Community Neuro Occupational Therapist

Job overview

Ealing Neurological Rehabilitation Team - Band 6 Physiotherapist

Are you an innovative, organised and motivated Occupational Therapist with a strong interest in neurology? Would you like to work in a friendly and supportive environment with a focus on further learning and developing clinical skills? We have exciting opportunities for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our specialist multidisciplinary community neuro rehabilitation service.

Main duties of the job

The ENable team provides a stroke pathway for clients recently discharged from stroke units and a long term neurological conditions pathway for either progressive or acquired neurological conditions.

This is an opportunity to develop your clinical Occupational Therapy practice and deliver evidence based assessment and rehabilitation with a focus on functional rehabilitation in client homes and supporting clients with complex disabilities..

The successful candidate will provide evidence-based, goal focused rehabilitation appropriate to the various specialist areas. We are looking for a highly motivated team worker with excellent communication skills.

You will need to have postgraduate experience, including substantial experience working in neurology, rehabilitation and experience or an interest in the community setting within the NHS.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

• To provide an evidence-based assessment, treatment and advisory service to clients with neurological conditions both progressive and acquired such as stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson’s disease, MS, spinal cord pathologies, MND.
• To work flexibly with all other members of the ENABLE team to provide an integrated rehabilitation service to clients in accordance with the philosophy and operational policies of the team
• To see clients in community outpatient clinics or other settings such as their own homes, or leisure facilities
• To manage a varied caseload comprising clients with a range of neurological diagnosis causing neurological impairments that often include musculoskeletal, orthopaedic, cognitive and communication impairments as well.
• To participate in departmental continuous professional development, education and training, audit and research projects.
• To manage a complex caseload using evidence-based clinical reasoning, critical thinking, reflection and analysis
• To use a client centred, goal-orientated rehabilitation approach.
• To participate in departmental clinical supervision that is responsive and personalised e.g. can take the form of formal training, clinical reasoning, peer review, case reviews and reflective practise.

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.