Specialist Occupational Therapist

Job overview

To provide specialised Occupational Therapy assessment and treatment to patients with highly complex neurological conditions as an autonomous practitioner.

Main duties of the job

To carry out complex standardised and non-standardised assessments of functional ability, cognition, home situation and psychological issues liaising with senior staff as required for highly complex patients.

Prioritise and organise own patient caseload and develop individualised treatment interventions under the supervision of the Highly Specialist OTs

To carry out discharge home visits in liaison with health and social care agencies to identify equipment and care needs for discharge and identify and refer to appropriate onward services

Working for our organisation

Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is one of the largest NHS teaching trusts in the country. It provides a wide range of general and specialist clinical services and is a base for medical education, training and research. The Trust comprises four hospitals - the John Radcliffe Hospital, Churchill Hospital and Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre in Headington and the Horton General Hospital in Banbury. For more information on OUH please view OUH At a Glance by OUHospitals - Issuu

Our values, standards and behaviours define the quality of clinical care we offer and the professional relationships we make with our patients, colleagues and the wider community.

We call this Delivering Compassionate Excellence and its focus is on our values of compassion, respect, learning, delivery, improvement and excellence.

These values put patients at the heart of what we do and underpin the quality healthcare we would like for ourselves or a member of our family. Watch how we set out to deliver compassionate excellence via the OUH YouTube channel.

Person specification

HPC Registration in OT

Essential criteria

• Post-qualifying experience within a neurological setting
• Experience of discharge planning and liaison with other health/social care professionals and outside agencies

Desirable criteria

• Experience of working as a band 6

essential

Essential criteria

• Degree/diploma in Occupational Therapy
• Post-qualifying experience within a neurological setting
• Experience of discharge planning and liaison with other health/social care professionals and outside agencies
• Good knowledge of neurological conditions/illnesses
• Knowledge of the skills required in the assessment and treatment of neurological patients
• Knowledge of the range of therapeutic approaches/interventions available to OTs working in neurology
• Knowledge of some of the evidence base for OT treatments used in neurology
• Experience of contributing to service developments/clinical audit
• Evidence of active engagement in post-registration professional development/courses

Desirable criteria

• Evidence of attendance a formal neuro specific courses/professional development within neurology
• Experience of working in a neurological rehabilitation setting
• Experience as a practice educator to OT students
• Experience of contributing to internal training/teaching

Applicant requirements

You must have appropriate UK professional registration.

This post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service.

Application numbers

Please note that this job advertisement will close automatically once the application limit is reached, regardless of whether this occurs before the advertised closing date.

Documents to download

• Band 6 Specialist Occupational Therapist (PDF, 184.4KB)
• Band 6 PS OCE OT (PDF, 360.4KB)