# Specialist Occupational Therapist

> NHS job listing from Job Clerk for Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.

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## Summary

- **Status:** Live
- **Employer:** Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
- **Location:** John Radcliffe Hospital
- **Workplace type:** onsite
- **Profession:** Occupational Therapist
- **Grade:** Band 6
- **Salary:** £39,959 - £48,117 per annum pro rata
- **Contract type:** Permanent
- **Employment type:** Full time - 37.5 hours per week
- **Closing date:** 2026-10-29T23:59:00.000Z
- **Posted:** 2026-10-15T23:01:04.343Z
- **Source information URL:** https://www.healthjobsuk.com/job/UK/Oxfordshire/Oxford/Oxford_University_Hospitals_NHS_Foundation_Trust/Occupational_Therapy_Neuro_Rehab/Occupational_Therapy_Neuro_Rehab-v8372105
- **Application URL:** https://apps.trac.jobs/job-advert/8372105?ShowJobAdvert=&feedid=9002
- **Employer website:** https://www.ouh.nhs.uk

## Job Content

### Job overview

To provide specialised Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment to patients with highly complex neurological conditions as an autonomous practitioner.

### Main duties of the job

- To carry out complex standardised and non-standardised assessments of functional ability, cognition, home situation and psychological issues liaising with senior staff as required for highly complex patients. Prioritise and organise own patient caseload and develop individualised treatment interventions under the supervision of the Highly Specialist OTs To carry out discharge home visits in liaison with health and social care agencies to identify equipment and care needs for discharge and identify and refer to appropriate onward services

### Detailed job description and main responsibilities

### 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.

## Person Specification

### essential

**Essential**

- Degree/diploma in Occupational Therapy
- Post-qualifying experience within a neurological setting
- Experience of discharge planning and liaison with other health/social care professionals and outside agencies
- Good knowledge of neurological conditions/illnesses
- Knowledge of the skills required in the assessment and treatment of neurological patients
- Knowledge of the range of therapeutic approaches/interventions available to OTs working in neurology
- Knowledge of some of the evidence base for OT treatments used in neurology
- Experience of contributing to service developments/clinical audit
- Evidence of active engagement in post-registration professional development/courses

**Desirable**

- Evidence of attendance a formal neuro specific courses/professional development within neurology
- Experience of working in a neurological rehabilitation setting
- Experience as a practice educator to OT students
- Experience of contributing to internal training/teaching

### HPC Registration in OT

**Essential**

- Post-qualifying experience within a neurological setting
- Experience of discharge planning and liaison with other health/social care professionals and outside agencies

**Desirable**

- Experience of working as a band 6

## Documents

- [band 6 ps oce ot (pdf, 360.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10699956)
- [band 6 specialist occupational therapist (pdf, 184.4kb)](https://www.healthjobsuk.com/documents?vdoc=10699955)

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