# Specialist Occupational Therapist in Stroke Rehabilitation > NHS job listing from Job Clerk for East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust. ## Canonical URLs - **HTML:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-occupational-therapist-in-stroke-rehabilitation/a5c8cd83-1676-432e-8a17-37eb9c071b99 - **Markdown:** https://www.jobclerk.com/job/specialist-occupational-therapist-in-stroke-rehabilitation/a5c8cd83-1676-432e-8a17-37eb9c071b99.md ## Summary - **Status:** Live - **Employer:** East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust - **Town:** Colchester - **Region:** East of England - **Country:** England - **Profession:** Occupational Therapist - **Grade:** Band 6 - **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata - **Contract type:** Fixed term: 10 months (Until May 2027) - **Employment type:** Full time, Job share, Flexible working, 37.5 hours per week - **Closing date:** 2026-06-14T23:59:00.000Z - **Posted:** 2026-06-02T15:31:12.153Z - **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Essex/Ipswich/East_Suffolk_North_Essex_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_therapy/Occupational_therapy-v8007737 - **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8007737?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002 - **Employer website:** https://www.esneft.nhs.uk ## Job Content ### Job overview An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen within the Suffolk Stroke Early Supported Discharge Team, for the role of Fixed Term Specialist Occupational Therapist \[Band 6\] to join our Team in the East of the County. The Suffolk Stroke Early Supported Discharge Team provides specialist individualised stroke rehabilitation, in order to support stroke patients and their carer’s in the first 6 weeks of discharge from hospital to home. We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist with a specific interest and clinical experience in stroke rehabilitation. The post is for 37.5 hours per week on a 10 months fixed-term position until May 2027 \[Maternity cover\].  We work as an interdisciplinary team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Assistant Practitioners and Rehabilitation Assistants. You will be a highly motivated individual, who is passionate about helping patients to improve their quality of life and recover following their stroke. You will work in a variety of settings including patient’s homes and the community providing specialist therapy assessments and interventions, whilst outlining rehabilitation care plans for the Rehabilitation Assistants to carry out with supervision, in order to enable patients to achieve their optimal level of independence. Internal applicants will be offered on a secondment basis only. ### Main duties of the job - To work within a stroke interdisciplinary early supported discharge team to provide high quality specialist rehabilitation to patients following a stroke in their own home/communities, in order to allow patients to achieve their optimal level of independence and maximum rehabilitation potential. - To work collaboratively across the Suffolk Stroke Pathway to ensure a seamless provision of stroke services from the acute hospital into the Early Supported Discharge Team. - To work autonomously, carrying out the assessment, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based specialist treatment programs for patients following a stroke, who may have a range of impairments and complex health needs. - To supervise and support junior staff and students. - Contribute to service development and data collection within Suffolk Integrated Stroke Services. ### Detailed job description and main responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. ## Job Details An exciting and challenging opportunity has arisen within the Suffolk Stroke Early Supported Discharge Team, for the role of Fixed Term Specialist Occupational Therapist \[Band 6\] to join our Team in the East of the County. The Suffolk Stroke Early Supported Discharge Team provides specialist individualised stroke rehabilitation, in order to support stroke patients and their carer’s in the first 6 weeks of discharge from hospital to home. We are looking for a dynamic and enthusiastic Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist with a specific interest and clinical experience in stroke rehabilitation. The post is for 37.5 hours per week on a 10 months fixed-term position until May 2027 \[Maternity cover\]. We work as an interdisciplinary team of Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Speech and Language Therapists, Clinical Neuropsychologist, Assistant Practitioners and Rehabilitation Assistants. You will be a highly motivated individual, who is passionate about helping patients to improve their quality of life and recover following their stroke. You will work in a variety of settings including patient’s homes and the community providing specialist therapy assessments and interventions, whilst outlining rehabilitation care plans for the Rehabilitation Assistants to carry out with supervision, in order to enable patients to achieve their optimal level of independence. Internal applicants will be offered on a secondment basis only. ## Job Description To work within a stroke interdisciplinary early supported discharge team to provide high quality specialist rehabilitation to patients following a stroke in their own home/communities, in order to allow patients to achieve their optimal level of independence and maximum rehabilitation potential. To work collaboratively across the Suffolk Stroke Pathway to ensure a seamless provision of stroke services from the acute hospital into the Early Supported Discharge Team. To work autonomously, carrying out the assessment, implementation, and evaluation of evidence-based specialist treatment programs for patients following a stroke, who may have a range of impairments and complex health needs. To supervise and support junior staff and students. Contribute to service development and data collection within Suffolk Integrated Stroke Services. ## Responsibilities For full details of the responsibilities and duties of this role please see the attached job description. ## Person Specification ### Other **Essential** - Have access to a car for work purposes and able to make own travel arrangements to meet the demands of the service as a community based service. ### Knowledge **Essential** - Knowledge and application of national guidelines for stoke and relevant standards and outcome measures. - Competency in physical skills of assessment and treatment of patients with stroke. ### Experience **Essential** - Postgraduate experience working within neurology/stroke care. - Experience in the supervision of junior staff or rehab assistants (or equivalent). - Previous experience of working in and with multi-disciplinary teams. **Desirable** - Previous postgraduate clinical experience in stroke care in a community setting. - Member of specialist interest group. ### Communication **Essential** - Good communication, organisational and time management skills. ### Qualifications **Essential** - BSc /Diploma in Occupational Therapy (3yr) or MSc Occupational Therapy (2Yr) - HCPC registration **Desirable** - Evidence of post registration education. - Clinical fieldwork Educator’s Course. - Evidence of attendance at specialist stroke courses. ## Documents - [staff networks (pdf, 230.1kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2724) - [dbs information (pdf, 272.6kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=1262) - [esneft values and behaviours (pdf, 74.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2146) - [value of joining nhs pension (pdf, 125.2kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?edoc=2404) - [job description & person spec (pdf, 369.8kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10343137) ## 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.