The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Occupational Therapist Developmental - Stroke and Neurology Rotation.

The closing date is 20 February 2026

Job summary

Do you have a passion for stroke and neuro therapy? If so, why not come and join our team. We are looking for enthusiastic and motivated Occupational Therapists to come and develop alongside our senior therapy team.

The post will offer a developmental opportunity to work from a band 5 therapist through to a band 6 senior Occupational Therapist in the fields of stroke and neurology. This will be achieved through the completion of key core competencies, and you will be supported to gain vast experience in an array of exciting and challenging areas.

Main duties of the job

You will be able to rotate through the following specialities, through which you will develop your skills and experience with an extremely rewarding caseload. These areas will include:

Hyper acute and acute stroke

Acute neurology to include critical care

Stroke rehabilitation ward

Neuro rehabilitation unit

Community stroke team

Community neuro rehab team

During all rotations you will get the opportunity to work with an array of specialist therapy colleagues and broaden your experience of multi-disciplinary working. As a therapist working within our team, you will have the opportunity to not only learn alongside your colleagues, but have regular supervision, as well as being able to attend a robust, informative and interactive in-service training programme.

If you think this is something that interests you, then please get in touch with us. Please also note, we are passionate about providing seamless care, and for this reason there will be a requirement at times to work on a 7/7 rota and the opportunity to cover Bank Holidays also.

About us

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust is one of the largest NHS trusts in the West Midlands providing primary, acute and community services and we are incredibly proud of the diversity of both our staff and the communities we serve. We are building a workforce that can help us to fulfil our values, improve quality of care for patients, and solve the health care problems of tomorrow. We're passionate about the value that diversity of thinking and lived experience brings in enabling us to become a learning organisation and leader in delivering compassionate care for our patients.

We are delighted that we have been rated as "Good" by CQC. We have achievednumerous awards; The Nursing Times Best Diversity and Inclusion Practice and Best UK Employer of the Year for Nursing Staff in 2020.

The Trust is a supportive working environment committed to creating flexible working arrangements that suit your needs and as such will consider all requests from applicants who wish to work flexibly.

Details

Date posted

06 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

225-DIV3-7729626

Job locations

New Cross

Wolverhampton

WV10 0QP


Job description

Job responsibilities

To see full list of duties and main responsibilities, please refer to the full job description attached to the vacancy on the Trust website.

Job description

Job responsibilities

To see full list of duties and main responsibilities, please refer to the full job description attached to the vacancy on the Trust website.

Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

  • BSc/MSc Occuaptional Therapy

Experience

Essential

  • Band 5 experience acute

Desirable

  • Core skills of assessment & treatment in stroke /neurology
Person Specification

Qualification

Essential

  • BSc/MSc Occuaptional Therapy

Experience

Essential

  • Band 5 experience acute

Desirable

  • Core skills of assessment & treatment in stroke /neurology

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Additional information

Disclosure and Barring Service Check

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act (Exceptions Order) 1975 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service (formerly known as CRB) to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Certificate of Sponsorship

Applications from job seekers who require current Skilled worker sponsorship to work in the UK are welcome and will be considered alongside all other applications. For further information visit the UK Visas and Immigration website (Opens in a new tab).

From 6 April 2017, skilled worker applicants, applying for entry clearance into the UK, have had to present a criminal record certificate from each country they have resided continuously or cumulatively for 12 months or more in the past 10 years. Adult dependants (over 18 years old) are also subject to this requirement. Guidance can be found here Criminal records checks for overseas applicants (Opens in a new tab).

UK Registration

Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website (opens in a new window).

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Address

New Cross

Wolverhampton

WV10 0QP


Employer's website

https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer details

Employer name

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust

Address

New Cross

Wolverhampton

WV10 0QP


Employer's website

https://www.royalwolverhampton.nhs.uk/ (Opens in a new tab)

Employer contact details

For questions about the job, contact:

Clinical Lead Therapist

Katie Woodward

katie.woodward@nhs.net

01902695597

Details

Date posted

06 February 2026

Pay scheme

Agenda for change

Band

Band 6

Salary

£38,682 to £46,580 a year per annum

Contract

Permanent

Working pattern

Full-time

Reference number

225-DIV3-7729626

Job locations

New Cross

Wolverhampton

WV10 0QP


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