Senior Occupational Therapist in Stroke

Role Summary

We are expanding our stroke services at East Kent Hospitals and are looking for an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist to support our Stroke Therapy Team.

Main Duties

• Assist Therapy Team Leaders and Band 7 Therapy Team in planning, coordinating, delivering and evaluating the Therapy service.
• Manage a clinical caseload using evidence‑based assessments, treatment and discharge planning to patients within the clinical speciality.
• Work as part of an MDT and provide highly specialised therapy advice to members of the MDT.
• Deputise for the Band 7 Occupational Therapist on clinical and managerial duties within the team.
• Participate in 7‑day services.

Person Specification – Experience

• Minimum of 18 months post‑graduate experience in a relevant clinical area.
• Proven record of providing high‑quality intervention for high‑risk patients.
• Experience working with stroke/neurologically impaired patients as a Band 5.
• Experience working in an acute hospital environment.

Person Specification – Desirable

• Use of outcome measures.
• Involvement in audit/service development projects.
• Experience supporting students.

Skills and Abilities

– Essential

• Evidence of developed clinical skills in stroke.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Evidence of up‑to‑date therapeutic moving & handling skills.
• Evidence of involvement in complex/multifactorial discharge planning including home assessment and environmental set‑up.
• Evidence of the use of standardised cognitive assessments to document change in status.
• Basic IT skills.

Skills and Abilities

– Desirable

• Use of outcome measures.
• Involvement in audit/service development projects.
• Experience supporting students.

Knowledge – Essential

• Awareness of professional issues and recent developments in the NHS and Primary Care including Clinical Governance, NICE and CQC.
• Knowledge of up‑to‑date clinical/ evidence‑based practice within the clinical speciality.

Knowledge – Desirable

• Awareness of National Clinical Stroke Guidelines 2023.

Qualifications – Essential

• BSc Occupational Therapist.
• HCPC registration.

Qualifications – Desirable

• Member of RCOT.
• Member of a relevant special interest group.

Personal Attributes – Essential

• Ability to motivate and organise others to ensure best practice.
• Ability to work under pressure.
• Flexible and adaptable.
• Team worker.

Ability to Manage – Essential

• Ability to prioritise care delivery in a professional manner, taking into account Trust policies and procedures.
• Ability to cope with change and use initiative.

Other Essential

• To be aware of and adhere to the Trust's Vision, Mission and Values.
• Able to travel around East Kent, and between Trust hospital sites.

Desirable – Driving Licence

• Valid UK Driving Licence.

#J-18808-Ljbffr