Job overview At UHCW, we are delighted to offer an exciting Band 5–6 Development Post, providing a structured and fully supported pathway to progress from a Band 5 Occupational Therapist into a Band 6 Specialist Stroke Occupational Therapist role. This is an excellent opportunity to enhance your clinical expertise, develop leadership skills, and work within a skilled and supportive multidisciplinary team. You will work across our hyper-acute and acute stroke wards, playing a key role in patient recovery. As part of stroke centralisation, we are at the forefront of delivering specialised care and work closely with community services and neighbouring Trusts to ensure seamless patient pathways. This role is ideal for a Band 5 therapist with some post-qualification experience looking to further develop their skills, or an experienced clinician seeking a new challenge within a Trust known for its diversity, innovation, and wide-ranging clinical experience. Closing Date: Please be advised that this job advert will close as soon as sufficient applications have been received. Please apply for this job as soon as you can, if interested. Successful applicants will be required to provide an immunisation and vaccination report, from either their current UK occupational health provider or their UK GP. Advert You will join our therapy team as a Band 5 Occupational Therapist, where you will: Manage a defined caseload delivering assessment, intervention and discharge planning Use a variety of physical, cognitive, perceptual and psychological interventions Develop skills in clinical reasoning and evidence-based practice Work collaboratively with the MDT across inpatient and discharge pathways Contribute to safe patient flow and timely discharge planning As you progress and meet agreed competencies, you will transition into a Band 6 Specialist Stroke OT role, where you will: Manage a complex stroke caseload using advanced assessment and treatment skills. Work as an autonomous practitioner influencing patient care and MDT decisions. Provide leadership, supervision, and training to staff and students. Contribute to service development, audit, and quality improvement. Support clinical governance and innovation within stroke services. The development post includes a clear competency framework aligned to Band 6 practice, with regular supervision, mentorship, and access to stroke-specific CPD. You will develop skills in specialist stroke rehabilitation, cognitive and functional assessment, leadership, and service improvement. Progression to Band 6 is supported through competency achievement and demonstration of specialist practice. We provide a 7-day service, including weekend working, while supporting staff wellbeing and ensuring adequate time for rest and recovery. Working for our organisation University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust, rated as good by the Care Quality Commission, is one of the largest teaching Trusts in the UK. We are extremely proud of our employees across our hospital sites, with high quality patient care at the heart of everything we do. Boasting some of the most modern facilities in Western Europe, the Trust is renowned for being at the forefront of research and innovation as part of its blossoming reputation as a worldwide leader in healthcare. We are proud to be recognised as a Pathway to Excellence® designated organisation – please click the link for further details about this prestigious award. Pathway To Excellence ® - University Hospitals Coventry & Warwickshire (uhcw.nhs.uk) By joining our exciting journey, you will form part of a passionate, talented team and will be able to access a wide range of learning and development opportunities. There has never been a better time to join our team. The Trust is committed to building an organisation that makes full use of the talents, skills, experience, and different perspectives available in our diverse society. We want everyone to feel they are respected, valued, can achieve their potential and receive the most appropriate and relevant care. We will create an environment where the equality and human rights principles of fairness, respect, equality, dignity and autonomy are promoted and are part of the organisation's core values. Detailed job description and main responsibilities Hold responsibility for own caseload within a defined area of the service and eventually work without direct supervision Carry a clinical caseload of patients, assess, evaluate, and provide a detailed written treatment plan with patient centred goals working within ward / department areas, home and community settings as identified by Occupational Therapist Carry out treatment using a variety of modalities, this may include physical, cognitive, perceptual and psychological intervention, evaluating modifying and recording all interventions and outcomes Work in accordance with RCOT & HCPC rules of professional conduct and within local care pathways, policies and standards Professionally and legally responsible and accountable for all aspects of his/her own professional activities and to manage clinical risk within own caseload at all times, whilst remaining responsible to Team Leader/Clinical Specialist Responsible for own personal development, keeping up to date with occupational therapy practice in order to establish and maintain competence and fitness to practice as an Occupational Therapist. To maintain a professional evidence-based portfolio, meeting the requirements of the HCPC Review and reflect on own practice and performance and make effective use of professional and operational supervision and annual review undertaking supervision of others as agreed. For further details of the role please see the attached job description. To ensure that we provide world-class patient care, UHCW recruits people that can demonstrate the Trust’s Values and Behaviours in their everyday life. Therefore, if you are invited to interview, you will be undertaking a Values Based Interview/Assessment, which explores not only what you do but how and why you do it. Before applying, we encourage you to review the Trust’s Values and Behaviours which can be accessed on the right side of this page under the job description. The Supporting Information Section in your application should therefore reflect your understanding of the Trust’s Values and associated Behaviours. You will be expected to provide us with examples from work experience and/or personal life which demonstrate these values through your behaviour. The Trust is committed to Equal Opportunities within the workplace. All vacancies will be considered for Job Share unless otherwise stated. All applicants who have a disability and who meet the minimum criteria for the job will be interviewed. Where a post has an overwhelming response, this Trust may use random selection in order to reduce numbers to interview, any disabled applicants will automatically be guaranteed an interview and will be exempt from this process. In submitting an application form, you authorise University Hospital Coventry & Warwickshire NHS Trust to confirm from your previous or current NHS employer and other prior employers; previous NHS service details and personal data held about you, including Occupational Health data (inoculations and screening tests). This data will be transferred using NHS Electronic Staff Record and third-party systems via an automated process and only used for the purposes of obtaining and maintaining accurate employment records, should you be appointed to the post. UHCW NHS Trust, by virtue of its Green Plan, is committed to ensuring that the way we provide services minimises the impact on the environment and the future health of the public e.g. zero waste to landfill, reducing our carbon footprint and increasing our recycling and reuse percentages. If you are successful at interview you will receive a conditional offer of employment and we’ll ask you for information so that we can carry out pre-employment checks. You must successfully complete all pre-employment checks to progress to a final unconditional offer. We must confirm the identity of our staff and their right to work in the United Kingdom. We will ask you to submit proof of your identity and right to work documents via a secure digital platform approved by the Home Office, named TrustID. Alternatively, you may be asked to attend our office with original documents. Depending on you level of exposure with patients you may be required to undertake a Standard or Enhanced DBS. The cost of this check will be charged to you and will be deducted from your salary over the first 3 months of employment at the current rate. All correspondence will be sent by email; please check your account regularly including your Junk/SPAM folders