Stroke Specialist Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust; Bodmin; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 48,000; Part time

Job summary

Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust is inviting applications for a Stroke Specialist Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist (Band 6) in the Integrated Community Stroke Service. The post covers specialist rehab delivered primarily in patients' homes, contributing to safe discharges and goal-oriented recovery.

The role requires a Degree in OT/PT, HCPC registration, and experience in stroke/neurology within the NHS.

Qualifications

• Experience with NHS stroke/eldercare/neurology is required.
• HCPC registration and active professional development are essential.
• Post-graduate training to support practice is expected.
• Ability to educate and supervise students or staff is beneficial.

Responsibilities

• Support timely, safe discharges from hospital with high-standard rehabilitation in own home.
• Provide specialist assessment, treatment, and goal setting for stroke patients at home.
• Identify and manage stroke-related complications early to reduce readmissions.
• Educate and support carers and families; promote self-management after stroke.
• Offer advice and signposting to other services as needed.
• Deliver services within a defined area; may cover countywide as required.

Skills

Autonomous practitioner

Stroke rehabilitation

Education/Training

Multidisciplinary teamwork

Education

Degree or equivalent in Occupational Therapy/ Physiotherapy

HCPC registration

Post-graduate specialist training

Post-graduate study for practice support

Fieldwork educator / clinical supervisor

RCOT/CSP membership

RCOT Specialist Section – Neurological Practice

Job description

Stroke Specialist Occupational Therapist/Physiotherapist

Band 6

Main area Physiotherapy/ Occupational Therapy Grade Band 6 Contract Permanent Hours Part time - 32.5 hours per week (Flexibility to cover 7 day working required) Job ref 201-26-799

Site St Austell Community Hospital/ Bodmin Healthcentre Town TBC dependent on successful candidate Salary £39,959 - £48,117 Pro Rata Salary period Yearly Closing 22/09/2026 23:59

Thank you for your interest in joining us at Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.

We pride ourselves in striving to be an employer of choice.

Strategic Themes

• Care based on what matters to people.
• Care provided at home or close to home.
• Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
• Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

Great Care

• Care based on what matters to people.
• Care provided at home or close to home.
• Improvement through learning, research and innovation.
• Prevention and alternatives to hospital.

Great Organisation

• Buildings that support health and wellbeing.
• Technology enabled care.
• Care teams are supported by responsive corporate services.
• Safe, efficient, effective and productive.

Great People

• A place people love to work and feel valued.
• Living our values with staff (all voices count).
• Attract, grow and develop talent.
• Leaders with compassion, who continuously learn and listen.

Great Partner

• Encourage and enable effective partnerships.
• Joined-up community services.
• Work with others to maximise workforce opportunities.
• Reduce our impact on the environment.

At the NHS, we are reminded every day of how important life is. As a flexible working friendly organisation, we want to be sure that you can work in a way that is best for us and for our patients, and for you. Speak to us about how we might be able to accommodate a flexible working arrangement whether that’s job share, part time or another flexible pattern. In addition, although the role advertised may have a ‘home’ office base indicated, we remain committed to supporting flexibility around workplace locations. If it works for the service, we will do our best to make it work for you.

Job overview

We are excited to offer an opportunity to join the Integrated Community Stroke Service, working as an Occupational Therapist / Physiotherapist delivering specialist stroke rehabilitation. The role involves completing comprehensive assessments, delivering evidence-based interventions and supporting patients to work towards individualised rehabilitation goals, primarily within their own homes or place of residence.

You will play a key role in supporting timely and safe discharges from hospital, identifying and managing stroke-related complications early, and helping to reduce avoidable readmissions. The post also involves providing education and practical support to patients, families and carers, promoting self-management following stroke and offering advice and signposting to other appropriate services as needed.

You will support patients within a defined geographical area, however, on occasion there may be a requirement to provide countywide cover in line with service needs.

Main duties of the job

Service Aims

• Support safe discharges from hospital and provide a high standard rehabilitation service to patients referred to the Integrated Community Stroke Service
• Provide specialist assessment, effective treatment, and individualised goal setting of patients in their own home/ place of residence, to promote recovery post stroke.
• Early identification and management of stroke related complications.
• Reduce readmissions due to complications post stroke.
• Provide education and support to formal and informal carers.
• Promote the development of self management skills following stroke.
• Provide advice and signposting to appropriate services

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Working for our organisation

We’re an NHS community and mental health provider Trust based in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly. We deliver community and hospital-based care to improve people’s physical and mental health. We also provide specialist support to people with dementia or a learning disability.

We are a people organisation and people matter to us. As part of the team, you'll help support the health and wellbeing of the people who live and visit this beautiful part of the UK.

Over 5,000 people make up the Trust. This includes doctors, nurses, therapists, plus admin and support staff.

We work in people's homes, in community clinics and bases. Some staff work from one of our 10 community hospitals. Our aspiration is to have great people, provide great care, be a great place to work and a great partner.

Approximately 568,000 people live here. A third of people who live in Cornwall are supported by acute hospital services in Devon. As a result, we also work closely with our partners in Devon. In the summer, and during other holidays lots of people choose to visit the area. This increases the numbers of people who use our services.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To view a detailed job description and person specification including the main responsibilities of this role please see ‘supporting documents’.

Person specification

Experience

• Experience of working with multi-disciplinary and multi-agency teams, with an understanding of team roles and professional roles.
• Experience of evaluating service delivery and monitoring effectiveness and outcomes of intervention, and of undertaking clinical audit and research
• Experience of working in the NHS in the following clinical areas: stroke, eldercare, neurology

Education/ Qualifications

• Degree or equivalent qualification in Occupational Therapy/ Physiotherapy
• Current professional registration with the HCPC
• Evidence of own professional development and additional specialist training in relevant area to post-graduate diploma level
• Evidence of attending and using specialist knowledge gained from post-graduate study and courses to support practice.
• Fieldwork educator / Clinical placement supervisor /Experience as a clinical educator of students
• Membership of the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) or Membership of the Royal College of Occupational Therapy (RCOT)
• Membership of RCOT Specialist Section – Neurological Practice

Skills

• Ability to act as an autonomous practitioner to deal with complex clinical issues
• The ability to deliver training both within and external to the trust/establishment

At Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust we are proud to prioritise the development of our people. To support this, the following opportunities are available:

• Career conversations and individual development plans for succession planning and talent management
• Protected CPD time for registered staff
• Access to a dedicated central development fund supporting CPD for all staff
• Leadership and Management development programmes
• Coaching and mentoring opportunities
• A full clinical induction programme for operational skills
• Access to a care certificate programme for our band 1-4 clinical staff
• A bespoke and robust preceptorship programme to support newly qualified staff

Being part of a successful NHS Foundation Trust brings a portfolio of rewards and benefits for our staff. These include:

• Suite of health and wellbeing initiatives to support our colleagues physical and mental health
• Free access to individual HARP portfolios to support revalidation for nursing staff
• Free DBS checks where required
• Discounts available from retailers, UK hotels and main attractions
• Salary sacrifice car scheme
• Cycle to work scheme
• The Trust reimburses all application costs for staff eligible to apply for EU settlement status.

If you are successful, you agree to Occupational Health accessing your health records from your current or previous employer to check the status of your inoculations and screening tests. Appointments are subject to full three year satisfactory references therefore please ensure you include correct contact details for your nominated referees including email addresses.

Name Amanda Hulbert/ Grace Livingstone Job title Manager Integrated Community Stroke Service Email address [e-mail] Telephone number 07919041608

Additional information Or 01209 318120

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