Band 6 Neuro Occupational Therapist
Requirements
Candidates must have a diploma or degree in occupational therapy and current registration with the Health Professions Council. Comprehensive clinical experience in managing complex patient caseloads in this specialty is essential.
Job Description
We are seeking an enthusiastic and motivated Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our dynamic Stroke and Neurological Rehabilitation team based on Solihull Hospital. This is an exciting opportunity for an experienced Occupational Therapist looking to develop specialist skills within stroke and neurology across stroke ESD and neuro out patient rehabilitation.
The successful candidate will work as part of a supportive multidisciplinary team providing high-quality, patient-centred assessment, treatment, and discharge planning for patients with complex neurological conditions including stroke, traumatic brain injury, Parkinson's disease, spinal cord injury, and other neurological presentations.
You will independently manage a varied caseload and contribute to service development, clinical education, and quality improvement initiatives.
You will take part in the weekend working rota as part of 7 day working.
Main Duties, Tasks & Skills Required
Provide specialist occupational therapy assessment and intervention for patients with stroke and neurological conditions
Assess functional, cognitive, perceptual, sensory, and upper limb impairments
Develop patient-centred rehabilitation goals and treatment plans
Complete discharge planning, home assessments, and equipment recommendations
Work collaboratively within the MDT including physiotherapists, speech and language therapists, nursing staff, consultants, and social services
Support junior staff, assistants, and students through supervision and teaching
Participate in service development, audits, and evidence-based practice initiatives
Contribute to weekend and 7-day service working where applicable
About Us
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust strives to have an inclusive culture where everyone feels like they belong, can thrive, knows that they add value and feels valued. We do this by developing compassionate and culturally competent leaders, being values driven in all that we do and by creating a welcoming and inclusive workplace that thrives on the diversity of our people. As such we want to attract and recruit talented individuals from all backgrounds, and for each of you to feel supported for the diversity you bring, to achieve your full potential. For those staff with a disability, including physical disability, long term health condition, mental health or neurodiverse condition, this also means being committed to making reasonable adjustments needed for you to carry out your role.
Job Description
Please note for a specific detailed job description for this vacancy please see attached job description.
Person specification
Qualifications
Essential
- Diploma / degree in occupational therapy.
- Current registration with Health Professions Council.
- A levels or equivalent qualification
- Good standard of general education including GCSE maths and English grade C and above.
- Evidence of CPD including recent post graduate training relevant to clinical speciality.
- Evidence of leadership training.
- Attendance at Clinical Educators Course.
Essential
- Demonstrates comprehensive clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients with complex needs in this speciality.
- Demonstrate acute clinical experience enabling the post holder to manage a caseload of patients with complex needs in this speciality. This will include acute hospital experience in respiratory, older peoples medicine, frail elderly, neurology,T&O and musculo-skeletal conditions.
- Experience of team/service development.
- Experience of supporting and supervision of junior therapists, students and assistants.
- A specialist knowledge across a range of therapy practices, routine and non-routine, requiring expertise within the field of therapy.
- Good understanding of working in an acute trust.
- Understanding of current legislation and application to Occupational Therapy.
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.
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.
UK Professional Registration
Applicants must have current UK professional registration. For further information please see NHS Careers website.
For Help With Your Application, Contact
Linzie Bassett
Linzie.bassett@uhb.nhs.uk
Pay scheme
Agenda for Change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£39959.00 to £48117.00 Yearly
Contract
Permanent
Working pattern
Full-Time, Flexible Working
Reference number
304-9016254
Job locations
Solihull Hospital
Lode Ln
Solihull
West Midlands
B91 2JL
Attachments
Job Description
JD PS - Band 6 Neuro Occupational Therapist.pdf – 556KB Opens in a new window
Education
Skills
About University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust
University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) is one of the largest teaching hospital trusts in England, serving a regional, national and international population. It includes Birmingham Heartlands Hospital, the Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Solihull Hospital and Community Services, Good Hope Hospital in Sutton Coldfield and Birmingham Chest Clinic. We also run a number of smaller satellite units, allowing people to be treated as close to home as possible. We see and treat more than 2.2 million people every year across our sites and our hospitals deliver more babies than anywhere else in Europe. We are a regional centre for cancer, trauma, renal dialysis, burns and plastics, HIV and AIDS, as well as respiratory conditions like cystic fibrosis. We also have expertise in premature baby care, bone marrow transplants and thoracic surgery and have the largest solid organ transplantation programme in Europe. We provide a series of highly specialist cardiac, liver and neurosurgery services to patients from across the UK. We are world-renowned for our trauma care and have developed pioneering surgical techniques in the management of ballistic and blast injuries, including bespoke surgical solutions for previously unseen injuries. As a result of its clinical expertise in treating trauma patients and military casualties, the QEHB has been designated both a Level 1 Trauma Centre and host of the UK’s only £20m National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Surgical Reconstruction and Microbiology Research Centre (SRMRC). We have over 24,000 members of staff and we are committed to investing in their development and their health and wellbeing. UHB is a Stonewall Diversity Champion and aims to achieve positive change for LGBTQ+ people by creating an inclusive, inspiring and equal environment for both staff and service users.
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