Job summary
Are you an experienced and passionate Occupational Therapist ready to lead, innovate and make an impact in stroke care?
We're seeking a talented Band 6 or Band 7 OT who's eager to take the next leap in their career -- someone with stroke experience, a track record of service improvement, and a drive to inspire others.
In this role, you'll work across both the Hyper-Acute Stroke Unit (HASU) and Acute Stroke Unit (ASU), supporting patients through every stage of their recovery journey. You'll play a key role within a vibrant, multidisciplinary team, collaborating closely with our community neuro partners to ensure seamless, high-quality care.
This is your opportunity to develop specialist expertise, grow your leadership potential and shape the future of stroke rehabilitation within an innovative, multidisciplinary team that values your ideas and supports your ambitions. As a successful candidate, you will have the opportunity to provide high quality Occupational Therapy to patients with a stroke whilst growing your specialist experience and leadership skills in a welcoming and supportive environment.
You will receive regular clinical supervision from a Clinical Specialist OT and professional support and supervision from a Lead OT to support both your clinical and professional development. We actively support continuing personal and professional development through an established performance development review (PDR) system, in-service training and external courses.
Main duties of the job
To be professionally and legally accountable for all aspects of own work, including management of patients in your care.
To provide comprehensive and specialist occupational therapy assessment and diagnosis for adults with a range of highly complex presentations, by utilising advanced neurological assessment, clinical reasoning, evidence-based knowledge, investigative and analytical skills.
To use advanced communication, implementing a range of verbal and non-verbal skills, with patients and their / carers to motivate, maximise rehabilitation potential and to ensure an understanding of their condition.
Have responsibility for the day-to-day management of the in-patient neurosciences, stroke and neuro-trauma. Plan and organise this efficiently and effectively with regard to patient management and use of time.
To flexibly manage responsibilities and priorities, both for own caseload and for the team. To manage changes in service and staffing, both planned and unpredictable, including caseload management.
To contribute to business planning, service development and demand & capacity management by providing timely advice and information to the Therapies Management Team on all matters relating to the speciality and the team.
To ensure that all staff within the team have appropriate support for their clinical practice and continuing professional development through team meetings, review, supervision, appraisal, training and development.
About us
At Imperial College Healthcare you can achieve extraordinary things with extraordinary people, working with leading clinicians pushing boundaries in patient care.
Become part of a vibrant team living our values - expert, kind, collaborative and aspirational. You'll get an experience like no other and will fast forward your career.
Benefits include career development, flexible working and wellbeing, staff recognition scheme. Make use of optional benefits including Cycle to Work, car lease schemes, season ticket loan or membership options for onsite leisure facilities.
We are committed to equal opportunities and improving the working lives of our staff and will consider applications to work flexibly, part time or job share. Please talk to us at interview. .
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Job description
Job responsibilities
The full job description provides an overview of the key tasks and responsibilities of the role and the person specification outlines the qualifications, skills, experience and knowledge required.
For both overviews, please view the Job Description attachment with the job advert.
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification in Occupational Therapy.
- HCPC registration.
- Able to communicate complex information verbally and in writing clearly.
- Evidence of Post-qualification training relevant to specialist area.
Desirable
- Member of RCOT Specialist Section - Neurology
- Member of BAOT
- Practice Placement course.
- Course in prescription of wheelchairs and seating.
Experience
Essential
- Specialist knowledge and application of OT assessments and interventions in neurological settings, including standardised and non-standardised cognitive assessments, and management of cognitive impairments following neurological injury.
- Significant recent clinical experience in stroke rehabilitation, including complex physical, cognitive, and perceptual impairments, as well as experience with other long-term neurological conditions and post-neurosurgical patients.
- Experience working effectively within multidisciplinary teams, including inter-agency collaboration, goal planning, care pathway development, and outcome measurement.
- Experience in organising and delivering training for occupational therapists, MDT members, assistants, and students.
- Experience in service development, change management, and implementing evidence-based practice in specialist settings.
- Recent, relevant experience in an NHS environment.
Desirable
- Previous Band 7 experience in relevant post
- Leadership of an occupational therapy team
- Experience of using clinical governance framework to monitor and improve quality of patient care
- Clinical research experience
- Presentation and training skills: writing for publication.
