# Band 6 Specialist Neuro Occupational Therapist: Sutton H&C Community > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-specialist-neuro-occupational-therapist-sutton-handc-community/c0494f9d-e659-4a19-8b42-6038bc10687f - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/band-6-specialist-neuro-occupational-therapist-sutton-handc-community/c0494f9d-e659-4a19-8b42-6038bc10687f.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** Epsom and St Helier University Hospitals NHS Trust - **Location:** St Helier Hospital and Queen Mary's Hospital for Children - **Workplace type:** onsite - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £45,953 - £54,254 Pro-rata pa inc HCAS (Outer) - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 12 months (12 months, with the possibility of extension subject to funding and service needs.) - **Employment type:** Full time, Part time, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-11-25T23:59:59.999Z - **Posted:** 2026-11-11T14:50:43.827Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/London/Carshalton/Epsom_St_Helier_University_Hospitals_NHS_Trust/Community/Community-v8431754 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8431754?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.epsom-sthelier.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### 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. ## Person Specification ### Experience **Essential** - Relevant experience in neurology - Post-graduate experience covering core areas such as; surgery, orthopaedics, paediatrics, neurology, Care of the Elderly, mentally health - Experience of MDT working **Desirable** - Previous community experience ### Personal Attributes **Essential** - Flexibility and able to cope with change ### Knowledge and Skills **Essential** - Ability to demonstrate on-going CPD - Up to date with evidence based practice - Effective written and spoken communication skills - Ability to manage own case load - Ability to manage own time - Ability to work independently - Basic computer skills **Desirable** - Basic splinting skills - Experience of carrying out audits - Experience in supervising Juniors / Assistants / Students ### Other relevant requirements **Essential** - To be able to travel around the borough effectively & efficiently **Desirable** - Current Driving Licence - Access to a car for work purposes ### Qualifications and Training **Essential** - Occupational Therapy diploma or degree - Registered with Health Professions Council **Desirable** - Member of Royal College of Occupational Therapy (RCOT) - Membership of a relevant specialist section of RCOT - Fieldwork Educators course ## Documents - [dbs policy (pdf, 101.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=677) - [ai toolkit for candidates (pdf, 1.9mb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?ddoc=2413) - [jd and person specification neuro band 6 ot (pdf, 600.3kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10766614) ## Agent Notes - This Markdown page is generated from the same Job Clerk job record as the HTML job detail page. - Use the canonical HTML URL for user-facing references. - Use the application URL when the user wants to apply on the source NHS site.