Occupational Therapist - Stroke Services
The closing date is 16 June 2025
Job summary
In Herefordshire and Worcestershire, we really believe in our CARES ethos and values, and our ambition is to transform how health and care is delivered across the county. We are passionate about delivering high quality community stroke care and improving the quality of life for stroke survivors.
An opportunity has become available for a Band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our expanding team. This is a part time post working 32 hours per week. The role will support patients in the community on a fixed term contract for one year to cover maternity leave. This role will contribute to us rolling out the ICSS model. If you are a great team player, innovative an excellent communicator and have a track record of delivering high quality patient care in Stroke then this might be the role for you.
The job would be 32hrs worked flexibly (minimum of 22.5 hours per week) on a rota system covering the county of Worcestershire. We support flexible working, and the Trust is excellent in supporting well-being.
As a trust we offer a robust induction period and continue to promote opportunities for development through 1:1 supervision session, peer working and in-service training.
Main duties of the job
Day to day, you will be undertaking comprehensive assessments of mild-moderate-severe stroke patients including those with multiple pathologies/co-morbidities, using specialist OT assessment tools to identify their personalised goals alongside the MDT. You will formulate individual programmes of rehabilitation using clinical reasoning and utilising a range of treatment skills, targeting realistic and measurable, patient-led goals. It is also expected that you will offer support and education to carers/families.
You will attend the weekly MDT in which the team will discuss the progress of patients and identify goals that are achieved and ongoing. You will also participate in referral management which will include the triaging of referrals, liaising with other health care professionals within the Trust/Acute Trust and surrounding borders.
We pride ourselves on being truly interdisciplinary, so you will also be involved with supporting patients to undertake their personalised rehab programmes to promote independence. These sessions are part of a rehabilitation focused approach of which we can evidence great results in patients regaining independence.
About us
At Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust, we are working together to deliver outstanding care. We run community hospitals and community health services across Worcestershire and provide mental health and learning disability services across both Herefordshire and Worcestershire.
Our people (all 4500+ of them) provide services for people of all ages, experiencing both physical and/or mental health conditions from over 100 sites.
We will support you to thrive; offer flexible working options for a great work-life balance, help you fulfil your ambitions, and empower you to make positive changes within your team or service. We value diversity and encourage applications from people of all backgrounds, cultures, and ethnicities.
What we offer;
- 27 days leave plus bank holidays, increasing up to 33 days with long service
- Generous NHS pension and enhanced pay when you work unsocial hours
- Flexible and agile working opportunities
- Great maternity, paternity, and adoption support
- Wide range of supportive staff networks
- Health and wellbeing opportunities
If you would like to know more, please visit our website.
We encourage you to read the attached applicant guidance notes.
Sharing your data - As a data controller we may sometimes need to process your data to pursue our legitimate business interests, for example to request a survey from you (optional), to support the Trusts understanding of where you gained interest in working for the Trust.
Details
Date posted
02 June 2025
Pay scheme
Agenda for change
Band
Band 6
Salary
£37,338 to £44,962 a year pro-rata
Contract
Fixed term
Duration
12 months
Working pattern
Part-time, Flexible working
Reference number
C9798-1459
Job locations
Pershore Hospital
Queen Elizabeth Drive
Pershore
Worcestershire
WR10 1PS
Princess Of Wales Community Hospital
Stourbridge Road
Bromsgrove
Worcestershire
B61 0BB
Employer details
Employer name
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust
Address
Pershore Hospital
Queen Elizabeth Drive
Pershore
Worcestershire
WR10 1PS
Employer's website
https://www.hacw.nhs.uk/careers (Opens in a new tab)
Employer contact details
For questions about the job, contact:
Supporting documents
Privacy notice
Herefordshire and Worcestershire Health and Care NHS Trust's privacy notice (opens in a new tab)