Stroke ESD and Community Neuro Occupational Therapist

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust; Peterborough; On-site; GBP 28,000 - 34,000; Full time

Job summary

An NHS organization in the UK is looking for an Occupational Therapist with 1–2 years of NHS experience to join their Integrated Stroke ESD and Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service. This role involves managing a clinical caseload, providing evidence-based neuro occupational therapy, and working as part of a multidisciplinary team to support stroke survivors in their homes and community settings. Applicants must have prior experience in stroke rehabilitation and hold a valid UK driving license as travel across North Cambridgeshire is essential.

Benefits

Internal training opportunities

Clinical supervision and appraisal

Qualifications

• 1–2 years of NHS experience required.
• Experience in stroke rehabilitation preferred.
• Valid driving license and access to a vehicle essential.

Responsibilities

• Manage a clinical caseload across North Cambridgeshire.
• Provide assessments and deliver evidence-based therapy.
• Work with multidisciplinary teams on patient needs.

Skills

NHS experience

Prior involvement in stroke rehabilitation

Assessment skills

Therapeutic intervention

Patient management

Education

Relevant degree in Occupational Therapy

Job description

Overview

A Vacancy at Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.

We are seeking an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist with 1–2 years of NHS experience & prior involvement in stroke rehabilitation to join the Integrated Stroke Early Supported Discharge (ESD) and Community Neuro Rehabilitation Service (CNRS).

ESD is a key pathway for stroke survivors, allowing them to leave hospital earlier than they may have otherwise. CNRS supports stroke patients that do not meet the ESD criteria and other neurological conditions in the community.

This is an exciting opportunity to join an established multi-disciplinary team comprising Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech & Language Therapists, Psychologists, Specialist Nurses & Rehab Assistants.

This role requires the candidate to manage a clinical caseload across the North of Cambridgeshire, their base will be Peterborough, Doddington, Wisbech or Ely. It also involves visiting patients in their homes, wards or community gyms. There may be times when cover is required elsewhere in Cambridgeshire along with agile working & using virtual consultation to manage a caseload.

You will provide comprehensive assessments and deliver evidence-based specialist neuro–occupational therapy programmes.

You will work as part of a multidisciplinary team in supporting patients with physical, cognitive, and psychosocial needs to achieve their potential. Given the specialist nature of this service, applicants must bring prior experience of stroke rehabilitation—whether gained in acute, community, ESD, or neurorehabilitation settings—to ensure confidence and competence when working with this patient group.

We pride ourselves on the development of our workforce and provide a variety of internal and external training opportunities. The successful post holder will receive and provide clinical supervision and an annual appraisal.

The ideal candidate should be flexible and adaptable to support service delivery. The successful post holder must be able to travel independently across their work locality, have a valid driving licence and access to a car for work purposes.

Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust is a health and social care organisation dedicated to providing high-quality care with compassion to improve the health and wellbeing of the people we care for, as well as supporting and empowering them to lead a fulfilling life.

Our clinical teams deliver many NHS services, not only via inpatient and primary care settings, but also within the community. These services include children's, adult and older people's mental health, forensic and specialist mental health, learning disabilities, primary care and liaison psychiatry, substance misuse, social care, research and development.

To achieve our goal, we look to recruit high-calibre candidates who share our vision and values. As an equal opportunities employer, we encourage applications from all sectors of the community, particularly from under-represented groups including people with long term conditions and members of our ethnic minority and LGBTQ+ communities.

Please be advised we reserve the right to close adverts earlier than the closing date should we receive sufficient applications.

Regrettably, we cannot offer sponsorship for all our job roles. If you apply for a role that we cannot offer sponsorship for, unfortunately, your application form will be rejected from the process.

For further information on CPFT, please visit our website at www.cpft.nhs.uk

Please note for this role you will be required to travel independently around the county meeting strict time deadlines. You will need to hold a full UK driving licence* and have use of a vehicle. You cannot use public transport for this role as this is not a reliable form of transport and will not allow you to meet service needs. Please confirm in your application that you meet the specified criteria.

Please refer to the attached job description and person specification for full details of responsibilities

• To provide a high standard of Neuro Occupational Therapy, performing assessments of patients and to deliver an individual treatment programme.
• To provide ESD in-reach to the community beds for patients under the ESD service and work with patients in their own homes for both ESD and Neuro rehab patients.
• To hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service working unsupervised within the multi-professional Integrated Stroke ESD and Community Neuro Rehabilitation Team.
• To be accountable for assessing, interpreting, planning, implementing, and evaluating treatment to patients under the care of the Integrated Stroke ESD and Community Neuro Rehabilitation Team within professional guidelines, with the support of Specialist and Advanced Practitioners within the team. Providing appropriate equipment and rehabilitation programmes and making referrals on to other professionals and agencies as appropriate in order to meet the identified needs.
• To identify patient needs, agree goals and provide appropriate therapy interventions relating to their physical, functional, and psychological needs.
• To be involved in providing 6 month reviews for stroke survivors.

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This advert closes on Tuesday 10 Feb 2026