://www.esneft.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)