Stroke Occupational Therapist

Join our friendly and innovative Community Stroke Team and make a real difference to the lives of stroke survivors. This exciting role offers the opportunity to deliver specialist rehabilitation in patients' homes and local communities, helping people regain independence, rebuild confidence, and achieve what matters most to them.

Working as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team, you will assess, treat, and empower individuals following stroke, using your clinical skills and creativity to support recovery and participation in everyday life. You will manage a varied caseload, work autonomously, and contribute to service development, quality improvement, and the supervision of students and support staff.

This is an excellent opportunity for an Occupational Therapist with a passion for stroke and neurological rehabilitation who is looking to develop their skills within a dynamic and rewarding community setting., To provide Occupational Therapy assessment to stroke and neurological patients with diverse physical and cognitive presentations, and deliver an individualised treatment programme, in patients homes and community settings.

To hold responsibility for own case load, working without direct supervision. Supervision takes the form of regular formal training and clinical reasoning sessions, peer review, case conferences and reflective practice. Access to advice and support from a senior occupational therapist is available regularly.

To undertake all aspects of clinical duties as an autonomous practitioner.

To provide expert advice, guidance and information to health and social care professionals, carers and relatives and other non-professionals.

To work as a member of the Hertfordshire Neurological Service team which specialises in the treatment and management of patients with stroke and other neurological conditions.

To be responsible for clinical supervision, education and assessment of a band five or rehabilitation assistant.

To supervise, educate and assess the performance of occupational therapy students; this would be to a graduate standard and involve working with universities to ensure the standard practice and teaching meets the standards set by the degree level qualification.

To participate in seven day working rota

To provide occasional support to the inpatient team, covering four stroke beds, providing assessment and treatment to those patients.

A big thank you for considering joining us at Hertfordshire Community NHS Trust

You'll find it a great place to work with many benefits offered to you as a member of our staff

We put our patients, their families and carers at the centre of our vision - Outstanding Services and Healthier Communities

Our staff are proud to be Innovative, Caring and Agile in their work to help achieve the Trust vision

We welcome diversity in our workforce and are interested in applicants from all backgrounds