We are seeking a skilled occupational therapist to join the CLCH ICSS multidisciplinary team, providing a comprehensive service to residents across West Hertfordshire, both in their homes and in community settings. The ICSS includes the Early Supported Discharge Team (ESD), Neuro Enhanced Transition Team (NETT) and the Community Stroke Team.
As an autonomous practitioner, you will work within professional standards and clinical guidelines, promoting best practice while managing your own caseload. This includes assessing, treating and documenting care for patients/clients in line with service protocols.
You will build and maintain strong professional relationships with referrers and partner services, including GPs, acute providers, Bedded Services, District Nurses, Wheelchair Services and other CLCH teams, to ensure timely and appropriate referrals. You will also have a clear understanding of the occupational therapy role within a multidisciplinary team.
This role includes supervising rehabilitation assistants and supporting occupational therapy students, contributing to their professional growth. Work is primarily conducted in patients’ homes, but may also take place in clinics, residential and continuing care homes and community centres.
You will be supported in your personal and professional development, with opportunities to participate in Continuing Professional Development (CPD), audits and service‑led research initiatives.
Conduct multidisciplinaryneurological assessmentsto identify clients’ needs and collaborate with the MDT on joint goals. Clients may present with a variety of complex neurological conditions.
Perform specialist occupational therapy assessments, includingfunctional, cognitive, visual, vocational, seating and upper limb assessments, and identify priorities for patient‑centred interventions.
Work collaboratively with other healthcare professionals to ensureholistic care planning and delivery.
Supervise and mentorrehabilitation assistants and occupational therapy students, supporting professional development within the team.
Maintain accurate, timely and professional documentation for all assessments, interventions and communications.
Actively participate in CPD, service audits and research projects to support continuous improvement and evidence‑based practice.
We are proud to be one of the largest community healthcare providers in the country, with more than 4,500 colleagues caring for over four million people across London and Hertfordshire. Every day, our teams bring their skill, compassion, and determination to the people who depend on us.
What inspires us is at the heart of who we are: when we work together, we can help people move forward in ways that truly matter. Our teams support children as they take their first steps in life, and they stand beside adults as they rebuild strength, confidence, and independence. From newborn health visiting to community nursing, stroke rehabilitation, and palliative care, we are there for people through some of life’s most important moments.
Joining Central London Community Healthcare means becoming part of a community that lifts each other up. It means working in an organisation that values compassion, welcomes new ideas, and believes in the potential of every colleague. Your development matters here. Your wellbeing matters. Your voice helps shape the future of the care we provide.
We offer a competitive employment package because the work you do matters. At Central London Community Healthcare, you will join an inclusive organisation that invests in its people, supports development, and helps you thrive while delivering high‑quality care.
For further details / informal visits contact: Name: Nicola Estabrook Job title: Team Coordinator Email address: nicola.estabrook@nhs.net Telephone number: 07717484377
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