East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust delivers expert healthcare in people’s homes, community hospitals and local settings across the East of England. Our nurses, therapists, clinicians, support teams and partners work together to provide coordinated care that supports independence, recovery and wellbeing. We believe people are best cared for close to home, in the communities where they live and belong. By combining professional expertise with strong local relationships, we help people stay well, feel supported and access the right care at the right time. Expert healthcare, close to home, trusted by our communities. Different ideas, experiences and backgrounds make us stronger and more creative and applications from all walks of life are welcomed. Our processes ensure that all applicants are treated fairly at every stage of the recruitment process. East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is committed to creating a modern and inclusive work environment. We actively promote flexible working opportunities where possible to meet the needs and wishes of our workforce and maintain and improve their wellbeing. We also offer flexible working patterns and we would encourage you to discuss this with the recruiting manager before or during the application process if this would interest you. We welcome applications from people who share our values and can help us deliver outstanding care in our local community. Before applying for this vacancy, please make sure you’re familiar with ongoing GOV.uk sponsorship eligibility criteria which will impact the organisations ability to provide sponsorship, whether this is currently or in the future. Please note, our selection processes are in place to ensure we recruit candidates with the right values and skills. Please be advised that the use of AI in applications i monitored. We remain watchful of candidates who misuse these tools to generate an application that doesn’t accurately reflect their skills. Job overview Are you an enthusiastic Occupational Therapist looking to grow your skills in Stroke & Neurorehabilitation? Whether you are a confident Band 5 ready for your next step to become a Band 6, or an experienced Band 6 wanting to develop specialist neuro skills, this could be the perfect opportunity for you. Join our supportive and dynamic Community Stroke and Neurological Rehab Service within Bedfordshire — a team where learning is encouraged, development is protected, and every clinician is valued. We are offering an exciting opportunity to join our well-established and welcoming multidisciplinary team, delivering early supported discharge and community-based rehabilitation to adults with stroke and neurological conditions across Bedfordshire. You will benefit from flexible working patterns, regular supervision, CPD time, and a wide range of internal and external training opportunities to enhance your clinical and leadership skills. You might be a Band 5 OT with solid core skills, a passion for neuro, and the motivation to step into a Band 6 role with structured support OR you might be a Band 6 OT looking to expand your neurorehabilitation expertise in a friendly, well-supported community service. If you’re looking for a role where you can make a real difference while developing your confidence and specialist skills — we’d love to hear from you. Advert (We welcome informal conversations or visits — if you’re unsure whether this is the right step for you, get in touch and we’ll happily talk it through. Please contact Saravan Thiru, Service lead on 07769 725514). As a Band 6 Occupational Therapist within the Community Neurotherapy Service, the post holder is responsible for managing a complex caseload of neurological and stroke patients, delivering specialist, evidence-based assessments and interventions in a community setting. They will act as a case manager, coordinating multidisciplinary care and supporting patients' rehabilitation and independence through personalised therapy plans. The role involves effective communication with patients, carers, and professionals across health and social care, as well as providing supervision to junior staff and students. The therapist will contribute to service development, lead clinical projects, maintain accurate documentation, and work flexibly across different settings, including weekends and bank holidays as part of a rota. Working for our organisation Rated ‘Outstanding’ by the Care Quality Commission, we are proud to provide high quality innovative services across most of the east of England that enable people to receive care closer to home and live healthier lives. There’s one reason why our services are outstanding – and that’s our amazing staff who, for the seventh year running, rated us incredibly highly in the national staff survey. If you share our passion for innovative and high-quality care delivery, then please submit your application and join us on our exciting journey as a leading-edge specialist community provider. All are welcome to apply and our promise to you is a culture which prioritises staff engagement and development. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Main Duties and Responsibilities To establish and maintain positive interpersonal relationships with other staff, clients and their carers. Positive relationships are characterised by open communication, trust and respect. To involve patients and carers in the planning of care/rehabilitation programmes and encourage self-management where appropriate. To represent the service at county-wide forums. To ensure all patients’ and their relatives’ cultural wishes are respected and their special mental and physical needs are met. To have a good knowledge of supporting services available to clients from health, social care and voluntary agencies To provide support and supervision to junior members of staff. To work a variety of shift patterns which includes weekends and bank holidays on a rota basis Nature of work To form professional relationships with clients and communicate condition related information to them in a way that respects their views, autonomy and culture. To manage and hold accountability for a defined caseload involving specialist and complex assessments using evidence-based client centred principles. To work flexibly across bases within Bedfordshire, including rehabilitation bedded units, as service needs require. Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust: providing services across Cambridgeshire, Milton Keynes Luton, Norfolk, Peterborough, Bedfordshire and Suffolk Where barriers to understanding exist staff will need to use tact, motivational negotiating and reassurance skills. Information received and given may be sensitive and will need to be handled in a empathic and professional manner To involve patients and carers in the planning of rehabilitation programmes and encourage self-management where appropriate To have a good level of knowledge of support services within the community. To safely travel between patients’ homes and other venues on a daily basis within statutory requirements and adhering to relevant policies and guidelines. To assess and regularly undertake the moving and positioning of patients and equipment adhering to relevant Trust policies. To be able to manipulate, set up and demonstrate equipment to clients in their homes. To have adequate keyboard skills and knowledge of IT systems provided by the Trust. Planning To deputise for the senior staffs in matters related to the daily running of the service as and when necessary. To work in collaboration with patients, relatives, carers and the multi-disciplinary team in assessing, planning, implementing and evaluating care. To act as a case manager for clients, coordinating their intervention whilst with the service. Plan delegation of work to assistant practitioners and rehabilitation support workers. To arrange for provision of assistive equipment from appropriate agencies as required and use equipment PIN numbers responsibly and effectively To liaise with other services to ensure planned care and intervention as agreed with clients is given. To have a good knowledge of supporting services available to clients from health and social care as well as voluntary agencies in the community To be responsible for prioritising and organising own caseload, managing conflicting demands on time. To participate in and facilitate group work, committees and workshops as required. To organise and attend multidisciplinary case conferences and liaison meetings as necessary. Service and projects To actively influence service improvements and lead on projects. To ensure that services are provided in accordance with the Trust’s standards, procedures and objectives of quality assurance, and that they are consistent with best professional practice To take the lead in development of protocols and guidelines as required and as appropriate to the clinical area To take into account the views and wishes of service users, carers and families, respecting their diversity Complete all appropriate risk assessments for patients Report and record all accidents, incidents or near misses, whether involving patients, relatives, carers, staff or any other person, and arrange appropriate treatments according to policy, taking appropriate action when necessary Have a working knowledge of local policies and procedures for vulnerable adults Understand basic legal issues around child abuse and have a working knowledge of child protection procedures, statutory local procedures and points of referral Ensure adherence of self and other members of the team to the Trust Lone Working arrangements Maintain current registration with the Health Professions Council in line with Trust Policy and follow the code of conduct of the British Association of Occupational Therapists. Patient contact To assess for, provide and evaluate Occupational Therapy and rehabilitation intervention to Neurological and Early supported discharge stroke patients in a timely manner. To demonstrate new methods and strategies and daily living skills to clients and their carers. To identify and facilitate provision of minor works and adaptations. To carry out basic wheelchair assessments and prescriptions and maintain clinical skills and knowledge of available wheelchairs and equipment. To treat clients with specific therapeutic activities to improve their range of functional behaviour. To be aware of developments within occupational therapy and rehabilitation and to maintain a high standard of clinical competence. Take responsibility for own professional updating. Appropriately act as the patient’s advocate, raising their concerns about services of the Trust or other agencies. To be responsible for the assessments, planning, implementation, and evaluation of individualised occupational therapy intervention to patients living in the community using specialist programmes of care. Equal Opportunities - We are an equal opportunities employer and welcome all applications irrespective of age, disability, gender, sexual orientation, race or religion. Additionally, people with disabilities that fall under the Disability Confident Scheme will be offered an interview providing they meet the minimum criteria for the post (outlined in the Person Specification). All sites are Smoke Free. If you need this application in an offline format, please let us know. Immigration Status – East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust is a diverse employer and welcomes all job applications. However, potential applicants should note that although the Trust is registered with the Home Office as a sponsor organisation for migrant workers, sponsorship can only be offered against eligible roles. If you are an applicant from outside the UK and do not already hold a self-gained right to work, we recommend you check the Home Office eligibility requirements before making an application. Please note: Although we are a registered sponsor organisation, we are unable to offer sponsorship for some job roles, and this will be identified through filtering questions at the start of any job application on the Trac recruitment system. Our safe recruitment pre-employment checks are undertaken before an appointment is confirmed and may include a DBS check. Where the role requires you to drive, we'll ask you to validate your driving licence online via the DVLA. Redeployment - Please note that in the first instance priority for this vacancy will be given to staff who are on the Trusts Redeployment Register. Closing and Interview Dates -This vacancy may close early if sufficient applicants are received. Data Protection - A privacy notice detailing how we will handle your data is attached to this advert as a document. Your application will be transferred to our recruitment management system (Trac) once the advert has closed and you will receive notification then detailing how Trac will handle your data. Our safe recruitment pre-employment checks are undertaken before an appointment is confirmed and may include a DBS check. Where the role requires you to drive, we'll ask you to validate your driving licence online via the DVLA. In submitting an application, you authorise East of England Community Health and Care NHS Trust to confirm any previous NHS service details via the Inter Authority Transfer (IAT) process should you be appointed. ALL CORRESPONDENCE will be via the e-mail address on your application form. If you have not been invited to interview within 2 weeks of the closing date, you unfortunately haven’t been successful on this occasion, but keep an eye on our vacancies as a job that’s just right for you may appear!