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Neuro Rotational Occupational Therapist
The closing date is 18 August 2025
We have a Secondment opportunity for a full time band 6 Occupational Therapist to join our Specialist Rehabilitation service based at Florence Nightingale Community Hospital, Derby. The post is part of our neurology rotation with the initial vacancy in the Spasticity and Neuro splinting service and Neuro Out Patient Therapy Teams. The rotation also includes in-patient neurological rehabilitation, stroke rehabilitation (acute and rehab) and our neurological in reach team. The successful candidate will have demonstrable post graduate experience within the NHS. Previous experience within neurology is essential. We are looking for someone who is keen to develop their skills in this area of practice, showing an enthusiasm for neurological rehabilitation.
The team is very supportive with a wealth of clinical experience. You will work closely with the wider multidisciplinary team across Specialist Rehabilitation and liaise with colleagues across health, social care and the voluntary sector to provide coordinated rehabilitation.
If you are applying for an Internal Secondment, please ensure you have spoken to your line manager and have their support prior to your application. Please speak to the Recruitment Team if you have any questions.
Main duties of the job
* Assess patients with a range of neurological conditions, developing individualised, goal centred, rehabilitation programmes to maximise independence and quality of life, including working within our MDT spasticity clinic and the assessment and fabrication of neuro splints
* Work is within the out patient clinic setting as well as in the patient's home, community or workplace as required
* To work as a part of the Specialist Rehabilitation Service and Occupational Therapy Team to provide a high standard of out-patient neurological rehabilitation
* To perform Occupational Therapy assessment of patients with diverse presentations and complex physical, cognitive, psychological and social needs
* As part of a specialist MDT, to assess and treat patients' spasticity management needs, including fabrication of neuro splints
* To develop and deliver individualised treatment programmes for patients
* To hold responsibility for own caseload and be responsible for a defined area of the service or a particular patient type
* To participate in the training and supervision of assistants, and in the supervision of Occupational Therapy and work experience students when appropriate
* To work as part of the multi-disciplinary team to provide advice and deliver a holistic patient-centred approach to rehabilitation
* To work and liaise with external agencies across health, social care and the third sector to promote partnership working
Closing date: 18 August 2025
Interview date: 1 September 2025
About us
As a trusted organisation at the heart of our communities, we recognise the important role we can play in supporting the public, patients, our own people and local partners in achieving the best of health for the local population and the communities in which they live by providing Exceptional Care Together
Our fundamental Values of Compassion, Openness and Excellence underpin how we intend to work as a Trust and the associated behaviours are becoming embedded in all aspects of how we work.
In return we will offer:
* Development opportunities, both professional and leadership development
* On-going support from recruitment to when you join our team and beyond.
* Staff benefits including employee assistance programme, discounted gym membership, onsite fitness classes, car schemes
Key Facts:
* We see on average 4810 OP appointments a day.
* We are the 4th busiest Trauma & Orthopaedic outpatients department in England - an average of 2077 per week.
* An average of 1115 patients are seen in A&Es across our network every day - 3rd largest in the country.
* Our hospitals admit an average of 195 emergency patients daily.
* Last year we undertook almost 33,700 planned surgical operations in our 57 operating theatres.
* We are one of only 7 Trusts nationally with more than 50 operating theatres.
* We carry out more than 140 elective procedures each working day.
* UHDB is a research active University Hospital with a large and varied portfolio of clinical trials and research opportunities for all staff.
Job responsibilities
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Your application (for shortlisting purposes) is assessed based on the Person Specification in the job advert (below).
Person Specification
Education, training and qualifications
* Degree in Occupational Therapy
* HCPC registered
* Current driving licence
* Post qualification training related to neurology
* Accredited student educator
Knowledge
* Basic theoretical knowledge of anatomy, physiology, psychology, medicine, surgery and applied Occupational Therapy
* An understanding of a variety of neurological conditions
* Knowledge of the audit process
* Experience of using outcome measures relating to neurological patients
Experience
* Significant clinical experience through a wide variety of rotations to include neurology and rehabilitation
* Experience working within a multidisciplinary team
* Experience of administering and analysing a variety of cognitive and perceptual assessments
Skills and Ability
* Evidence of moving and handling as part of the rehab process
* Evidence of dynamic risk assessment
* Basic seating and wheelchair assessment and prescription skills
* Able to implement and grade treatment programmes relevant to identified needs
* Ability to fabricate and clinically reason a range of splints and casts
Disclosure and Barring Service Check
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.
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