- Experience of planning and managing service improvement activities
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- Advanced knowledge of assessment and treatment approaches for the effective management of neurological presentations and conditions such as stroke, progressive neurological disorders, genetic neurological conditions, anoxic brain damage.
- Advanced skills in the appropriate application of a range of techniques and approaches to the management of stroke and other neurological /neurosurgical presentations and conditions
- Advanced clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills
- Advanced knowledge of neurological presentations and conditions
- Advanced knowledge of the evidence base of assessment and treatment interventions for stroke, neurology and neurorehab Knowledge of the influence of psychosocial and cultural factors health/illness behaviours
- Ability to remain updated with professional practice and research and integrate this into daily patient management
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate as appropriate and manage time effectively.
- Able to make sound judgments and reliable decisions in a variety of demanding situations
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
- Understanding of clinical governance and the implications for occupational therapy services including experience of quality issues and audit
- Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety and meet differing patient needs
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships
- Ability to pass on knowledge and skills to others in both formal and informal environments
- Ability to lead, motivate and inspire others
- Ability to analyse activity and outcome data accurately and objectively
Desirable
- Knowledge of recent NHS developments and their impact on service provision
- Advanced computer skills for presentation and data analysis
- Negotiation and conflict resolution skills
Person Specification
Education/ Qualifications
Essential
- Professional qualification in Occupational Therapy.
- HCPC registration.
- Able to communicate complex information verbally and in writing clearly.
- Evidence of Post-qualification training relevant to specialist area.
Desirable
- Member of RCOT Specialist Section - Neurology
- Member of BAOT
- Practice Placement course.
- Course in prescription of wheelchairs and seating.
Experience
Essential
- Specialist knowledge and application of OT assessments and interventions in neurological settings, including standardised and non-standardised cognitive assessments, and management of cognitive impairments following neurological injury.
- Significant recent clinical experience in stroke rehabilitation, including complex physical, cognitive, and perceptual impairments, as well as experience with other long-term neurological conditions and post-neurosurgical patients.
- Experience working effectively within multidisciplinary teams, including inter-agency collaboration, goal planning, care pathway development, and outcome measurement.
- Experience in organising and delivering training for occupational therapists, MDT members, assistants, and students.
- Experience in service development, change management, and implementing evidence-based practice in specialist settings.
- Recent, relevant experience in an NHS environment.
Desirable
- Previous Band 7 experience in relevant post
- Leadership of an occupational therapy team
- Experience of using clinical governance framework to monitor and improve quality of patient care
- Clinical research experience
- Presentation and training skills: writing for publication.
- Experience of planning and managing service improvement activities
Skills/Knowledge/ Abilities
Essential
- Advanced knowledge of assessment and treatment approaches for the effective management of neurological presentations and conditions such as stroke, progressive neurological disorders, genetic neurological conditions, anoxic brain damage.
- Advanced skills in the appropriate application of a range of techniques and approaches to the management of stroke and other neurological /neurosurgical presentations and conditions
- Advanced clinical reasoning and problem-solving skills
- Advanced knowledge of neurological presentations and conditions
- Advanced knowledge of the evidence base of assessment and treatment interventions for stroke, neurology and neurorehab Knowledge of the influence of psychosocial and cultural factors health/illness behaviours
- Ability to remain updated with professional practice and research and integrate this into daily patient management
- Ability to organise, prioritise and delegate as appropriate and manage time effectively.
- Able to make sound judgments and reliable decisions in a variety of demanding situations
- Ability to keep accurate and legible patient notes
- Understanding of clinical governance and the implications for occupational therapy services including experience of quality issues and audit
- Ability to comprehend and work within the Trust's policies of data protection, equal opportunities and health and safety and meet differing patient needs
- Ability to establish and maintain good working relationships
- Ability to pass on knowledge and skills to others in both formal and informal environments
- Ability to lead, motivate and inspire others
- Ability to analyse activity and outcome data accurately and objectively
Desirable
- Knowledge of recent NHS developments and their impact on service provision
- Advanced computer skills for presentation and data analysis
- Negotiation and conflict resolution skills
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.
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.
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).
