Job requirements
Essential
14 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
Relevant experience in neurology
- Experience
Post-graduate experience covering core areas such as; surgery, orthopaedics, paediatrics, neurology, Care of the Elderly, mentally health
- Experience
Experience of MDT working
- Personal Attributes
Flexibility and able to cope with change
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to demonstrate on-going CPD
- Knowledge and Skills
Up to date with evidence based practice
- Knowledge and Skills
Effective written and spoken communication skills
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to manage own case load
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to manage own time
- Knowledge and Skills
Ability to work independently
- Knowledge and Skills
Basic computer skills
- Other relevant requirements
To be able to travel around the borough effectively & efficiently
- Qualifications and Training
Occupational Therapy diploma or degree
- Qualifications and Training
Registered with Health Professions Council
Desirable
9 listedAdditional qualities the employer would prefer.
- Experience
Previous community experience
- Knowledge and Skills
Basic splinting skills
- Knowledge and Skills
Experience of carrying out audits
- Knowledge and Skills
Experience in supervising Juniors / Assistants / Students
- Other relevant requirements
Current Driving Licence
- Other relevant requirements
Access to a car for work purposes
- Qualifications and Training
Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapy (RCOT)
- Qualifications and Training
Membership of a relevant specialist section of RCOT
- Qualifications and Training
Fieldwork Educators course
Job overview
Community Neuro Occupational Therapist: Band 6, Sutton Health & Care
The community Neuro team is looking for OT's with a passion to work with adult neuro clients .
The role is an opportunity to work in a Community MDT who truly support each other & work towards our vision 'Investing in our patient community, empowering them to live well'.
We work holistically, towards patient led goals, providing rehabilitation & intervention to maximise patient's potential. We are patient centred & specialists within our field, using evidence-based practice & investing in our staff, so they have the knowledge, skills & training to do this. We provide intervention based on clinical need, utilising each other’s expertise & our rehabilitation assistants to maximise our intervention.
Visits take place in patients’ homes, care homes & clinics, so staff need to be able to travel around the borough & work autonomously. Many of the team work part time/ flexibly; there is some degree of remote working. As a team we also feel it is important that we come together regularly for clinical support/supervision, development, communication .
These roles are the perfect opportunity for current band 5 or 6's who have had who has some experience & wish to further build on skills specifically in the specialty of Community Neuro therapy.
Main duties of the job
The Sutton Community Neuro therapy & Adult Speech & Language therapy service is a Multi disciplinary team offering specialist, comprehensive assessment & intervention. We work with adults in the Sutton area of South West London who have Neurological conditions.
The service has various pathways which enable us to deliver intervention to meet our patients’ needs. Community Neuro provides intervention to Stroke survivors (including an Early Supported Discharge (ESD) response) and other complex Neuro conditions, such as PD, MS and MND.
The needs of our patients vary widely & our services offer rehabilitation, enablement & disability management interventions dependant on the patients’ needs & goals.
We offer specialised multi-disciplinary therapy assessment & intervention to patients in order to promote quality of life & independence, by preventing inappropriate hospital stays, maximising rehabilitation, recovery, and self-management
Therapists are expected to work flexibility across the pathways.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
Please see the attached supporting job description and person specification document, which contains more information about the role and requirements.
Applicant requirements
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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This advert is for Band 6 Specialist Neuro Occupational Therapist: Sutton H&C Community with Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust in Carshalton, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist role. The advertised salary is £45,953 - £54,254 Pro-rata pa inc HCAS (Outer). The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (12 months, with the possibility of extension subject to funding and service needs.). The application deadline is 25 Nov 2026.
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