Specialist Occupational Therapist

3 weeks ago


Leicester, United Kingdom Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust Full time

Job summary

Do you have experience working as an Occupational Therapist (OT) within the field of stroke/neurology assessment and rehabilitation?

Do you have experience and enjoy working in patients' own homes, community settings and clinics?

If yes, read on, this could be the perfect opportunity for you

We have an exciting opportunity for a flexible, enthusiastic and committed Specialist OT to work in our Community Integrated Neurology and Stroke Service (CINSS). The CINSS model of care involves transformation and partnership working across organisational and multi professional boundaries.

The successful candidate will join a specialist multi-professional team which provides patient centred, goal directed specialist neurological rehabilitation.You will need clinical skills and experience working in the field of neurology and/or stroke and experience working within the community setting would be desirable. You will receive supervision on a regular basis with a Clinical Specialist Occupational Therapist & have opportunities to part take in service development and in-service training.

If you are enthusiastic, self-motivated, with a desire to learn then we look forward to hearing from you. The team's hub is at Braunstone Health & Social Care Centre (BHSCC), along with spoke bases across Leicester, Leicestershire & Rutland. The base for the role will be discussed with the successful candidate and full/part time hours will be considered.

Interviews will take place on December 12th 2024 at BHSCC.

Main duties of the job

To work as a specialist clinician to utilise, develop and enhance Occupational Therapy clinical and professional skills within the service to deliver high standards of practice. To apply the Occupational Therapy process within a multi-disciplinary format providing specialist assessment and treatment in clinical care pathways. To take a lead in developing the Service. This involves promoting high quality clinical practice and ensuring professional standards are maintained in the workplace. To deliver a specialist Occupational Therapy Service to patients within a variety of settings, requiring flexibility / adaptability in recognising the complexity of these environments to maximise their abilities and opportunities for occupational wellbeing.

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About us

We may close the advert early, if we receive a sufficient number of applicants, so please apply as soon as possible. About Us Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (LPT) provides a range of community health, mental health and learning disability services for people of all ages. Delivered through over 100 settings from inpatient wards to out in the community, our 6,500 staff serve over 1 million people living in Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland. We aim to develop a workforce that reflects our community. We actively implement equal opportunities in employment and service delivery and seek people who share our commitment. We strongly encourage applications from all sections of the community, particularly from underrepresented groups. Details of our benefits, leadership behaviours and other important information can be found in the Information for Applicants, please view the supporting documents. We will consider requests to work alternative hours or varied working patterns in line with our flexible working policy. For all substantive roles, new staff (excluding medical staff) are appointed subject to a 6-month probationary period (see Probation Policy). All jobs will require permission to work in the UK. For all jobs the cost of any DBS disclosure required will be met by the individual. This will be deducted from salary once started. Applicants at risk within the local NHS who meet essential cri

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