Stroke Specialist Occupational Therapist

Nhs-1; Barrow-in-Furness; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust is recruiting a Stroke Specialist Occupational Therapist to join the Integrated Community Stroke Therapy Team. The post is Band 6 with a salary of £39,959–£48,117 pro rata per year, based at Furness General Hospital and related sites.

The role involves delivering advanced OT clinical leadership across inpatient and community settings, supporting multidisciplinary teams, and facilitating timely discharge with patient-centred goals.

Qualifications

• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy approved by the College of OT.
• Health and Care Professions Council registered Occupational Therapist.
• Practice placement educator accreditation

Responsibilities

• Provide advanced clinical leadership within the Stroke Therapy Team.
• Support multidisciplinary team to enable patient discharge and rehab.
• Deliver care across inpatient and community settings with an inter-disciplinary approach.
• Promote professional development and engage with clinical supervision.

Skills

Clinical governance

Communication skills

Teamwork

Confidentiality

Education

OT degree/diploma

HCPC registered

Practice educator accred.

Job description

Employer University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay NHS Foundation Trust Employer type NHS Site Furness General Hospital Town Furness General Hospital Salary £39,959 - £48,117 Pro rata Salary period Yearly Closing 10/11/2026 23:59

Stroke Specialist Occupational Therapist

NHS AfC: Band 6

''Creating a great place to be cared for and a great place to work''

University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay has a firm commitment to strengthening the diversity of our workforce, and therefore welcome and encourage applications from likeminded people who can support our ambition to become effortlessly inclusive. We are particularly keen to hear from protected groups – including BAME, LGBT+ and people with a disability.

Job overview

We have an exciting opportunity for a highly motivated Occupational Therapist to join our Integrated Community Stroke Therapy Team, based at Furness General Hospital, providing advanced clinical leadership across both inpatient and community settings.

Our Stroke Therapy Team operates within a culture of a strong, supportive multi-disciplinary team which consists of Occupational Therapists, Physiotherapists, Speech and Language Therapists as well as Assistant Practitioners. We promote an inter-disciplinary approach to working when supporting patients to set and work towards meeting person centred goals, helping to enable positive rehabilitation outcomes and facilitate timely discharge from hospital.

Our Stroke Therapy Team are committed to facilitate an environment which promotes professional development and engagement with research opportunities both in house and in collaboration with local universities. There is encouragement given to engage with regular clinical and managerial supervision, to help promote personal professional development and an interdisciplinary approach is taken with the facilitation of clinical supervision for our Assistant Practitioners.

Main duties of the job

Education

Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy approved by the College of OT, UK

Health and Care Professions Council registered Occupational Therapist.

Experience

Transferable knowledge and skills at basic practitioner level with aptitude to develop to experienced OT practitioner level.

Relevant post registration experience as an OT to achieve knowledge and skills applicable to this post.

Skills, Knowledge and abilities

Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues

Ability to apply knowledge of the principles of clinical governance.

Understanding of professional conduct and confidentiality.

Ability to build effective working relationships.

Written and oral communication skills in English sufficient to communicate effectively with patients to gain consent and explain treatment interventions and gain information required for the patient’s medical/social history relevant to OT.

Willingness to work flexibly to meet unexpected and unusual circumstances related to providing direct patient care, and have the ability to work across different sites/bases/locations.

Working for our organisation

We operatefrom three main hospitals-Furness General Hospital (FGH) in Barrow, the Royal Lancaster Infirmary (RLI), and Westmorland General Hospital (WGH) in Kendal, as well as a number of community healthcare premises including Millom Hospital and GP Practice, Queen Victoria Hospital in Morecambe, andUlverstonCommunity Health Centre.

FGH and the RLI have a range of General Hospital services, with full Emergency Departments, Critical/Coronary Care units and various Consultant-led services.

WGH provides a range of General Hospital services, together with an Urgent Treatment Centre, that can help with a range of non-life threatening conditions such as broken bones and minor illnesses.

All three main hospitals provide a range of planned care including outpatients, diagnostics, therapies,daycase and inpatient surgery. In addition, a range of local outreach services and diagnostics are provided from community facilities across Morecambe Bay.

Our Community Service for adults are provided in people's homes ,community centres, clinics, GP Practices, community hospitals. Our aim is to work with people to help them remain independent , improve their health and manage their conditions through high quality care , advice and support.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

For further details on the advertised position and the principal job duties/responsibilities, please refer to the Job Description and Person Specification found under the supporting documents section. Additional information about the University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay can be accessed on our website.

Person specification

Education

• Diploma or Degree in Occupational Therapy approved by the College of OT, UK
• Health and Care Professions Council registered Occupational Therapist.
• Practice placement educator accreditation

Experience

• Relevant post registration experience as an OT to achieve knowledge and skills applicable to this post.
• Willingness to work flexibly to meet unexpected and unusual circumstances related to providing direct patient care, and have the ability to work across different sites/bases/locations.
• Experience as a supervisor of OT (Band 5) and/or OT support staff and/or OT students.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Transferable knowledge and skills at basic practitioner level with aptitude to develop to experienced OT practitioner level.
• Ability to analyse professional and ethical issues
• Assessment, observation, evaluation and reporting skills.
• Knowledge of current best practice in OT
• Ability to develop effective working relationships / team working.
• Ability to apply knowledge of the principles of clinical governance.
• Understanding of professional conduct and confidentiality.
• Ability to build effective working relationships.
• Portfolio of documented evidence of personal Continuing Professional Development
• Written and oral communication skills in English sufficient to communicate effectively with patients to gain consent and explain treatment interventions and gain information required for the patient’s medical/social history relevant to OT.
• Supervisory skills
• Experience of caseload management and lone working as an autonomous practitioner.
• Experience of assessment and prescription of aids and adaptations.

PLEASE NOTE THAT SHORTLISTED APPLICANTS WILL BE CONTACTED BY EMAIL.

Internal only posts are only open to employees of UHMBT and this does not include employees of OneLSC working in our hospitals.

The Trust promotes flexible working opportunities where ever possible to enable staff to balance their work and home life. We are committed to Equal Opportunities and aim to be EffortlesslyInclusive .

The trust operates a No Smoking Policy.
Only those applicants who demonstrate clearly how they meet our Person Specification will be shortlisted for Interview.
We reserve the right to close a job advert early where sufficient applications have been received.
The Trust does not offer interview expenses to shortlisted candidates unless indicated in the advert
If the post is subject to Disclosure & Barring Service checking, there is a charge of £41.00 for Enhanced and £20.00 for Standard & Basic clearance and additional to this a £4.90 administration fee will be made to the successful candidate(s). This currently only applies to roles Band 6 and above and Medical & Dental posts.

Anyone newly appointed to the trust under the Agenda For Change contract, will be subject to the completion of a satisfactory 4 month probationary period. This will give the new staff member an opportunity to become familiar with the role and working environment.

We have introduced a new system called Pre-Onboarding, specifically to support you right the way through to your first few months in your new role with us atUHMB. This bespoke site has lots of useful information to help you settle into your new roleincluding: what to expect from the recruitment clearances process, where to get a uniform, when you'll get paid etc. As well as information on a number of our services i.e. Infection Prevention, Anti-fraud, Inclusion and Diversity, Care Certificates and much more. To access click on this link https://www.uhmb.nhs.uk/uhmbt-pre-onboarding .

Employer certification / accreditation badges

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

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