Specialist Acute Stroke Occupational Therapist

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has arisen for Specialist band 6 Occupational Therapists to work either within our Acute Stroke team as a static specialist band 6 Occupational Therapist or as part of a specialised Stroke rotation,  working in the Acute, Community and Intermediate Care settings.

We would welcome applications from those considering band 5-6 developer roles.

You will work within a broad multi-disciplinary team including an Advanced Clinical Practitioner, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language, Dieticians and Specialist Stroke nurses, all providing a high level of rehabilitation to patients following an acute stroke.

As part of the Acute Stroke therapy department, you will be joining a large supportive team who are passionate about caring for the residents of East Sussex.

Main duties of the job

To provide a specialist Occupational Therapy Service to Stroke patients as delegated and directed by the Stroke OT Team Leads.

To be responsible for a delegated caseload of patients, to assess patient needs, plan intervention and evaluate patient care within objectives, protocols and procedures of the service.

To promote integrated, multidisciplinary working practices that supports a seamless transition of care.

To support the Team Lead OT, Advanced Clinical Practitioner  in Stroke Rehab, Professional Lead OT and Service Manager with service development, helping to implement policy and policy changes and to set and monitor standards of practice.

To delegate work to and assist in the supervision of band 5 OT, OT apprentice and OT support staff, providing training as required.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

Please refer to the job description attached.

If you have any questions about this position please do not hesitate to contact us.