Specialist Occupational Therapist - Neurosciences/Stroke

NHS; City Of London; On-site; GBP 35,000 - 45,000; Full time

Job summary

A healthcare services leader in London seeks a Specialist Occupational Therapist in Neurosciences/Stroke to manage assessments and treatment plans. You will lead a dynamic team, focusing on stroke and neurological rehabilitation. Ideal candidates should have a professional occupational therapy qualification, HCPC registration, and significant experience in working with neurological settings. Join a vibrant team dedicated to making a difference in patient care.

Benefits

Career development

Flexible working options

Staff recognition scheme

Qualifications

• Professional qualification in Occupational Therapy required.
• HCPC registration is mandatory.
• Needs to communicate complex clinical findings clearly.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and diagnosis.
• Lead a team and manage patient admission and discharge.
• Formulate individualised therapy management programmes.

Skills

Specialist knowledge in neurological settings

Experience in stroke rehabilitation

Communication of complex information

Experience with multidisciplinary teams

Education

Professional qualification in Occupational Therapy

HCPC registration

Evidence of Post-qualification training

Job description

Specialist Occupational Therapist - Neurosciences/Stroke

Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust delivers pan London specialist services for stroke and major trauma and hosts an innovative integrated specialist neurological rehabilitation unit in partnership with CLCH community neurological rehabilitation serviceOur specialist rotation for Stroke, Neuro-Rehabilitation, Major Trauma and Neurosciences(Neurology & Neurosurgery) currently has a substantive opportunity for a dynamic band 7 OT in the rotation. There will also be a fixed term opportunities within the stroke unit.

You will receive regular clinical supervision from a Clinical Specialist OT and professional support and supervision from a Lead OT to support both your clinical and professional development. We actively support continuing personal and professional development through an established performance development review (PDR) system, in-service training and external courses. There are also opportunities to undertake formal postgraduate study.

We are ideally seeking an experienced Band 6 or Band 7 Occupational Therapist, with previous neurosciences experience. This position would be ideal for an OT with prior involvement in service improvement, strong supervisory experience and a genuine desire to forge a career within stroke and neurosciences.

Take the opportunity to be part of our dedicated team where innovation and the desire to make a difference is key.

Main duties of the job

• To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including management of patients in your care.
• To provide comprehensive and specialist occupational therapy assessment and diagnosis for adults with a range of highly complex presentations, by utilising advanced neurological assessment, clinical reasoning, evidence-based knowledge, investigative and analytical skills.
• To work both independently and as team leader, demonstrating professional and clinical leadership to manage the admission and discharge of patients to own and team caseload.
• To formulate and deliver an individualised occupational therapy management programme based on advanced knowledge of evidence-based practice and a wide range of specialist treatment options.
• To communicate complex clinical findings to the patient /carers to gain valid informed consent, prior to any intervention.
• To work within a legal framework for those patients who lack the capacity to consent to treatment,
• To formulate accurate prognoses for a complex caseload and recommend the best course of intervention and developing comprehensive plans for onward referral or discharge.
• To manage clinical risk within own patient caseload and that of the team.
• To engage the patient, family and carers in the planning and delivery of the occupational therapy programme.
• Continued in Job description.

About us

At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.

Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.

Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.

We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview.

Job responsibilities

The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.

For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.

Person Specification

Education/ Qualifications

• Professional qualification in Occupational Therapy.
• HCPC registration.
• Able to communicate complex information verbally and in writing clearly.
• Evidence of Post-qualification training relevant to specialist area
• Member of RCOT Specialist Section - Neurology
• Member of BAOT
• Practice Placement course
• Course in prescription of wheelchairs and seating

Experience

• Specialist knowledge and application of OT assessments and interventions in neurological settings, including standardised and non-standardised cognitive assessments, and management of cognitive impairments following neurological injury.
• Significant recent clinical experience in stroke rehabilitation, including complex physical, cognitive, and perceptual impairments, as well as experience with other long-term neurological conditions and post-neurosurgical patients
• Experience working effectively within multidisciplinary teams, including inter-agency collaboration, goal planning, care pathway development, and outcome measurement
• Experience in organising and delivering training for occupational therapists, MDT members, assistants, and students.
• Experience in service development, change management, and implementing evidence-based practice in specialist settings.
• Experience of using clinical governance framework to monitor and improve quality of patient care
• Clinical research experience
• Experience of planning and managing service improvement activities

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.