Band 5 Occupational Therapist - Community Stroke and Neurology

Job summary

Do you have experience and/or a passion for Occupational Therapy within the field of stroke and Neurology assessment and rehabilitation?

Do you enjoy working with individuals in their own homes, in community settings and outpatient clinics?

If yes, this could be the perfect opportunity for you!

We have an opportunity for a Band 5 OT to join the Community Integrated Neurology and Stroke Service (CINSS). The CINSS model of care involves transformation and partnership working across organisational and multi professional boundaries.

You will join a specialist multi-professional team comprising of Physiotherapy, OTs, Dietetics, Neuropsychology, Neurology Rehabilitation Consultant and Generic Rehabilitation Technical Instructors, working closely with Speech and Language Therapy services.

You will need transferrable clinical skills and/or experience of working in the field of Neurology and/or Stroke.

Experience working within the community setting would also be desirable.

The team's hub is at Braunstone Health and Social Care Centre (BHSCC), along with spoke bases across Leicester City, Leicestershire and Rutland. For the successful candidate the geographical base will be agreed, along with consideration of full time and part time hours.

If you are shortlisted you will be invited to an interview on the 5th March 2025 at BHSCC.

For information please contact: Mary Carlin (Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist) - mary.carlin2@nhs.net 0116 2953309

Main duties of the job

• To demonstrate the Trusts values in everything you do in the work environment and live up to the LPT Pledge.
• To be responsible in the use and expenditure of the Trusts resources that you utilise.
• Delivery of effective Occupational Therapy services for patients with stroke and neurological diagnosis in the community setting.
• Demonstrate effective leadership and communication, via supervision of non qualified team members and Occupational Therapy students.
• Commitment and demonstration to continual personal and professional development within the specialist are of stroke and neurological assessment and rehabilitation.
• Awareness and implementation of clinical governance and reduction of risk.
• Participation in agreed audit and research

For full details of the main duties and responsibilities for this position please read the job description and person specification attached to this advert.

Job responsibilities

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential criteria will have preference for interview.