Specialist OT Assistant - Stroke Inpatient

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust; Newport; Hybrid; GBP 23,000 - 29,000; Full time

Job summary

Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust is seeking a Specialist Occupational Therapy Assistant to join the Stroke Inpatient Team. You will support patients admitted after stroke by providing evidence-based rehabilitation interventions aimed at promoting functional independence during inpatient rehabilitation.

Working as part of a multidisciplinary team, you will undertake delegated assessments and interventions within agreed competencies, helping to optimise recovery, reduce length of stay, and

Qualifications

• Delivery of evidence-based rehabilitation interventions for stroke patients.
• Ability to work autonomously within delegated competencies and protocols.
• Contributes to multidisciplinary team goals and patient outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Deliver evidence-based rehabilitation interventions to stroke inpatients.
• Undertake delegated assessments and interventions within agreed competencies.
• Contribute to discharge planning and transitions to community services.

Job description

Opportunity to join an innovative and forward thinking team!- Join our Stroke Inpatient Team as a Specialist Occupational Therapy Assistant.

• We aim to enhance health, well-being and recovery for people admitted with stroke by facilitating participation in meaningful activity and promoting functional independence throughout their inpatient rehabilitation journey.
• This post plays a key role in supporting patients to achieve their maximum level of function and independence through the delivery of evidence-based rehabilitation interventions, working as part of the multidisciplinary stroke team. The post holder will undertake delegated assessments and interventions autonomously within agreed competencies and protocols.
• The role contributes significantly to improving patient outcomes by supporting timely rehabilitation, facilitating safe and effective discharge planning, reducing length of hospital stay, preventing avoidable complications associated with stroke, and promoting successful transitions to community services and ongoing rehabilitation.