Occupational Therapist - Neurology and Stroke

Job summary

Main duties of the job

Clinical

• Manage a neurological caseload using the OT process.
• Complete assessments, deliver interventions, and evaluate outcomes.
• Prescribe equipment/adaptations and conduct assessments in ward, home, and community settings.
• Adapt communication and treatment for complex needs.

• Support training and supervision of students and staff.
• Contribute to in service education and share CPD learning.

Job responsibilities

We are an acute trust caring for over one million people in Wakefield and Kirklees. Our 10,000 staff members work in patients homes, the community, and our three hospitals in Pontefract, Dewsbury, and Pinderfields (Wakefield). Committed to continuous improvement, we prioritise our people and values so we can deliver excellent patient experience. Our team is friendly, passionate and always seeking better ways to work through research and innovation.

We support work-life balance and foster a diverse, inclusive environment where everyone belongs. Our staff networks offer safe spaces for honest conversations and to share ideas, thoughts and concerns so we can increase awareness and appreciation of equality, diversity, and inclusion. As a member of the team, you will have access to the NHS pension plan, a generous holiday allowance, employee health and wellbeing services and extensive benefits and support. These include onsite nurseries, childcare vouchers, home electronics schemes, working carers support, carer-friendly policies, and more.

If you value caring, high standards, improvement, and respect, join the MY team to make a difference every day.