Job requirements
Essential
10 listedRequirements the employer expects applicants to meet.
- Experience
NHS or equivalent experience e.g. in inpatient areas, acute or community or community services
- Experience
Experience of using/fitting adaptive equipment
- Education & Qualifications
Professional Qualification to degree level or equivalent in Occupational Therapy
- Education & Qualifications
HCPC Registration
- Education & Qualifications
Post Graduate specialist qualification/significant post graduate experience
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Broad and specialist knowledge of relevant patient conditions and therapy interventions
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Demonstration of knowledge of core and specialist Therapy skills
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Evidence of ongoing CPD in relevant area
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Experience of multi-disciplinary communication, assessments and record keeping
- Skills, Knowledge & Abilities
Computer Skills including word processing and e-mail
Desirable
Not listed in the available specification.
Job overview
Due to maternity leave an exciting opportunity has become available for a Specialist Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our inpatient Stroke team, based here at Hereford County Hospital.
The service covers both acute stroke and rehabilitation with the multi-disciplinary team consisting of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Therapy Assistants, Nursing, CNS, HCAs . The Occupational Therapists provide holistic patient care and enable recovery. As a service we support you to continue to develop your clinical, leadership and service development skills.
Main duties of the job
The team is part of the stroke pathway which links with the community stroke team.
We provide hyperacute/acute stroke care for people presenting with symptoms of stroke, as well as providing inpatient rehabilitation prior to discharge from hospital.
You will work to best practice guidelines to assess and treat stroke patients alongside MDT colleagues.
You will be able to work at a fast pace to ensure timely assessments / interventions & contribute to MDT decision making.
The service works across 7 days and bank holidays.
Detailed job description and main responsibilities
To view role requirements and role responsibilities in full, please view ‘supporting documents’ linked to this vacancy.
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 Senior Occupational Therapist - Acute Stroke (Fixed Term) with Wye Valley NHS Trust in Hereford, England. It is listed as a Band 6 Occupational Therapist role. The advertised salary is £39,959 - £48,117 pa pro rata. The contract type is Fixed term: 12 months (maternity cover). The application deadline is 15 Oct 2026.
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