B6 Occupational Therapist

This role requires excellent organisational, communication and teamwork skills within a dynamic specialist rehabilitation service. 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.

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

Do you have experience and enjoy working in Community Services 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 Occupational Therapist to work in the Community Integrated Neurology and Stroke Service (CINSS) which is integral to Community Health Services.

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 comprising of Physiotherapy, Occupational Therapy, Dietetics, Neuropsychology, Neurology Rehabilitation Consultant and Generic Rehabilitation Technical Instructors, working closely with Speech and Language Therapy services.

The team provides patient centred, goal directed specialist neurological rehabilitation in community and outpatient settings. This post requires an experienced and dedicated Occupational Therapist who can work closely with existing Specialist Occupational Therapists, Specialist Physiotherapists and the wider multi disciplinary team.

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., The successful candidate will be enthusiastic, self-motivated and committed to learning and delivering high-quality care across Leicester, Leicestershire and Rutland.

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